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SolarSteam Inc.: Funding, Investors & Team (Aug 2026)

SolarSteam is a hardtech startup developing novel renewable concentrated solar technology that addresses the problem of rising costs and high emissions of heat generation. In the last 18 months, we have attracted over 600k in non-dilutive funding, grew the team to 7 FT employees and we are currently in the construct phase for a field pilot (TRL7) with an industry partner. We are seeking 250k in pre-seed investment to leverage an additional 250k in non-dilutive funding through IRAP, AI and SDTC to support pilot commissioning, capacity testing and commercial deployment efforts with various beachhead adopters.

www.solarsteam.ca LinkedIn Calgary, Canada 11-50 employees
Renewable Energy Solar
Total raised
$820k
Rounds
3
Latest
Seed
Aug 2025

SolarSteam Inc. has raised $820k across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Seed of $720k announced in Aug 2025.

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

SolarSteam Inc. Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$820k
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
1 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Seed
$720k in Aug 2025
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Calgary, Canada

Latest funding round on record: Aug 2025.

SolarSteam Inc. Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$720k
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Seed
$100k

1 of 3 rounds was announced without a disclosed amount and is excluded from the total.

SolarSteam Inc. raised $100k in a Seed announced in Feb 2022.

3.3 years later, an undisclosed round was announced in May 2025 with no disclosed amount.

3 months later, a Seed of $720k was announced in Aug 2025.

SolarSteam Inc. Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Apostol Radev
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the SolarSteam Inc. team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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SolarSteam Inc. Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$15M
3,081
$2.2M
16,485
$3.1M

SolarSteam Inc.'s latest round of $720k is below the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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SolarSteam Inc. Funding FAQs

What does SolarSteam Inc. do?

SolarSteam is a hardtech startup developing novel renewable concentrated solar technology that addresses the problem of rising costs and high emissions of heat generation. In the last 18 months, we have attracted over 600k in non-dilutive funding, grew the team to 7 FT employees and we are currently in the construct phase for a field pilot (TRL7) with an industry partner. We are seeking 250k in pre-seed investment to leverage an additional 250k in non-dilutive funding through IRAP, AI and SDTC to support pilot commissioning, capacity testing and commercial deployment efforts with various beachhead adopters.

How much funding has SolarSteam Inc. raised?

SolarSteam Inc. has raised $820k across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Seed of $720k announced in Aug 2025.

When did SolarSteam Inc. last raise funding?

SolarSteam Inc.'s most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $720k, announced in Aug 2025.

Who founded SolarSteam Inc.?

FundedIQ lists Apostol Radev (Founder) at SolarSteam Inc..

Where is SolarSteam Inc. headquartered?

SolarSteam Inc. is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

How many employees does SolarSteam Inc. have?

SolarSteam Inc. is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does SolarSteam Inc.'s funding compare to other Energy startups?

SolarSteam Inc.'s latest round of $720k is below the $15M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's SolarSteam Inc. 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 SolarSteam Inc. is left off this page rather than filled in.

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