When was PVPower founded?

PVPower was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is PVPower located?

PVPower is headquartered in Chicago, United States.

How many employees does PVPower have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at PVPower is 12.

Is PVPower a funded company?

PVPower is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.01M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jun 01, 2010.

When was the latest funding round of PVPower?

PVPower's latest funding was a $***** Angel round on Dec 13, 2011, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Renewable Energy Tech. In United States, the Renewable Energy Tech sector has seen $5.35B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does PVPower rank among its competitors?

PVPower ranks 25th amongst 67 active competitors, of which 17 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Solfium, which secured $10M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of PVPower?

PVPower's top competitors include EnergySage, GreenLancer and Geostellar. Among them, Solfium secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

PVPower - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

PVPower is a online marketplace for all solar equipment like panels, batteried, racking systems, pole mounts, inverters etc. and also ships them. The company also offers a web platform 'SolarBear' which is used by solar installers for system configurations, to estimated cost. The platform also suggest solar installers for customers

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Founded Year

2009

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Acqui-Hired

Total Funding

$1.01M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Angel, Dec 13, 2011, $*****

Investors

Excelerate Labs & 1 more

Ranked

25^th among 67 active competitors

Employee Count

12 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

EnergySage & 92 more

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PVPower is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PVPower, Inc. CIN: 273350877 , United States, Active		-	-	-

PVPower has raised a total funding of $1.01M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 01, 2010. PVPower has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of PVPower:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 13, 2011	4803160	Angel	9394947	7880906	4517767	1692306
Jun 01, 2010	7998863	Seed	6014344	1578208	9016580	Excelerate Labs

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The founders of PVPower is Dan Kuthy.

Here are the details of PVPower's key team members:

Dan Kuthy: Co-Founder, CEO of PVPower.

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PVPower's employee count trend

PVPower has 12 employees as of Jul 26. Here is PVPower's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of PVPower include EnergySage, GreenLancer and Geostellar. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PVPower, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	EnergySage 2009, Boston (United States), Acquired	Marketplace for solar installer	$6.37M	Masscec, Clean Energy Venture Group & 9 others	58/100
2nd	GreenLancer 2011, Detroit (United States), Series B	Cloud-based platform for solar permit design and engineering	$5.67M	Wakestream Ventures, Evergreen Climate Innovations ... & 5 others	54/100
3rd	Geostellar 2011, Reston (United States), Series C	Annuity education and services for a secure financial future	$29.8M	Flash Forward Ventures, NRG Energy & 7 others	53/100
4th	Solfácil 2018, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series C	Online marketplace for residential solar financing	$176M	QED Investors, Fifth Wall & 4 others	52/100
5th	Station A 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Provider of project developer recommendations using software tools and machine learning	$16.9M	SE Ventures, Wenger Ventures & 4 others	50/100
6th	Solfium 2019, Montreal (Canada), Series A	App-based platform offering solar project development solutions	$10M	ALIVE Ventures, Accion & 1 others	43/100
7th	H energy 2018, Seoul (South Korea), Series B	Provider of platform for energy sharing	$7.07M	KB Investment, Ascendo Ventures & 4 others	40/100
8th	Nextron Energias 2021, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series A	Provider of renewable energy solutions via digital connection to solar farms. This company offers a subscription-based service that connects customers' energy consumption to existing solar farms, resulting in reduced electricity bills. No on-site solar panel installation is required; the connection is entirely digital. Customers manage their accounts and monitor savings through a dedicated app. The service is available to residential, commercial, and agricultural consumers. The company handles all necessary interactions with the electricity distribution companies.	$5.98M	VOX Capital, Copel & 4 others	39/100
9th	Solnce Energy 2021, Surat (India), Seed	Provider of end-to-end solar solutions and financing options	$178K	SailThru Ventures & 4 others	38/100
10th	SolCheck 2014, Ostermundigen (Switzerland), Unfunded	Platform for connecting homeowners and solar installers	-	-	35/100
25th	PVPower 2009, Chicago (United States), Acqui-Hired	An online marketplace for solar PV equipment	$1.01M	Excelerate Labs, Techstars	28/100