SolarMente

Home electrification at $0 upfront cost

Y CombinatorSummer 2021InactiveConsumerSolar PowerClimateConsumer FinanceClimateTech

What they do

Problem

Homeowners in Southern Europe face high upfront costs and complexity when electrifying their homes with solar, batteries, and heat pumps.

Solution

SolarMente finances and installs solar, storage, and heat pumps with zero upfront cost, repaid through predictable monthly savings.

Who it's for

Homeowners in Southern Europe looking to install solar, home batteries, and heat pumps.

Founders

Victor Gardrinier

Founder

HEC Mtl (Financial Engineering), Stanford (CS & Entrepreneurship); Front Row Ventures (focus on space/satellites); intern at Microsoft (Windows 10 launch); ConsenSys grant recipient (built Ethereum-based P2P solar energy app). Co-founder @SolarMente: built and led Finance, Ops, and Tech from 0 to $10M ARR, raised $5M equity + $50M debt

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Wouter Draijer

Founder

Co-founder of SolarMente. Founder of BrutusBoot. Expansion @ Nerdalize, YES!Delft. Lecturer at ESADE MBA. Scaled SolarMente from 0 to $10M ARR; raised $5M in equity and $50M in debt. Angel investor. I also like old motorcycles.