Raptor Maps develops an integrated operating system for the solar industry called Raptor Solar, which provides a system of record and workflows for asset owners to build, manage, and operate solar sites. The company’s recent product, Raptor Solar Sentry, orchestrates solar operations and maintenance work by people and robotics and is said to enable double-digit gains on financial returns. Raptor Solar aims to improve asset resilience and energy yield while reducing risk and costs for owners. The company plans to accelerate product development with a focus on solar automation, work management, and machine-learning insights. Raptor Maps also intends to expand its team with further investment in software engineering and data science. The announcements frame the company as positioned to help scale solar energy and improve portfolio performance globally. Raptor Maps builds Raptor Solar, a software-as-a-service platform that standardizes and analyzes data across the entire solar lifecycle, from financing and development through operations. The platform serves as an auditable system of record with digital twins, aerial thermal inspection analytics, serial number mapping, warranty claim features, equipment records and mobile productivity tools. Subscribers can quantify financial loss, benchmark portfolios against a global database and streamline warranty and supply-chain verification. Its insights are powered by machine learning and an industry-leading data model created from over 50 GW of solar across 40 countries; the company’s 2022 Global Solar Inspection Report found 2.6% of solar power is affected by anomalies. Customers include large owners, operators and builders such as Tesla, SOLV Energy, Rosendin Electric, Cypress Creek Renewables and McCarthy. The company plans to accelerate hiring and invest in product, software and data science to add workflow automation, work orders, investor reporting and ML-driven insights; Raptor Maps is based in Boston and is a Y Combinator alumnus with founders from MIT. Raptor Maps is a Boston, MA-based solar software company that provides a solar lifecycle management platform used for project finance, development and asset management across the industry. Led by co-founder and CEO Nikhil Vadhavkar, the company has managed the project finance and asset management of over 25 GW in 35 countries. Its customer base includes Enel Green Power, Greenbacker Renewable Energy, McCarthy Building Companies, QE Solar, SOLV and several publicly traded solar panel manufacturers. Raptor Maps raised $5M in a Series A and will use the funding to build on its software platform and expand its business reach. The platform supports multiple segments of the solar value chain from developers to asset owners and O&M providers. Raptor Maps is a Cambridge, Massachusetts–based developer of a drone-enabled technology platform for agriculture. The company provides farmers with a system combining drones, tractor-mounted sensors and software to map, analyze and measure crop quality during the growing season. Its tools help growers make more informed decisions, reduce unnecessary cost and labor, and run statistical A/B testing on chemicals, fertilizers, seed types and techniques. Raptor Maps is led by CEO Nikhil Vadhavkar. The firm is developing a software tool designed to work across all crops. Financially, the company received an investment from Airware’s Commercial Drone Fund (amount undisclosed).

Total raised

$62M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Dec 2024