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1366 Technologies
Customers with high-performance silicon wafers
About 1366 Technologies
1366 Technologies revolutionizes the solar industry with its Direct Wafer manufacturing process, which offers significant advantages over traditional ingot-based wafer production. The company addresses the inefficiencies, high costs, and waste associated with conventional PV wafer manufacturing, thereby facilitating the broader adoption of solar energy. 1366 Technologies serves solar panel manufacturers and operates within the renewable energy market. Its business model focuses on producing and selling high-efficiency wafers to solar panel manufacturers, generating revenue through long-term supply agreements. The company has demonstrated its technology's effectiveness through various milestones, including achieving high cell efficiencies and securing substantial orders from major industry players like Hanwha Q CELLS. By continuously improving its manufacturing process and expanding its production capacity, 1366 Technologies aims to make solar energy more accessible and affordable.
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Bedford, United States
- Employees
- 1
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 61.7/100
- Industry
- Energy, Semiconductors
- Sub-industry
- Clean Energy
- Sector
- Energy, Solar Energy, Spinout, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Tech, Renewable Energy, DT and LS, science-based
- Technology
- Deep Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES EOther financing | Dec 2019 | $18M | $72M | Energy Technology Ventures · VM Capital · Breakthrough Energy Ventures · Polaris Partners | — |
| DEBTDebt | Oct 2017 | $8.2M | — | Undisclosed | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for 1366 Technologies is 260 monthly website visits, down 94.8% over the last three months. 1366 Technologies's team grew 0% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Series A4 investors entered at this stage
Polaris Partners
North Bridge Venture Partners
US Department of Energy- VCVM Capital
Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage
Tokuyama
Haiyin Capital- EVEnergy Technology Ventures
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
VantagePoint Capital Partners
Hanwha Chemical Corporation
Other known investors2 additional known investors
BloombergNEF
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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