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Putting solar panels on the roof is increasingly realistic for the average homeowner, but they tend to be specialized, aftermarket affairs or else whole-roof replacements. GAF Energy, a division of the roofing giant, claims its new solar shingles are simple enough to install that no special equipment or knowledge is required, making home renewable energy […]
Building on their VC Diversity Pledge, Base10 Partners announces today that it has raised a new $250M fund with the mission of aligning the success of technology companies with wealth creation for underrepresented minorities. The Fund, known as the Advancement Initiative, is investing in leading pre-IPO startups and donating 50% of the fund's carried interest, directly to Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) to create student scholarships and support university endowments.
mx51 chief executive Victor Zheng. Source: supplied This week we saw e-commerce platform Little Birdie backed to the tune of $30 million with funding from CBA, and heard from Collabosaurus founder Jessica Ruhfus, who hasn’t raised a cent, but has bootstrapped her way to profitability. But there has also been more funding activity for Aussie startups, including in both the medtech and fintech sectors, as well as a successful equity crowdfunding campaign for a business digitising property management. Plus, we take a look at a shiny new unicorn in the US solar energy space. Here’s some of th...
Solar software provider Aurora closes US$250m funding round News Sam Adeyemo and Chris Hopper, co-founders of Aurora Solar. Image: Aurora Solar. Aurora Solar, a US-based company that has developed software to enable the remote design and sale of PV systems, has closed a US$250 million series C funding round. Led by technology investment platform Coatue, with follow-on participation from existing investors ICONIQ Capital, Energize Ventures and Fifth Wall, the round takes the total raised by Aurora in the last two years to more than US$320 million. As well as helping solar professionals to det...
Aurora Solar Raises $250 Million to Digitize Solar Installations Funding Round Led by Coatue Signals Market Interest in the Growing Solar Industry News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Solar, the industry's leading software platform for solar sales and design, today announced it has closed a $250 million Series C funding round led by Coatue, with follow-on participation from existing investors ICONIQ Capital, Energize Ventures, and Fifth Wall. In just over two years, Aurora Solar has raised more than $320M. Today's fundraise...