Merlin Solar Technologies: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Merlin Solar Technologies, like many of its Silicon Valley compatriots, was founded in a garage. The founders set out to fundamentally rethink the way solar panels were engineered with the goal of ubiquitous deployment. “To boldly go where no solar panel has gone before” remains the mantra of our company, having successfully deployed solar panels in some of the harshest environments. With panels in space, war zones, Norwegian fjords, Class 8 trucks, RVs, disaster recovery vehicles, autonomous ocean going drones, O&G Storage tanks, tensioned fabric canopies – in addition to traditional deployments – we seek to conquer new horizons. The founders have a combined expertise of over 200 man-years in semiconductor, solar, photonics, flexible displays, and high throughput automation. This combination of expertise has resulted in a portfolio of 50+ international patents & delivered products that are acknowledged to be the best-in-class. Our lightweight, flexible, peel & stick, rugged, and high efficiency mono-crystalline panels are simultaneously incremental and disruptive. Together with our customers & partners, MerlinSolar™ is well on its way to make the world rethink what solar energy is capable of. We hope you will join us in making this mission a reality. Merlin Solar | Redefine Possible.
Merlin Solar Technologies has raised $47.1M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $16.1M announced in Jan 2026.
That round is above the $7.5M median round size for Consumer Electronics companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Merlin Solar Technologies Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Jan 2026.
Merlin Solar Technologies Funding Rounds
Merlin Solar Technologies raised $31.0M in a Series B announced in Oct 2024.
1.3 years later, an undisclosed round of $16.1M was announced in Jan 2026.
Merlin Solar Technologies Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the Merlin Solar Technologies team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.
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Merlin Solar Technologies' latest round of $16.1M is above the median round in Consumer Electronics. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Merlin Solar Technologies Funding FAQs
What does Merlin Solar Technologies do?
Merlin Solar Technologies, like many of its Silicon Valley compatriots, was founded in a garage. The founders set out to fundamentally rethink the way solar panels were engineered with the goal of ubiquitous deployment. “To boldly go where no solar panel has gone before” remains the mantra of our company, having successfully deployed solar panels in some of the harshest environments. With panels in space, war zones, Norwegian fjords, Class 8 trucks, RVs, disaster recovery vehicles, autonomous ocean going drones, O&G Storage tanks, tensioned fabric canopies – in addition to traditional deployments – we seek to conquer new horizons. The founders have a combined expertise of over 200 man-years in semiconductor, solar, photonics, flexible displays, and high throughput automation. This combination of expertise has resulted in a portfolio of 50+ international patents & delivered products that are acknowledged to be the best-in-class. Our lightweight, flexible, peel & stick, rugged, and high efficiency mono-crystalline panels are simultaneously incremental and disruptive. Together with our customers & partners, MerlinSolar™ is well on its way to make the world rethink what solar energy is capable of. We hope you will join us in making this mission a reality. Merlin Solar | Redefine Possible.
How much funding has Merlin Solar Technologies raised?
Merlin Solar Technologies has raised $47.1M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $16.1M announced in Jan 2026.
When did Merlin Solar Technologies last raise funding?
Merlin Solar Technologies' most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $16.1M, announced in Jan 2026.
Who founded Merlin Solar Technologies?
FundedIQ lists Bob Brainard (Founder) at Merlin Solar Technologies.
Where is Merlin Solar Technologies headquartered?
Merlin Solar Technologies is based in San Jose, California, United States.
How many employees does Merlin Solar Technologies have?
Merlin Solar Technologies is in the 11-50 employee band.
How does Merlin Solar Technologies' funding compare to other Consumer Electronics startups?
Merlin Solar Technologies' latest round of $16.1M is above the $7.5M median round size for Consumer Electronics companies on FundedIQ across 1,547 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Merlin Solar Technologies 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.
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