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Who invested in Solaria

6 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$139Mraised across 6 rounds since 2009, from 6 sources

$7.0MDebt$65MSeries D$30MVenture$6.1MVenture$8.1MVenture$23MRound
Latest round
Round, $23MJan 2018
Biggest round
$65MSeries D · Sept 2010
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Investors
13
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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.

2011201320152017
$7.0MDebt$65MSeries D$30MVenture$6.1MVenture$8.1MVenture$23MRound
First round
Debt, $7.0M
Dec 2009
Biggest round
$65M
Series D · Sept 2010
Usual gap between rounds
15 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. Jan 2018
    Round$23M3 new

    Reported by GreentechmediaSEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Nov 2017

  2. Feb 2015
    Venture$8.1M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $8.1M sold, first sale Feb 2015

  3. Jan 2014
    Venture$6.1M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.1M sold, first sale Jan 2014

  4. Nov 2011
    Venture$30M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by gigaom.comSEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Nov 2011

  5. Sept 2010
    Series D$65M3 new

    Reported by sustainablebusiness.comSEC filing: $45M sold, first sale May 2010

  6. Dec 2009
    Debt$7.0M7 new

    Reported by deals.venturebeat.comSEC filing: $7.0M sold, first sale Nov 2009

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

  • Antonio R AlvarezExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Howard R WengerExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediClay R ZhuIsidoro R QuirogaSteve R GomoSuvi R SharmaTJ R Rodgers

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.

Everyone who backed them

Sigma PartnersVC firm1round
CMEA VenturesVC firm1round
NGEN PartnersVC firm1round
Mitsui VenturesGrowth equity1round
DBL InvestorsVC firm1round
Cycad GroupGrowth equity1round
PresidioPrivate equity1round
QcellsInvestment firm1round
Kline Hill PartnersPrivate equity1round
Structural CapitalPrivate credit1round
Moserbaer Indiano record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Solaria as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Five Stones Investment GroupVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Solaria

Who invested in Solaria?

Solaria's investors include Sigma Partners, Western Technology Investment, Adams Street Partners, CMEA Ventures and NGEN Partners, and 8 more on record.

How much has Solaria raised?

Solaria has raised $139M across 6 rounds since 2009.

When did Solaria last raise?

Solaria's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $23M in Jan 2018.

What was Solaria's biggest round?

Solaria's largest round on record is $65M (Series D), in Sept 2010.

Who backed Solaria first?

Solaria's first round on record, in Dec 2009, was backed by Sigma Partners, CMEA Ventures and NGEN Partners and 4 others.

What stage is Solaria at?

Solaria's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jan 2018.

Where is Solaria based?

Solaria is based in the United States.

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