When was Suniva founded?

Suniva was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Suniva located?

Suniva is headquartered in Norcross, United States. It is registered at Norcross,Georgia.

How many employees does Suniva have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Suniva is 129.

Is Suniva a funded company?

Suniva is a funded company, having raised a total of $224M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Sep 24, 2007.

When was the latest funding round of Suniva?

Suniva's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Dec 15, 2013, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Suniva rank among its competitors?

Suniva ranks 7th amongst 1749 active competitors, of which 97 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Waaree Energies, which secured $113M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Suniva?

Suniva's top competitors include Waaree Energies, Vikram Solar and First Solar. Among them, Waaree Energies secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Suniva - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Suniva is an acquired company based in Norcross (United States), founded in 2007 by John Baumstark and Ajeet Rohatgi. It operates as a Manufacturer of solar PV modules. Suniva has raised $224M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, Warburg Pincus and Advanced Equities. The company has 1749 active competitors, including 97 funded and 122 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Waaree Energies, Vikram Solar and First Solar.

Company Details

Suniva (spun out of Georgia Tech) develops, manufactures and markets high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells and sells by the brand name 'ARTisun series''.

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Registered Address: Norcross,Georgia

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Norcross, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$224M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Dec 15, 2013, $*****

Investors

New Enterprise Associates & 11 more

Ranked

7^th among 1749 active competitors

Employee Count

129 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Vikram Solar & 1638 more

Exit Details

Acquired by SQN Capital Management (Jun 14, 2018)

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Suniva is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SUNIVA CIN: 260972418 , Belgium, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	5 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Suniva got acquired by SQN Capital Management on Jun 14, 2018.

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Suniva has raised a total funding of $224M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 24, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Dec 15, 2013 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Suniva has 12 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Suniva:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 15, 2013	5084286	Grant (prize money)	9905294	9185766	5720625	5734337
Mar 31, 2011	9846391	Series D	8713614	3534300	1814033	7110710
Jul 27, 2009	9126555	Series C	9815330	1913245	Warburg Pincus	Apex Venture Partners & 3 more

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The founders of Suniva are John Baumstark and Ajeet Rohatgi.

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

John Baumstark: Co-Founder of Suniva and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Ajeet Rohatgi: Co-Founder of Suniva.

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Suniva's employee count trend

Suniva has 129 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Suniva's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Suniva include Waaree Energies, Vikram Solar and First Solar. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Suniva, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Waaree Energies 1990, Mumbai (India), Public	Manufacturer of solar PV modules	$374M	ValueQuest, Dharamshi Securities & 189 others	75/100
2nd	Vikram Solar 2005, Kolkata (India), Public	Manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and renewable energy solutions	$94.1M	Monolink Trexim, Viney Equity Market & 75 others	69/100
3rd	First Solar 1999, Tempe (United States), Public	Provider of cadmium telluride-based flexible solar modules	-	Triodos Investment Management, GSA Capital Partners ... Read more	68/100
4th	Goldi Solar 2011, Surat (India), Series A	Manufacturer of solar PV modules	$172M	Kamath Associates, Havells & 9 others	67/100
5th	Oxford Photovoltaics 2010, Oxford (United Kingdom), Series D	Developer of perovskite tandem technology for solar energy applications	$239M	Legal & General Capital, MTI Partners & 13 others	66/100
6th	Swift Solar 2017, Golden (United States), Series A	Provider of flexible perovskite solar cells	$42.4M	Eni Next, Good Growth Capital & 19 others	66/100
7th	Suniva 2007, Norcross (United States), Acquired	Manufacturer of solar PV modules	$224M	TriplePoint Capital, Goldman Sachs & 10 others	65/100
8th	Premier Energies 1995, Secunderabad (India), Public	Developer of solar energy projects	$45M	Intersolar, Harwood & 11 others	66/100
9th	Jinko Solar 2006, Shanghai (China), Public	Manufacturer of solar modules	$35M	China Israel Value Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group ... & 5 others	63/100
10th	Saatvik Green Energy 2015, Gurugram (India), Public	Manufacturers of solar PV modules	-	-	62/100