Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in solar

104 investors have backed two or more of the 367 solar startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 13.

104investors on the map
6kinds of investor
New Enterprise Associatesbacked the most (7)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

59

+35 more

Government funds

12

Private equity and asset managers

12

Corporate investors

8

Accelerators

7

Growth funds

6

Segment by segment

VC firms

59 investors

  1. New Enterprise AssociatesVC firmUnited States7 backed
  2. ARAustralian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Investment firmAustralia7 backed
  3. AcumenVC firmUnited States6 backed
  4. EIT InnoEnergyVC firmNetherlands6 backed
  5. TechstarsVC firmUnited States6 backed
  6. MCMassachusetts Clean Energy CenterVC firmUnited States4 backed
  7. Innovate UKVC firmUnited Kingdom4 backed
  8. RockPort CapitalVC firmUnited States4 backed

Government funds

12 investors

  1. US Department of EnergyGovernment fundUnited States13 backed
  2. FMOGovernment fundNetherlands9 backed
  3. International Finance CorporationGovernment fundUnited States8 backed
  4. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance7 backed
  5. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States5 backed
  6. British International InvestmentGovernment fundUnited Kingdom5 backed
  7. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union5 backed
  8. European Investment BankGovernment fundLuxembourg4 backed

Private equity and asset managers

12 investors

  1. BlackRockAsset managerUnited States4 backed
  2. Business Growth FundPrivate equityUnited Kingdom3 backed
  3. National Bank of CanadaPrivate equityCanada3 backed
  4. TPTechnology PartnersHedge fundUnited States3 backed
  5. Morgan Stanley Investment ManagementPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  6. CICCInvestment bankChina2 backed
  7. TPGPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  8. Franklin TempletonPrivate equityUnited States2 backed

Corporate investors

8 investors

  1. RabobankCorporate investorNetherlands5 backed
  2. Societe GeneraleCorporate investorFrance3 backed
  3. Applied VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  4. Barclays VenturesCorporate investorUnited Kingdom2 backed
  5. GE VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  6. Deutsche BankCorporate investorGermany2 backed
  7. Presidio VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed
  8. Aramco VenturesCorporate investorSaudi Arabia2 backed

Accelerators

7 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States9 backed
  2. Cleantech OpenAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  3. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  4. Google for StartupsAcceleratorUnited States3 backed
  5. Creative Destruction LabAcceleratorCanada2 backed
  6. In-Q-TelAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  7. Venture KickAcceleratorSwitzerland2 backed

Growth funds

6 investors

  1. HSBCGrowth fundUnited Kingdom5 backed
  2. HCHudson Clean Energy PartnersGrowth fund-4 backed
  3. ING GroupGrowth fundIndonesia3 backed
  4. MCMasdar Clean Tech FundGrowth fund-2 backed
  5. AVApex Venture PartnersGrowth fundUnited States2 backed
  6. MVMitsui VenturesGrowth fund-2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our solar map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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