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Distributed Solar Development: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Costs for utilities are rising. Carbon emissions also. The current situation costs us money and jeopardizes the health of our planet. At DSD, we're leading the charge to forge a new path for municipal, industrial, and commercial energy generation, revolutionizing how businesses run their facilities. Not only altering, but TRANSFORMING We are fueled by a unique legacy of creativity. DSD develops and implements solutions unlike anyone else thanks to its unparalleled 120+ year experience and broad pool of industry talent. And we manage everything internally, including design, engineering, solution build-out, funding, and all necessary supporting management. When it comes to large-scale, tailored solar and storage solutions, DSD is the only genuine "one-stop shop."

dsdrenewables.com LinkedIn San Francisco, United States 101-250 employees
Energy Solar B2B Solar development Renewable energy Solar + storage Energy storage Onsite solar solutions
Total raised
$385M
Rounds
4
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2023

Distributed Solar Development has raised $385M across 4 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $75.0M announced in May 2023.

That round is above the $15M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Distributed Solar Development Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$385M
across 4 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
4
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$75.0M in May 2023
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States

Latest funding round on record: May 2023.

Distributed Solar Development Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$75.0M
Undisclosed round
$40.0M
Private Equity
$70.0M
Private Equity
$200M

Distributed Solar Development raised $200M in a Private Equity announced in Mar 2022.

2 months later, a Private Equity of $70.0M was announced in May 2022.

6 months later, an undisclosed round of $40.0M was announced in Nov 2022.

6 months later, an undisclosed round of $75.0M was announced in May 2023.

Distributed Solar Development Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Erik Schiemann
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Distributed Solar Development team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Distributed Solar Development Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$15M
30,234
$7.6M

Distributed Solar Development's latest round of $75.0M is above the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Distributed Solar Development Funding FAQs

What does Distributed Solar Development do?

Costs for utilities are rising. Carbon emissions also. The current situation costs us money and jeopardizes the health of our planet. At DSD, we're leading the charge to forge a new path for municipal, industrial, and commercial energy generation, revolutionizing how businesses run their facilities. Not only altering, but TRANSFORMING We are fueled by a unique legacy of creativity. DSD develops and implements solutions unlike anyone else thanks to its unparalleled 120+ year experience and broad pool of industry talent. And we manage everything internally, including design, engineering, solution build-out, funding, and all necessary supporting management. When it comes to large-scale, tailored solar and storage solutions, DSD is the only genuine "one-stop shop."

How much funding has Distributed Solar Development raised?

Distributed Solar Development has raised $385M across 4 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $75.0M announced in May 2023.

When did Distributed Solar Development last raise funding?

Distributed Solar Development's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $75.0M, announced in May 2023.

Who is the CEO of Distributed Solar Development?

Erik Schiemann is listed as CEO at Distributed Solar Development.

Where is Distributed Solar Development headquartered?

Distributed Solar Development is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

How many employees does Distributed Solar Development have?

Distributed Solar Development is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Distributed Solar Development's funding compare to other Energy startups?

Distributed Solar Development's latest round of $75.0M is above the $15M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Distributed Solar Development Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Distributed Solar Development is left off this page rather than filled in.

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