What Solyndra does

Solyndra operates, as of the most recent data, an online payday loan broker marketplace under the name Solyndra Loans, connecting US consumers seeking short-term cash with a network of undisclosed third-party lenders and earning affiliate/referral commissions on matched loan offers. The platform is entirely self-service and web-based, featuring a short online application, instant credit decisions, same-day bank-account funding, and 256-bit SSL encryption, with loan amounts generally ranging from $200 to $5,000 (most applicants qualifying for $100 to $1,000 subject to state regulations). It markets primarily through hundreds of state-, county-, and city-specific SEO landing pages covering all 50 US states plus DC, with supplementary social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X. The company explicitly disclaims lender status, does not make credit decisions, and operates a pure marketplace/lead-generation model with no disclosed revenue, funding, ownership, or headcount.

The firmographic record (Fremont, CA; 2005 founding; 501-1000 employees; CIGS thin-film solar panels) and the historical funding-round data describe the original Solyndra solar manufacturer, which raised approximately $1.78 billion in private and government capital between 2006 and 2011 (including a $535M US Department of Energy loan guarantee in 2009) and filed for bankruptcy in 2011. The solyndra.com domain is now operated by the unrelated payday-loan marketplace entity described above; the two should not be conflated for investment purposes.

Name

Solyndra

Website

https://solyndra.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Consumer Payday Lending Marketplace

NAICS

Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers (522310), Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers (52231)

SIC

Loan Brokers (6163)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Payment Payday Loans (FSAKAMAA)

Keywords

• Online payday loans
• Short-term lending
• Loan marketplace
• Consumer lending
• Emergency cash loans

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Lender Referral/Commission Fees: Solyndra Loans connects borrowers with third-party lenders and earns referral fees or commissions when borrowers are matched with and accept loan offers from participating lenders. The company explicitly states it is not a lender itself and does not make credit decisions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Solyndra Loans operates an online payday loan marketplace that connects consumer borrowers with a network of participating third-party lenders offering short-term loans ranging from $200 to $5,000 (with state-specific limits typically $100–$1,000). The company does not lend directly or make credit decisions; it earns referral commissions when borrowers are matched with and accept lender offers. The fully online application provides instant decisions and same-day funding to the borrower's bank account.

Product overview

Solyndra Loans offers a single unified product: an online payday lending marketplace that connects borrowers seeking short-term loans with participating lenders. The platform operates across all 50 US states, offering loan amounts from $200 to $5,000 (with most applicants qualifying for $100 to $1,000 depending on state regulations). The service is entirely online, featuring instant credit decisions, direct bank account deposits, and transparent fee disclosures with no hidden charges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Payday Loans Short-term consumer loans ranging from $200 to $5,000 (with state-specific limits typically $100–$1,000) designed for emergency financial needs, with repayment due on the borrower's next payday. The fully online application process provides instant decisions and same-day funding for eligible borrowers, available across all 50 US states plus the District of Columbia.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• MoneyLion: MoneyLion combines a broader fintech super-app with personal-loan and cash-advance products, including the legacy LendUp brand; it overlaps with Solyndra Loans on online short-term consumer credit but differentiates with deposit, investing, and membership features.
• Possible Finance: Possible Finance provides small-dollar installment loans to underbanked consumers through a mobile-first platform, representing an emerging fintech alternative to traditional payday brokers and partially overlapping with Solyndra Loans' underserved-borrower thesis.

Direct peers

• MoneyMutual: Operated by FM Marketing, MoneyMutual is a leading online loan marketplace that connects borrowers seeking short-term credit with a network of participating lenders via a fully online, self-serve application — the same core model Solyndra Loans uses for $200–$5,000 short-term consumer loans.
• 100DayLoans: 100DayLoans aggregates short-term installment loan offers from participating lenders via a fully online application targeting consumers with credit challenges — comparable in product structure, target borrower, and broker-only revenue model to Solyndra Loans.
• PersonalLoans.com: PersonalLoans.com operates a nearly identical online lending marketplace connecting borrowers with personal-loan offers from participating lenders, with similar SEO-driven landing-page strategies targeting subprime and emergency-cash consumers across US states.
• BadCreditLoans.com: BadCreditLoans.com is an online marketplace specifically targeting borrowers with poor credit and connects them to a network of lenders willing to fund small-dollar loans — overlapping almost entirely with Solyndra Loans' subprime, urgent-cash positioning.
• LendYou: LendYou runs an online lending marketplace offering payday and installment loans to consumers nationwide through its network of lenders, with the same affiliate/commission revenue mechanics as Solyndra Loans.
• CashUSA: CashUSA is an online loan-matching service that markets loans from $250 to $10,000 to subprime borrowers and earns referral/lead-generation fees from its lender network — directly comparable to Solyndra Loans in product range, target customer, and affiliate-revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Check Into Cash: Check Into Cash is a large, multi-channel payday and installment lender with both retail and online origination, making it a broader incumbent that competes for the same emergency-cash demand that Solyndra Loans targets via its lender network.
• NetCredit: NetCredit is a direct online personal-loan lender to non-prime consumers across many US states; it differs as a balance-sheet lender rather than a broker, but it competes for the same underbanked borrower funnel that Solyndra Loans routes to its lender network.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SolyndraCorp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solyndra

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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