Distributed-solar startup QuantE Energy has raised $500,000 in seed funding led by Trillion Dollar Venture (TDV) Partners, with participation from angel investors including Raghunandan G (Zolve, TaxiForSure), Amit Lakhotia (Park+), Ankit Gupta, and Hari Krishnan Nair (Great Learning). The company has also secured an undisclosed amount of debt and related instruments.
What QuantE Energy does?
QuantE focuses on residential societies and individual households, packaging rooftop solar and related clean-energy services through a tech-first stack. The firm says it uses AI- and IoT-enabled planning, smart monitoring, and flexible financing to flatten high upfront costs and improve service quality, two of the biggest barriers for home and society-level adoption.
Why this round matters?
- The company is targeting India’s $25 billion distributed-solar opportunity, with an emphasis on metros and gated communities.
- QuantE plans to expand digital onboarding across major metros in the next 6–12 months, launch community solar pilots, and strengthen financing partnerships with banks, NBFCs and CSR programs.
- The raise aligns with India’s 2030 renewable push, where distributed solar is seen as a meaningful lever within broader national targets.
QuantE says it has run pilot projects across 13 housing societies in Mumbai, Pune and Delhi-NCR, using a cloud platform and AI-driven diagnostics to benchmark performance and maintenance.
Founded in 2024 by Akshat Khare and Ankush Vashisht, QuantE positions itself as a tech-first, Energy-as-a-Service partner for societies and households, bundling rooftop solar with O&M, IoT analytics, and optional EV/energy-storage add-ons. The company is Noida-based.
Industry estimates cited alongside the announcement point to a growing base for distributed solar, with B2B solar projected to expand at 15-17% CAGR and B2B2C at 18-20% through 2028, as corporate ESG commitments and policy programs help unlock demand.
Deal snapshot
- Round: Seed
- Amount: $500,000 (+ undisclosed debt)
- Lead: TDV Partners
- Angels: Raghunandan G, Amit Lakhotia, Ankit Gupta, Hari Krishnan Nair
- Focus: Residential and society-scale rooftop solar; AI/IoT planning and monitoring; flexible financing
- Footprint so far: 13 society pilots (Mumbai, Pune, Delhi-NCR)
- Next 6–12 months: City-wise digital onboarding, community solar pilots, deeper financing tie-ups
