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Who invested in SolarCity

15 rounds we have observed, with the 16 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.2Braised across 15 rounds since 2006, from 15 sources

$10MVenture$30MSeries D$24MVenture$60MDebt$24MSeries E$22MGrowth$280MGrowth$15MGrowth$66MGrowth$81MGrowth$6.7MGrowth$250MGrowth$201MDebt$113MRound
Latest round
Round, $113MNov 2015
Biggest round
$280MGrowth · Jun 2011
Investors
16
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2008201020122014
$10MVenture$30MSeries D$24MVenture$60MDebt?Secondary$280MGrowth$66MGrowth$250MGrowth$201MDebt$113MRound
First round
Venture, $10M
Sept 2006
Biggest round
$280M
Growth · Jun 2011
Usual gap between rounds
6 months
the median of 12

The rounds

  1. Nov 2015
    Round$113M3 returning

    From a historical funding record

  2. Jun 2013
    Debt$201M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by bloomberg.com

  3. Jun 2012
    Growth$250M1 new

    Reported by greentechmedia.comSEC filing: $66M sold, first sale Feb 2012

  4. Apr 2012
    Growth$6.7M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $66M sold, first sale Feb 2012

  5. Feb 2012
    Growth$81M2 new2 returning

    Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $66M sold, first sale Feb 2012

  6. Jan 2012
    Growth$66M2 new1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $66M sold, first sale Feb 2012

  7. Jul 2011
    Growth$15M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by gigaom.comSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Jun 2011

  8. Jun 2011
    Growth$280M1 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Jun 2011

  9. Jan 2011
    SecondaryAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

  10. Jul 2010
    Growth$22M1 new2 returning

    Reported by earth2tech.com

  11. Jan 2010
  12. Jan 2010
    Debt$60M1 new
    • Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)

    Reported by fis.dowjones.com

  13. Oct 2009
    Venture$24M1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  14. Oct 2008
    Series D$30M2 new1 returning

    Reported by latimes.com

  15. Sept 2006

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

The exit

ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONASDAQ:SCTYundisclosedDec 2012

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

DFJVC firm4rounds
DBL InvestorsVC firm4rounds
Valor Equity PartnersVC firm2rounds
Silver Lake PartnersPrivate equity2rounds
Elon MuskAngel2rounds
Lyndon RiveVC firm2rounds
Mayfield FundVC firm1round
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Investment firm1round
GoogleAccelerator1round
Shea VenturesVC firm1round
137 VenturesVC firm1round
U.S. BancorpCompany1round
Peter RiveAngel1round
First SolarCorporate VC1round
Nicholas J. Pritzkerno record of our own yet1round
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)no record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about SolarCity

Who invested in SolarCity?

SolarCity's investors include DFJ, DBL Investors, Valor Equity Partners, Silver Lake Partners and Elon Musk, and 11 more on record.

How much has SolarCity raised?

SolarCity has raised $1.2B across 15 rounds since 2006. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did SolarCity last raise?

SolarCity's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $113M in Nov 2015.

What was SolarCity's biggest round?

SolarCity's largest round on record is $280M (Growth), in Jun 2011.

Who backed SolarCity first?

SolarCity's first round on record, in Sept 2006, was backed by DFJ, Elon Musk and Lyndon Rive and 1 others.

What stage is SolarCity at?

SolarCity's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2015.

Where is SolarCity based?

SolarCity is based in the United States.

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