OptiSolar R&D

company

About

OptiSolar R&D utilizes a proprietary thin-film amorphous silicon technology to develop and manufacture photovoltaic solar panels.

  • 101 - 250

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$132M
Industries
Manufacturing,Semiconductor,Solar
Founded date
Jan 1, 2002
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active

OptiSolar utilizes a proprietary thin-film amorphous silicon technology to develop and manufacture photovoltaic solar panels.

This profile represents OptiSolar's product development business, which was sold to [First Solar](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/first-solar) in March of 2009.

OptiSolar's manufacturing and intellectual property assets were purchased by EPOD Solar (formerly Allora Minerals) for $260m.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$132M
OptiSolar R&D has raised a total of $132M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 11, 2008 from a Series B round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Apr 11, 2008 Series B $132M 1 Gardiner Group Capital Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
OptiSolar R&D is funded by 1 investors. Gardiner Group Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Gardiner Group Capital Yes Series B