Sun King

company

About

Sun King sells, installs and finances solar home systems for the 1.8 billion off-grid and under-electrified consumers.

Details

Last Funding Type
Debt Financing
Last Funding Money Raised
$75M
Industries
Clean Energy,Consumer,Renewable Energy,Solar
Founded date
Jan 1, 2007
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Greenlight Planet Inc.
Also Known As
Greenlight Planet

Sun King (formerly Greenlight Planet) is a solar company that designs, distributes, installs, and finances solar home energy products across Africa and Asia. Sun King produces solar home systems, inverter systems, and portable lanterns providing a solution for communities that live without reliable energy access. Sun King also offers pay-as-you-go financing options further allowing consumers to access energy without high up-front costs. Sun King works with their network of international distribution partners to expand the off-grid market.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$567M
Sun King has raised a total of $567M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Dec 15, 2022 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Dec 15, 2022 Series D $70M 1 LeapFrog Investments Detail
Apr 27, 2022 Series D $260M 3 Beyond Net Zero Detail
Oct 26, 2021 Debt Financing $75M 4 Detail
Sep 22, 2020 Debt Financing $90M 7 Detail
Dec 6, 2017 Series C $60M 8 Apis Partners Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
2
0
Sun King has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 15, 2022, when Giskard raised €1.50M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Dec 15, 2022 Giskard
Seed €1.50M Artificial Intelligence
Oct 12, 2022 Levity
Seed $8.30M Artificial Intelligence

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
20
Sun King is funded by 20 investors. LeapFrog Investments and Beyond Net Zero are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
LeapFrog Investments Yes Series D
Beyond Net Zero Yes Series D
Apis Partners Yes Series C
ARCH Emerging Markets Partners Series D
M&G Investments Series D
Citi Debt Financing
CDC Group Debt Financing
Norfund Debt Financing
Standard Bank Debt Financing
FMO Debt Financing

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
8
Sun King has 8 current employee profiles, including Board member Prabhakant Sinha
Board member
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive