Sol Chip

What Sol Chip does

Sol Chip is an Israeli semiconductor and IoT company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Haifa that develops light-harvesting chip technology for sustainable IoT power. Its core product, the Soltag autonomous IoT tag, pairs a patented Everlasting Light Battery with an integrated LoRaWAN communication module, enabling 10–20 years of maintenance-free operation without battery replacement or external power, even in low-light conditions. The hardware feeds a cloud-based Data Management Portal and an AI Decision Support System that delivers automated irrigation recommendations for 17 crops, positioning the company primarily in the AgTech vertical with quantified outcomes of 30–75% yield increases and 40–50% water consumption reductions across deployments.

The company operates across AgTech (its primary vertical), PropTech (commercial building heating optimization), Smart Cities, Industry 4.0, Infrastructure, and Metering. Revenue is generated predominantly through hardware sales of Soltag units and sensors, supplemented by subscription-based access to the data management platform and AI services. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales with regional channel partners: VanCoe Ag Technologies in the US, Soonapse in Italy, and SHENG Enterprises in China. Named customers include Wise Agrotechnology (Spain, 2,500 systems in greenhouses), Golan Winery (Israel), WHIN consortium (USA), Neot Semadar plantations (Israel), Zhejiang Garden-Bee (China), CREA (Italy), and Japan Post, with deployments spanning Israel, the US, Spain, Italy, China, and Japan.

Sol Chip is a privately held, VC-backed company with 11–50 employees and $7.5M in disclosed funding across a 2013 Office of the Chief Scientist round and a 2015 round led by Dowell Property Holdings. The company is led by CEO Tidhar (Teddy) Golan, Chairman Steve Rhodes (Chairman & CEO of The Trendlines Group), CFO Jonathan Berger, VP Operations Dan Dishback (co-founder of CropX), and founders Dr. Shani Keysar and Rami Friedlander (CTO). With eight patented technologies and recognition including Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies (2016), the company has demonstrated technical differentiation but has not pursued aggressive external capital raises, suggesting a capital-efficient, partnership-driven growth model.

Name

Sol Chip

Legal name

Sol Chip

Website

https://sol-chip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sol Chip is an Israeli IoT company that builds light-harvesting chip-powered Soltag sensors and LoRaWAN gateways enabling 10–20 years of maintenance-free operation, primarily serving agricultural enterprises with AI-driven precision irrigation across Israel, Europe, the US, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable IoT Hardware and Platforms

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Power Management & Power Conversion ICs (PMIC/DC‑DC/AC‑DC/Gate Drivers) (HDAHABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Controller/Timer & Smart Irrigation Setup (Wi‑Fi, Sensors) (HSAIAEAD), Solar Inverters, Power Optimizers & MLPE Manufacturing (EUAMAHAB)

Keywords

• IoT platform
• Energy harvesting sensors
• Precision agriculture technology
• Autonomous wireless sensors
• Solar IoT devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Haifa

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. IoT Platform and Hardware Sales: Sale of Soltag IoT systems, sensors, and communication devices along with cloud-based data management platform access. Hardware-based model with software services for data management and AI.
2. Platform Services and AI: Subscription-based access to data management portal and AI-based decision support systems for irrigation optimization and crop management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sol-Chip develops and sells an autonomous, solar-powered IoT platform built on its patented light-harvesting chip and Everlasting Light Battery technology. The platform combines the SolTag IoT tag hardware with integrated LoRaWAN communication, a cloud-based Data Management Portal, and an AI Decision Support System that delivers automated, crop-specific irrigation recommendations for agriculture, weather monitoring, smart city, property technology, infrastructure, and metering applications.

Product overview

Sol-Chip offers a unified sustainable IoT platform combining hardware and software. The portfolio centers on the SolTag (solar-powered IoT autonomous tag with everlasting battery), paired with integrated LoRaWAN communication enabling 10+ mile bi-directional range. The cloud-based Data Management Platform aggregates sensor data and provides control capabilities, while the AI Decision Support System delivers automated crop-specific irrigation recommendations for 17 crops. All solutions are powered by the patented Everlasting Light Battery technology that harvests light energy even in low-light conditions, eliminating batteries and wiring requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SolTag IoT Autonomous Tags Solar-powered IoT tag with everlasting battery that interfaces with dozens of sensor types, enabling sustainable data collection and control of third-party systems for 10-20 years without battery replacement. Targets agricultural operators, smart city projects, and IoT integrators.
• LoRaWAN Communication Module Integrated bi-directional LoRaWAN module providing 10+ mile communication range without cellular networks, lowering monthly connectivity costs between sensors, gateway, and cloud. Built into Sol-Chip IoT systems for enterprise customers.
• Data Management Platform / Cloud Portal Web-based portal aggregating data from numerous sensors, providing automatic or manual control of valves and switches with near-real-time visualization. Includes secure storage of historical data for agricultural and infrastructure operators.
• AI Decision Support System Decision support 'app store' providing automated, AI-driven irrigation recommendations for 17 crops including Alfalfa, Asparagus, Broccoli, Cabbage, Corn, Dates, Grapes, Melon, Potato, Rice, Tomato, and others. Delivered to agricultural operators and AgTech partners.
• Everlasting Light Battery / Light-Harvesting Chip Patented light-harvesting chip and ultra-low power battery enabling autonomous operation for 10-20 years, collecting light in low-light conditions and managing battery life through extended blackout periods. Forms the core technology sold as part of Sol-Chip's IoT products.
• PropTech IoT Heating Energy Optimization Solution Digital PropTech IoT platform for monitoring and controlling hot water radiators in commercial properties, enabling large energy savings. Sold to commercial real estate operators and property management firms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Yield increase of 30-75% in agricultural deployments
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• SoonapsecoreTechnology or IntegrationAI partner providing integrated SolChip/Soonapse system for agricultural optimization. Soonapse integrates with Sol-Chip's IoT platform to provide AI-based recommendations for optimizing water use in irrigation across different areas, crops, and light conditions.
• WHIN (Wabash Heartland Innovation Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with WHIN consortium and Purdue University on Smart Farm project deploying 20 LoRaWAN weather stations and soil monitoring networks in Indiana, USA. Part of local IoT and data infrastructure project.
• VanCoe Ag TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS distribution partner operating from Wilkinson, Indiana office. Handles US sales and customer relations for Sol-Chip's agricultural IoT solutions.
• CREA (Italian National Institute for Agricultural Research)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting CREA's research on innovative dry rice cultivation method using controlled drip irrigation. Joint research collaboration for sustainable agriculture.
• SHENG EnterprisesmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFacilitated Sol-Chip's collaboration with Zhejiang Garden-Bee Horticultural Technology Co., Ltd. for first deployment in China at community gardening project in Zhejiang province.
• Zhejiang Garden-Bee Horticultural Technology Co., Ltd.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCustomer and collaboration partner for China's Zhejiang province community gardening IoT deployment. Government project for controlling irrigation and water consumption in high-rise building garden apartments.
• Japan PostmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigitalization initiative to develop solution for monitoring postbox status and optimizing mail collection operations across Japan's vast network with real-time environmental data monitoring.
• Poggetti Vecchi CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on innovative dry rice cultivation research alongside CREA, testing controlled drip irrigation in Italy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tule Technologies: Precision irrigation and crop water-stress sensing provider for specialty crops including viticulture; overlaps with Sol-Chip's SolTag + AI Decision Support offering for vineyards like Golan Winery.
• Arable Labs: Agricultural sensing and analytics platform combining weather, soil, and crop data for irrigation and yield decisions; comparable in deploying connected field sensors with cloud analytics for enterprise agriculture.
• Semios: AgTech IoT platform combining in-field sensors, weather data, and decision support for orchards, viticulture, and row crops; competes with Sol-Chip's autonomous sensor + AI irrigation offering across similar enterprise agricultural customers.
• e-peas: Belgian fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy harvesting PMICs for IoT; competes directly in the power management chip category underlying battery-free IoT devices.
• Sensoterra: Wireless soil moisture sensor company with LoRaWAN connectivity for smart agriculture and landscaping; competes in the same wireless, low-power soil-monitoring segment that Sol-Chip's SolTag addresses.
• CropX: Israeli precision agriculture company offering soil sensing and irrigation analytics; directly comparable to Sol-Chip's AgTech irrigation use case and notably co-founded by Dan Dishback, who is now Sol-Chip's VP Operations.
• Atmosic Technologies: Fabless semiconductor company designing ultra-low-power and energy-harvesting wireless SoCs for IoT; closest chip-level competitor to Sol-Chip's light-harvesting chip technology with similar battery-free IoT positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Semtech: Semiconductor company and originator of LoRaWAN technology, whose chipsets power Sol-Chip's communication module; broader incumbent in IoT connectivity with deeper R&D budget and global channel.
• Itron: Global utility and smart infrastructure IoT provider offering metering, monitoring, and analytics platforms; overlaps with Sol-Chip's metering and smart-city / infrastructure use cases at much larger scale.
• ON Semiconductor (onsemi): Large-scale semiconductor manufacturer with energy harvesting, power management, and wireless connectivity products for IoT; competes in the underlying chip layer with vastly greater scale and resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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