Over 1.2 billion people don't have access to electricity in their homes, while nearly 2 billion people lack regular access to electricity. Greenlight Planet designs, manufactures, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy systems and appliances for those without access to a consistently reliable and affordable electrical grid. Their vision is that smart design, efficient engineering, and innovative distribution strategies can make dirty, polluting kerosene lanterns a thing of the past. To date, Greenlight Planet has sold over 7 million solar-powered lanterns and home energy systems, impacting more than 20 million people in 62 countries. In the process, more than 1.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide have been offset.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 1001-5000
Total raised: $429M
Founded date: 2009
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Unreasonab... | unreasonab... |
| - | Apis Partn... | apis.pe |
| 17.07.2021 | HarbourVes... | harbourves... |
| - | Bamboo Cap... | bamboocp.c... |
| - | Eight Road... | eightroads... |
Funding Rounds 6
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 02.05.2022 | Series D | $260M | General At... |
| 30.09.2020 | - | $90M | - |
| 06.12.2017 | - | $60M | Apis Partn... |
| 01.03.2016 | - | $5M | - |
| 05.02.2015 | - | $10M | - |
| 18.04.2012 | - | $4M | - |
Mentions in press and media 23
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 29.04.2022 | Apis Growth Fund I Partially Exits Position in Sun King as O... | London, 27th April 2022 – Apis Growth Fund I (“the Fund”), a private equity fund managed by Apis Par... | apis.pe/ne... |
| 27.04.2022 | Sun King Raises $260 Million, Led by General Atlantic’s Beyo... | The solar energy provider, formerly known as Greenlight Planet, plans to use the funds to rapidly an... | generalatl... |
| 31.12.2020 | The top 12 VC funding rounds raised by Chicago startups in 2... | Despite the economic challenges presented over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Chicago ... | bizjournal... |
| 01.10.2020 | Chicago startups raised $225M in September | This is our roundup of Chicago tech and startup companies that received venture capital investments ... | bizjournal... |
| 22.09.2020 | Greenlight Planet raises $90M to sell solar-powered electric... | A solar startup with roots at the University of Illinois just raised $90 million to sell electricity... | bizjournal... |
| 24.01.2018 | Greenlight Planet gets $10-m PE funding | US solar firm to strengthen distribution in India and South-East Asia Solar energy products company... | thehindubu... |
| 06.12.2017 | Term Sheet — Wednesday December 6 | UNCENSORED Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content What you need to know about growing cybe... | fortune.co... |
| 06.12.2017 | Apis Partners, others invest $60 mn in cleantech startup Gre... | Green energy startup Greenlight Planet, which has operations in India and Africa, has raised $60 mil... | vccircle.c... |
| 06.12.2017 | Greenlight Planet Raises $60M in Debt and Equity Funding | Greenlight Planet Inc., a provider of off-grid solar products and solar financing for underserved po... | finsmes.co... |
| 18.11.2016 | 1 Nigerian Solar startup and 7 others from Africa get $4 mil... | Share this article: An investment of $4 million in eight solar startups that are revolutionizing ho... | techpoint.... |
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