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BrightSource Energy

BrightSource Energy

Private
Oakland, CaliforniaEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://www.brightsourceenergy.com/

Last Round

VC Round

Aug 30, 2017

Est. Valuation

$868M

Total Funding Raised

$890.7M

Company Overview

BrightSource Energy is a renewable energy company that designs, develops, and operates utility-scale solar power plants and provides AI-powered energy management software for renewable energy and storage portfolios.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Renewable Energy, Smart Grid

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

concentrated solar powerCSPsolar thermal energyenergy management systemEMSheliostat technologyutility-scale solarbaseload renewable energyengineering procurement constructionEPCthermal energy storageAI energy managementsmart grid softwareclean techvirtual power plantVPPrenewable energy SaaS

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BrightSource Energy Comparables

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BrightSource Energy comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
Vast Renewables Limited
83%
Heliogen
78%
Cosin Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
76%

BrightSource Energy Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
VC RoundAug 30, 2017
GrantNov 1, 2016
VC RoundApr 7, 2016
VC RoundSep 1, 2015
Private EquityOct 23, 2012
IPO
Apr 11, 2012

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Izik Kirshenbaum

Chairman and CEO

Executive Team

Ariel Ben-Porath

Chief Technology Officer & Chief Product Officer

Executive Team

Chaya Bilitzer

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

BrightSource Energy Investors

Notable investors and investment history

BrightSource Energy investors
InvestorRounds
Black River Asset ManagementSeries C
Morgan Stanley & Co., LLCSeries B, Series D
Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLCPrivate Equity, IPO
Google FoundationSeries C
Solar Energy Technologies OfficeGrant
Draper Fisher Jurvetson ManagementSeries A, Series D
DFJ GrowthSeries E, Series C, Series A, Private Equity, Series B

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  • Jan 20, 2025

    Grew 25% QoQ, from 127 to 159 employees.

  • Aug 30, 2017

    $9.3M round raised

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersOakland, California
Employee Range132
Year Founded2006
Last FundingAug 30, 2017

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