SolarWine

What SolarWine does

SolarWine is an Israeli agrivoltaic technology company founded in 2023, headquartered in Yeruham, that develops canopy systems enabling photovoltaic (PV) installation above vineyards without disrupting mechanical harvesting. The company pairs patented hardware with an AI-driven analytics platform that delivers real-time crop management insights, targeting vineyard owners seeking to optimize yield, reduce climate-related crop stress, and generate on-site renewable energy. Its product portfolio integrates a patented canopy engineered for compatibility with mechanical grape harvesting — refined through installation in 2023, first harvest in 2024, and second-generation solar trackers in 2025 — with a software platform providing decision support for irrigation, radiation management, and yield optimization.

The company operates a consultative, sales-led go-to-market offering free consultations to vineyard owners and leveraging testimonials from agronomists and vineyard operators as social proof. Revenue is generated through two streams: one-time hardware sales of canopy systems (PV panels, mounting structures, and trackers) and recurring AI analytics services tied to the installed base. The primary customer segment is SMB and mid-market vineyard owners in Israel, with a recently announced expansion into jojoba plantations as a secondary vertical.

SolarWine is privately held, led by co-founders Dan Goldblat (CEO, a vineyard owner with an M.Sc in Engineering) and Eli Safra (CTO, PhD in Data Science and AI lecturer), with Zohar Nevo as Chairman. The 8-person team includes an in-house agronomist, industrial and product designer, product manager, software architect, and two data analysts. As of the input data, the company has one publicly named pilot customer (Yerucham Vineyard), no disclosed funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue.

Name

SolarWine

Website

https://solarwine.ai

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SolarWine is an Israeli agrivoltaic startup that pairs patented PV canopy hardware with an AI-driven crop analytics platform to let vineyard owners generate solar electricity without disrupting mechanical harvesting. The company targets SMB and mid-market viticulture operators and is expanding into jojoba plantations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agrivoltaic Systems

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Distributed Generation (Rooftop/Onsite Solar, Small Wind, Small Hydro) (EUACALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solar Plant Components Supply & Manufacturing (Modules, Cells, Wafers, Mirrors, Heliostats) (EUACAGAK)

Keywords

• Agrivoltaic canopy systems
• Vineyard solar integration
• Agricultural photovoltaics
• Precision agriculture analytics
• Renewable energy farming

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agrivoltaic System Hardware and Installation: Sale and installation of patented agrivoltaic canopy systems to vineyard and plantation owners. The hardware includes PV panels, mounting structures, and tracking systems designed for agricultural environments.
2. AI Platform Subscription/Services: Ongoing AI-driven analytics and decision support services for crop management, likely delivered as a subscription or service fee model tied to the installed hardware.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SolarWine designs, sells, and installs patented agrivoltaic canopy systems that enable photovoltaic (PV) energy generation above vineyards without disrupting mechanical harvesting, paired with an AI-driven analytics platform that delivers real-time crop management insights. The offering is aimed at vineyard owners and, increasingly, jojoba plantation operators, and has been validated across multiple harvest cycles at the Yerucham Vineyard pilot site.

Product overview

SolarWine offers a unified agrivoltaic solution combining patented canopy hardware with AI-driven software analytics. The core portfolio consists of two integrated components: the Patented Agrivoltaic Canopy System (which enables PV installation above vineyards while preserving mechanical harvesting compatibility) and the AI-Driven Analytics Platform (which provides real-time insights for crop optimization). These products work together as an integrated system—hardware generates renewable energy while the software platform monitors, analyzes, and optimizes crop performance based on real-time data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patented Agrivoltaic Canopy System A patented hardware system installed above vineyards that enables photovoltaic (PV) energy generation while preserving the ability to perform mechanical harvesting underneath. Field-validated across the 2023 installation, 2024 first harvest, and 2025 second-generation trackers and second harvest, and now expanding into jojoba plantations.
• AI-Driven Analytics Platform A software platform that ingests data from SolarWine canopy installations and delivers real-time analytics and decision support for crop management, helping growers boost yield, optimize irrigation, control radiation, and adopt sustainable practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved irrigation practices leading to water conservation and reduced extreme hot weather damage
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sun'Agri: French agrivoltaic pioneer focused on vineyards and field crops with dynamic-tracking canopy systems. Most directly comparable to SolarWine in target crop (vines) and dual-function energy-plus-crop-protection value proposition.
• Ombrea: French agrivoltaic shading provider for vineyards and orchards, now part of TotalEnergies. Closely comparable niche focus on crop-protective canopy installations with an integrated software layer.
• Insolight: Swiss agrivoltaic company developing semi-transparent PV modules with dynamic light management for greenhouses and specialty crops. Comparable as a hardware-plus-software agrivoltaic solution targeting high-value crop segments.
• Next2Sun Technologies: German developer of vertical bifacial agrivoltaic systems designed to coexist with agricultural machinery and cropping. Comparable as an alternative agrivoltaic architecture competing for the same dual-use land opportunity.

Broad incumbents

• Lightsource bp: Global utility-scale solar developer that has piloted agrivoltaic projects alongside agricultural partners. Comparable as a broad incumbent exploring the dual land-use niche where SolarWine operates.
• BayWa r.e. Large global renewable energy developer with an established agrivoltaic project portfolio, including vineyard and fruit applications in Europe. Comparable as an established incumbent with deeper project finance and EPC capabilities than SolarWine.
• Trina Solar: Major global PV module manufacturer actively developing agrivoltaic-compatible products and tracker solutions. Comparable as a large upstream PV player capable of competing on canopy economics at scale.
• TotalEnergies: Global energy major that acquired Ombrea and is investing in agrivoltaic R&D for vineyards and orchards. Comparable as a deep-pocketed incumbent whose agrivoltaic ambitions overlap directly with SolarWine's vineyard focus.

Emerging players

• Solargik: Israel-based agrivoltaic startup developing advanced solar tracking systems for agricultural co-use. Comparable as a similarly sized, geographically overlapping agrivoltaic hardware startup.

Others

• Pentalum: Israeli precision-agriculture sensing and analytics company. Comparable as an ecosystem peer providing vineyard and agriculture-facing data analytics in the same geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutu.be/NWVfocXvsac
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solarwine-ai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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