Vivint Solar

Energy · Provo, United States · Founded 2011 · IPO 2012

Vivint Solar specializes in providing renewable energy solutions by designing, installing, and maintaining affordable solar systems for residential clients. Operating primarily in the United States, the company targets homeowners looking to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint without the burden of upfront expenses. Vivint Solar's business model revolves around offering solar energy systems through various financing options, including power purchase agreements (PPAs) and solar leases, allowing customers to pay for the energy produced rather than the solar equipment itself. This approach makes solar energy accessible to a broader market segment, including those who may not have the capital for a significant initial investment. The company generates revenue through long-term contracts with customers, ensuring a steady income stream while promoting sustainable energy practices. Keywords: renewable energy, solar systems, residential clients, no upfront costs, power purchase agreements, solar leases, sustainable energy, installation, maintenance, affordable solutions.

Valuation $3.20B

Revenue $341M

Total funding $100–500M

Power Law Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier Thoroughbred$100M+ revenue

Investors

13 investors on Vivint Solar's cap table

Sourced from Dealroom's funding history. Investor profile links are shown where available.

Series B+ 13 investors entered at this stage

Summit Partners

Investec

Silicon Valley Bank

ING Group

BofA Securities

Credit Suisse

Pierce

Citigroup Private Bank

Deutsche Bank

Merrill Lynch

Standard Treasury

Citibank UK

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Global footprint

Where Vivint Solar has talent and traffic

Workforce by country

7 countries with
team presence

🇺🇸 United States98.8%

🇵🇦 Panama0.1%

🇳🇵 Nepal0.1%

🇹🇷 Turkey0.1%

🇨🇦 Canada0.1%

Top 5 of 7 shown

Web traffic by country

1.2K monthly visits
across markets

🇺🇸 United States100%

Top 1 markets shown

Talent graph

The shape of Vivint Solar's talent

Dealroom maps Vivint Solar's team person by person — pinpointing the standout operators and scoring them across the six dimensions investors underwrite. The counts and shape below are a public preview; the named individuals and exact scores live in the platform.

80 team members profilednamed & role-tagged by Dealroom

1,498 employeestotal headcount

3 executives & foundersidentified by name

DimensionScore

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Research

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Patent intelligence

$2M patent portfolio · 3 active families

Estimated portfolio value

$2M

0.06% of market cap · 8.9× smaller than top peer Sunrun ($17M)

3 active patent families

Where Vivint Solar innovates Engineering physicsImage captureMaterials scienceMechanical engineeringPhotovoltaics

Where Vivint Solar concentrates vs peers

Each axis is a top-10 topic across Vivint Solar and its closest peers. #1 = 100, #10 = 10, absent = 0.

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Vivint Solar

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about Vivint Solar on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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