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PVcase provides an integrated software platform for solar project development, covering site selection, PV design, and yield optimization. Its products automate critical stages of photovoltaic system planning. The platform enhances efficiency and precision for utility-scale and rooftop solar installations through topographical analysis and automated layouts.
Co-founded by David Trainavicius, Douglas Geist, and Adam Pazarauskas, PVcase emerged from Trainavicius’s solar consulting background. He observed a deficiency in digital tools for solar engineering, inspiring internal software to streamline design. This tool's market potential led to PVcase's formation, offering specialized project software to the industry.
PVcase serves solar professionals and developers, optimizing project lifecycles from assessment to deployment. Its tools mitigate risks, accelerate design, and improve viability for ground-mounted and rooftop systems. The company envisions advancing the solar market through digital solutions, ensuring economic, sustainable success, fostering wider solar energy adoption.
PVcase has raised $123.6M across 3 funding rounds.
PVcase has raised $123.6M in total across 3 funding rounds.
PVcase has raised $123.6M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $100.0M Series B in July 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2023 | $100M Series B | John Tough, Irena Goldenberg | Peter Fallon | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2021 | $23M Series A | Peter Fallon | Blackhorn Ventures, Contrarian Ventures, Foobar.vc, Founderful, Practica Capital | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $580K Seed | — | Blackhorn Ventures, Contrarian Ventures, Foobar.vc, Founderful | Announced |
PVcase is a Lithuania-based software company founded in 2017 that builds an end-to-end platform for solar project development, including site selection, PV design, and yield estimation.[1][2][6] It serves solar engineers, developers, EPC firms, and industry leaders like AES, ib Vogt, RWE, Voltalia, and Iberdrola, solving labor-intensive, error-prone manual processes by automating workflows to design projects up to 30 times faster and support over 4 TW of projects annually across 75+ countries.[1][3][5] This accelerates clean energy deployment, reduces costs, and enhances accuracy for utility-scale and commercial solar assets.[2][4]
PVcase emerged from the frustration of solar engineers dissatisfied with traditional, manual solar design methods, evolving from an initial focus on AutoCAD-based tools to a comprehensive platform.[3][4] Founded in 2017 in Vilnius (with early operations in Kaunas), Lithuania, the company launched its software in 2018, quickly gaining traction by enabling designs for over 3 GW of projects and expanding to nearly 80 countries.[2][4] Key milestones include the 2024 acquisition of Anderson Optimization, which integrated automated site selection—reducing processes from weeks to 20 minutes—and recent expansions like PVcase Prospect for GIS-based analysis, solidifying its role in modernizing solar workflows.[3][7]
PVcase rides the global surge in utility-scale solar amid net-zero goals, where 2 TW is already installed and demand for the next terawatts requires 10x faster deployment to cut costs and emissions.[2][3] Timing aligns with subsidy reductions forcing efficiency, as manual workflows hinder scaling; PVcase's digitization fills this gap, enabling developers to compete via superior yields and de-risked early-stage planning.[4][5] It influences the ecosystem by setting new standards for PV SaaS, earning awards like the 2024 Smarter E (Photovoltaics), integrating with full software stacks, and expanding to renewables like data centers, thus accelerating clean energy transitions worldwide.[3][5][8]
PVcase is poised to dominate PV SaaS as solar scales to meet climate targets, with trends like AI-driven analytics, European market expansions (e.g., Germany, Spain, UK), and adjacent applications (data centers, rooftops) driving growth.[3][6][8] Expect further acquisitions and platform enhancements to solidify its 1,500-customer base, potentially powering 10+ TW annually while influencing industry standards for automated renewables. This positions PVcase as a linchpin in efficient solar deployment, directly fueling the shift from labor-intensive processes to a net-zero future.[1][5]
PVcase has raised $123.6M in total across 3 funding rounds.
PVcase's investors include John Tough, Irena Goldenberg, Peter Fallon, Blackhorn Ventures, Contrarian Ventures, foobar.vc, Founderful, Practica Capital.
