What Voltaic Systems does

Voltaic Systems is a Brooklyn, NY-based designer and manufacturer of small-form-factor solar panels and IoT-optimized battery systems for off-grid applications. Founded in 2004, the company offers standard panels ranging from 0.3W to 100W+, IoT battery packs (V25/V50/V75), CORE solar batteries (18Ah/60Ah/96Ah), a CORE Battery Health Monitor with LTE connectivity, custom solar panel manufacturing services, and related mounting hardware. Its underlying technology stack includes SunPower back-contact cells mounted via SMT processes, ETFE/glass/urethane/PET coating options rated for 7–15+ year outdoor lifetimes, a proprietary Always On Mode for IoT battery management, and energy harvesting electronics developed in partnership with e-peas. The company claims 15+ years of small solar panel manufacturing expertise and operates from headquarters at 19 Morris Avenue, Brooklyn, with Shayne McQuade as founder and CEO.

Voltaic runs a direct-to-consumer e-commerce model at voltaicsystems.com, supplemented by custom high-volume manufacturing services with minimum order quantities of 500–3,000 units for industrial customers. Pricing is unit-based with volume discounts (e.g., 0.3W panels from $4.40–$5.50, 50W panels $81–$92, CORE batteries $301–$749) and a specialty pricing program for NGOs and NPOs. The company serves eight use-case segments — IoT/industrial (primary), agriculture, environmental monitoring, smart cameras, gateways/routers, portable electronics, education/research, and nonprofit organizations — supported by technical content (blog, sizing tool, STEP files, datasheets) and a Solar Consult service pairing customers with sales engineers.

The company is privately held with 11–50 employees and ships globally while managing US import tariffs on solar panels through in-house customs expertise. No external funding rounds, institutional investors, or large enterprise anchor customers are disclosed in available data, and revenue is not publicly reported. Voltaic operates in a portable solar charger market projected to reach USD 2.24 billion by 2034 at a 14.29% CAGR, and its 2026 expansion of the CORE Solar Systems product line and battery monitoring hardware signals an offensive move up-market from discrete components into integrated systems and recurring telemetry.

Name

Voltaic Systems

Legal name

Voltaic Systems

Website

https://voltaicsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Voltaic Systems designs and manufactures small solar panels (0.3W–100W+) and IoT-optimized battery systems with LTE monitoring for off-grid applications. Based in Brooklyn, NY, it serves IoT, agriculture, environmental monitoring, and industrial customers via direct e-commerce and custom high-volume manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Power Systems and Components

NAICS

Battery Manufacturing (33591), Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing (335210)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Battery Modules & Packs (Industrial/Commercial pack assembly) (IMAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Batteries & Battery Packs (Rechargeable/Primary, Device-Specific Packs) (CRACATAG), Solar Balance-of-System Components (Cables, Combiner Boxes, Switchgear, Transformers) (EUAMABAG)

Keywords

• Portable solar chargers
• IoT solar panels
• Custom solar manufacturing
• Solar battery packs
• Off-grid power solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Solar Panel Sales: Sales of standard and custom solar panels including monocrystalline, SunPower SMT, and various wattage configurations. Panels range from 0.3W mini panels to 100W+ systems with ETFE, glass, or urethane coatings.
2. Battery Pack Sales: Sales of IoT-optimized battery packs including V25, V50, V75 USB battery packs and CORE solar batteries (18Ah, 60Ah, 96Ah). Batteries are optimized for solar charging with integrated charge controllers.
3. Battery Monitoring Hardware: CORE Battery Health Monitor system with LTE connectivity for remote monitoring of solar power systems, sold as standalone hardware.
4. Custom Solar Panel Manufacturing: High-volume custom solar panel design and manufacturing services with minimum order quantities of 500-3,000 units depending on panel size. Includes design, samples for qualification, and full production.
5. Mounting Hardware and Accessories: Sales of solar panel brackets, gaskets, mounting sets, and other accessories including cables, connectors, and regulators for system integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Voltaic Systems designs and manufactures small-format solar panels (standard and custom), IoT-optimized battery packs, and remote battery health monitoring hardware for off-grid and outdoor power applications. The portfolio spans 0.3W miniature panels up to 100W+ systems, USB and CORE lithium battery packs with integrated charge controllers, and an LTE-connected battery monitor, supported by in-house engineering, mounting accessories, and a custom panel design service for high-volume industrial buyers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CORE: CORE Solar Systems - integrated solar power solutions with battery monitoring for IoT applications, including 25W, 50W, and 100W solar power systems

Products and services

• Standard Solar Panels

Quantifiable outcome

• High-efficiency monocrystalline cells: 20-23.9% power conversion efficiency depending on cell type
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• e-peascoreTechnology or Integratione-peas is a technology partner providing the AEM10941 energy harvesting chip used in Voltaic's C117 Lithium Ion Capacitor Solar Charger. The e-peas chip enables efficient energy harvesting from small solar panels for IoT sensor nodes consuming around 200µA average, allowing devices to last 10+ years without battery replacement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tycon Power Systems: Tycon Power Systems builds remote/off-grid power solutions including solar panels, batteries, and PoE systems for IoT, surveillance, and wireless networks — overlaps Voltaic's IoT/industrial off-grid power offerings.
• Powertraveller: Powertraveller designs portable solar chargers and power banks for outdoor and adventure users — directly comparable consumer portable solar product line to Voltaic's portable power category.
• Jackery: Jackery sells portable power stations and solar panels for outdoor and emergency use, overlapping Voltaic's portable power and small solar panel offerings for consumer and prosumer customers.
• Goal Zero: Goal Zero sells portable solar panels and integrated power stations for outdoor, emergency, and off-grid use — directly overlapping Voltaic's small solar panel and portable power bank product lines and consumer/outdoor customer base.
• Renogy: Renogy is a leading off-grid solar brand offering panels, charge controllers, and batteries for RVs, cabins, and industrial applications — directly comparable to Voltaic on custom/small-format solar panels and off-grid system integration.
• PowerFilm Solar: PowerFilm designs and manufactures custom flexible thin-film solar panels for industrial, defense, and IoT applications — highly comparable to Voltaic's custom small solar panel design and OEM manufacturing capability.
• Anker: Anker's portable power banks and charging accessories compete head-to-head with Voltaic's USB battery packs and portable solar chargers in the consumer portable power category.
• EcoFlow: EcoFlow produces portable power stations and solar panels with integrated battery management — directly comparable to Voltaic's solar+battery integrated systems, especially for off-grid and emergency use cases.
• Bluetti: Bluetti offers portable power stations and solar panels targeted at outdoor, home backup, and off-grid users — competes in the same portable solar + battery category as Voltaic.

Broad incumbents

• SunPower (Maxeon Solar): SunPower/Maxeon is a major crystalline-silicon solar cell and panel manufacturer supplying the high-efficiency cells Voltaic integrates — comparable as an upstream incumbent in the broader solar manufacturing landscape rather than a direct retail competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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