Planted Solar

Planted Solar

Oakland, CA, USA
2 employees
Alternative Energy Equipment
Series A · $32M

About Planted Solar

Planted is redefining ground-mount solar deployment by simplifying every step, from planning to power. By combining advanced software, high-density terrain-following arrays, and automated installation into one integrated platform, Planted empowers developers, EPCs, and IPPs to unlock more land, lower costs, and build projects in half the time.

With a smarter, streamlined approach, Planted expands site options, reduces execution risk, and improves financial returns—accelerating solar’s path to delivering true energy abundance.

Planted is supported by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Piva Capital, and the United States Department of Energy.

Open positions (4)

Company details

Team Size2
LocationOakland, CA, USA
IndustryAlternative Energy Equipment

Funding

Total raised

$32M

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Piva Capital
BBreakthrough Energy Ventures
Khosla Ventures
Team Builder Ventures

Founders

Eric Brown

Eric Brown

CEO and co-founder of Planted Solar, founded in 2020. Previously identified the inefficiencies in conventional ground-mount solar deployment and built an integrated hardware/software platform to address them.

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Richard Erb

Richard Erb

Former SpaceX engineer and co-founder of Planted Solar.

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Nate Beckett

Co-founder of Planted Solar; listed as Founder and Senior Vice President by CB Insights.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.