# Tandem PV funding: rounds and investors

> Tandem PV has raised $12M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and Eclipse.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tandem-pv (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Tandem PV*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.

Energy

Raised 3 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$12M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$4.0M** Grant **$7.7M** Grant

- **Latest round:** Grant, $7.7M Aug 2026
- **Step-up i:** 1.9×
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The funding story

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

2026

**$4.0M** Grant

**$7.7M** Grant

- **First round:** Grant, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $7.7M
- **Between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2026** Grant **$7.7M** *1 new* *2 returning* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) Source recorded
- **Jul 2025** Grant **$4.0M** *2 new* [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Tandem PV's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders, 5 on the team.

**Colin Bailie** Founder & CTO *Named on its 2022 Form D*

**Chris Eberspacher** Co-Founder *Named on its 2022 Form D*

- **Robert Meagley** Vice President of Quality
- **Saritha Peruri** Vice President of Commercialization
- **Scott Wharton** CEO
- **Jean-Claude Calegari** Chief Financial Officer
- **Clemens Hofbauer** VP of Manufacturing

On the board, as filed i *Rik Wehbring*

## 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.

**Grant** 2025 **Grant** 2026 [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) [Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse)

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **2** rounds

[US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government **2** rounds

[Eclipse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=tandem-pv).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 6 firms list Tandem PV as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Band of Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/band-of-angels) Angel network Per its own site

[Constellation Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/constellation-energy) VC firm Per its own site

[Beyond Earth Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-earth-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Beyond Earth LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beyond-earth-llc) Investor Per its own site

[Planetary Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/planetary-technologies) Company Per its own site

[Wealthing VC Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wealthing-vc-club) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Tandem PV

### Who invested in Tandem PV?

Tandem PV's investors include National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy and Eclipse.

### How much has Tandem PV raised?

Tandem PV has raised $12M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Tandem PV last raise?

Tandem PV's most recent round was a Grant of $7.7M in Aug 2026.

### What was Tandem PV's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $7.7M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Tandem PV first?

Tandem PV's first round on record, in Jul 2025, was backed by National Science Foundation and US Department of Energy.

### What stage is Tandem PV at?

Tandem PV's latest named round is a Grant, in Aug 2026.

### Where is Tandem PV based?

Tandem PV is based in the United States.

## Companies like Tandem PV

In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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