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BrightSource Energy, Inc.

125 employees

BrightSource Energy designs and builds utility-scale solar power plants to help companies lessen their dependency on fossil fuels.

Basic info

Industry

renewable energy semiconductor manufacturing

Sectors

Energy
Renewable energy
Solar
Concentrated Solar
Renewable Energy

Date founded

2006

Funding rounds raised

Total raised

$201M

from 17 investors over 17 rounds

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BrightSource Energy, Inc. raised $80M on October 24, 2012

Investors: CalSTRS, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Alstom and DBL Partners

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BrightSource Energy, Inc. raised $35M on October 7, 2011

Investors: Hercules Capital, Inc.

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BrightSource Energy, Inc. raised $201M on March 31, 2011

Investors: VantagePoint Venture Partners, Alstom, CalSTRS and DBL Partners

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BrightSource Energy, Inc. raised $150M on May 20, 2010

Investors: Alstom, VantagePoint Venture Partners, SunPower Corporation, CalSTRS and DFJ Growth

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BrightSource Energy, Inc. raised $115M on June 27, 2008

Investors: VantagePoint Venture Partners, DBL Partners and Equinor

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