Solarify

Name

Solarify

Legal name

Solarify GmbH

Website

https://solarify.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crowdfunded Solar Energy Investment

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Financing, Leasing & Ownership Platforms (Tax Equity, PPA, Securitization) (EUAMABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

Keywords

• Crowdfunded solar investment
• Solar energy contracting
• Rooftop solar leasing
• Fractional solar ownership
• Decentralized solar energy

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Solar Panel Sales: Solarify sells individual solar panels (modules) to investors through its online shop. Each panel purchase represents a fractional ownership stake in a specific solar installation. Investors pay a one-time purchase price per panel (minimum ~763–1,100 CHF incl. VAT) and receive quarterly profit distributions from electricity sales over the project lifetime (typically 30 years).
2. Energy Contracting / Solar-as-a-Service: Solarify installs, owns, operates, and maintains solar installations on rented rooftops. Roof owners receive either discounted electricity below standard utility tariffs or a regular roof rental payment. Solarify markets the generated electricity and retains revenue from electricity sales after covering costs and payouts.
3. Electricity Trading & Marketing: Solarify actively markets electricity from its installations through direct power purchase agreements (PPAs, expected from 2027), local electricity communities (LEG, expected 2026), and direct marketing to end consumers, rather than relying solely on standard feed-in tariffs.
4. Roof Ambassador Program: Solar ambassadors who successfully negotiate solar contracting deals with roof owners receive 500 CHF per signed project plus 10 CHF per kWc of installed capacity as commission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Solarify operates a crowdfunded solar panel investment platform in Switzerland, enabling individuals and companies to purchase individual solar panels as fractional ownership stakes in specific installations. Investors pay a one-time purchase price per panel (763–1,100+ CHF incl. VAT) and receive quarterly profit distributions from electricity sales over a typical 30-year project lifetime. The company also handles full-service energy contracting on rented commercial, agricultural, and municipal rooftops, covering installation, maintenance, insurance, and electricity marketing. Operations are supported by a proprietary Digital Energy Hub customer portal providing real-time production and consumption monitoring.

Product overview

Solarify operates as a crowdfunded solar investment platform in Switzerland with two core offerings: an online shop for purchasing individual solar panels in Swiss projects (with minimum investments ranging from 709-1,261 CHF), and a Digital Energy Hub customer portal for real-time monitoring and financial reporting. Additional services include rooftop rental for property owners, a marketplace for panel resale, solar gifting options, and Solar-Contracting for commercial/municipal clients. The platform connects individual investors with solar projects across Switzerland, handling installation, maintenance, insurance, and electricity marketing. Recent developments include battery storage integration and Virtual Self-Consumption Communities (vZEV) for optimized energy usage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Energy Hub: Customer portal for managing solar panel investments, viewing production data, and accessing earnings information.
• Solarify Crowdfunding

Products and services

• Solar Panel Investment Shop An e-commerce platform where customers browse active Swiss solar projects, view projected yields, purchase individual solar panels (minimum ~763–1,100 CHF incl. VAT), and receive quarterly profit distributions from electricity sales over the project lifetime (typically 30 years). Available in German and French, with a three-click self-serve purchase flow targeting Swiss residents and businesses only.
• Digital Energy Hub A customer-facing portal that aggregates production and consumption data per installation in real time, lets panel owners monitor performance and earnings, and supports virtual self-consumption communities (vZEV/ZEV) management for roof owners and ZEV members. Aggregates quarterly profit payouts and electricity marketing information for investors.
• Solar-Contracting (Rooftop Rental / Dach vermieten) A complete solar-as-a-service offering where Solarify installs, owns, operates, and maintains solar installations on rented rooftops (minimum ~200 m²). Roof owners receive either discounted electricity below standard utility tariffs or a regular roof rental payment at no upfront cost. Includes installation, maintenance, insurance, and electricity marketing through direct PPAs (from 2027), local electricity communities (LEG, from 2026), and direct end-customer marketing.
• Marketplace for Panel Resale (Marktplatz) A secondary marketplace where existing panel investors can resell their individual solar panels to other interested parties, providing liquidity and an exit option over the 30-year project lifetime.
• Solar Gift (Solarpanel-Geschenk) A gifting option allowing users to purchase individual solar panels as gifts for third parties, including minors with parental consent, expanding the platform's investor base to gift recipients who receive quarterly payouts.
• Solar Panel Investment Projects (per project) Individual project-level solar panel investment offerings located across Switzerland, each with its own minimum investment, expected yield range, and technical features (e.g., battery storage, winter optimization, facade integration). Featured projects include Stiftung B Bern (86 modules, 1,100 CHF minimum, 2.0–5.0% yield), Sport-Gymnasium Davos (558 panels, 763 CHF minimum, 3.4–7.1% yield), and Giubiasco commercial building (402 modules, 1,084 CHF minimum, 2.3–5.9% yield).

Quantifiable outcome

• Portfolio outperforms expected returns by 11% on average after 10 years; 96% of installations profitable; zero payment defaults ever recorded
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SwissgridminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolarify participates in Swissgrid's PV4Balancing pilot project, which investigates the potential of solar installations with dynamic power control to provide balancing power (Regelenergie) for grid stabilization. This is a first-of-its-kind exploration for Swissgrid. Solarify aims to leverage this for additional revenue streams from its crowdfunded portfolio.
• Alarme-MétéominorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlarme-Météo partnered with Solarify for a joint promotional contest offering a free solar panel (CHF 763 value) on the Davos Sport-Gymnasium project. Alarme-Météo is a Swiss weather alert application (wetteralarm.ch) that provides weather, sunshine hours, and webcam data — aligning with Solarify's focus on visible, tangible energy production.
• Plexlog GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlexlog GmbH (Germany) provides Solarify's photovoltaic monitoring tool for real-time tracking of electricity production and consumption at 5-minute intervals for each installation. Plexlog's app delivers production and consumption data to panel owners and roof owners. Plexlog stores panel owner and ZEV member data (names, emails) as part of this service.
• bexio AGcoreTechnology or Integrationbexio AG is a Swiss administration software provider used by Solarify for invoicing and payment processing (Rechnungs- und Auszahlungsprozess). Commission payments to affiliate partners are also processed via bexio.
• Zoho Corporation (Zoho CRM / Zoho Marketing Automation)coreTechnology or IntegrationSolarify uses Zoho CRM for customer relationship management across project planning, construction, and operations, and Zoho Marketing Automation for newsletter and lead communication. Both are SaaS platforms with data processing agreements in place. Zoho is headquartered in India with European entities.
• Google LLC / Google Ireland LimitedcoreTechnology or IntegrationSolarify uses Google Workspace for internal collaboration, Google Cloud for hosting (including self-hosted Umami analytics), Google Maps for web integrations, and YouTube for video content. Google Analytics is used for website analytics. Data processing agreements and EU Standard Contractual Claules govern the relationship.
• FireStorm ISP GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationFireStorm ISP GmbH (Tann, Switzerland) is Solarify's website and customer portal hosting provider. Customer accounts and affiliate partner data are stored on FireStorm's infrastructure.
• gbf Rechtsanwälte AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partnergbf Rechtsanwälte AG (Zurich) is Solarify's legal counsel and serves as a trustee for customer data in case of bankruptcy. Solarify transfers lists of customer names, addresses, and emails to gbf for safekeeping throughout the project lifecycle. Nando Stauffer von May from gbf serves on Solarify's Board of Directors.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Next Kraftwerke: German virtual power plant operator aggregating distributed renewable assets (including solar) for balancing power and grid services markets. Highly comparable to Solarify's PV4Balancing pilot with Swissgrid — represents a scaled version of where Solarify's grid services revenue stream could mature.
• Beegy (Deutsche Energieversorgung): German provider of integrated home energy systems including solar, battery, EV charging, and intelligent energy management. Comparable to Solarify's Digital Energy Hub concept with intelligent storage dispatch and dynamic grid interaction, but serving the German residential market at larger scale.

Regional players

• Crowdhouse: Swiss real estate investment platform enabling fractional property ownership through crowdfunding. Operates in the same Swiss regulatory and cultural context as Solarify, with overlapping Swiss retail investor base seeking accessible impact-investing opportunities. Useful peer for understanding Swiss fractional-ownership market dynamics.

Direct peers

• 1Komma5° (1point5 degrees): German renewable energy company providing end-to-end solar EPC, heat pumps, EV charging, and dynamic electricity tariffs under a single integrated platform. Comparable to Solarify's vertically integrated solar EPC + energy management hub (Digital Energy Hub) approach, but at much larger scale across Germany and Europe.
• Enpal: German solar leasing company offering solar-as-a-service with battery storage. Enpal installs, owns, and operates solar systems on customer rooftops and sells electricity back — the same energy contracting model Solarify operates. Strong direct peer on rooftop-rental / solar contracting business model.
• Otovo: Norwegian solar leasing marketplace connecting consumers with installers for subscription-based solar-as-a-service. Otovo operates an online shop model similar to Solarify's and serves the residential rooftop market across multiple European countries with a tech-enabled platform.
• Foxstone: Swiss real estate crowdfunding platform enabling fractional property investment. Foxstone operates the same Swiss regulatory context as Solarify and shares the investor-base characteristics (Swiss retail investors seeking fractional asset ownership). Directly comparable on Swiss crowdfunding distribution and FINMA-adjacent compliance.
• Zolar: German online marketplace for solar panel investment and leasing. Zolar operates a similar self-serve PLG model where customers can browse solar projects, get quotes, and arrange installations online. Most directly comparable to Solarify's online shop and consumer-facing investment model, but in the larger German market.

Broad incumbents

• Solarwatt: German solar manufacturer and energy services provider offering PV systems, battery storage, and energy management with a focus on premium residential and commercial customers. Comparable to Solarify on integrated solar + storage offering and energy contracting model, but operates at much larger scale and as a manufacturer.
• Sunrun: Largest US residential solar leasing and PPA company. While geographic market differs, Sunrun's model of owning solar assets on customer rooftops and selling electricity is functionally identical to Solarify's energy contracting model. Represents the scaled blueprint of what Solarify's contracting business could become.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/solarifyer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solarify-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/solarify.ch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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