Funding · Climate, Energy & Sustainability
Arkahub raises $2M seed for rooftop solar
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Arkahub
- What it does
- Full-stack home energy startup
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- $2M
- Stage
- seed
- Based in
- Bengaluru
- Founded
- 2025
What they do
Arkahub is a Bengaluru-based startup that provides full-stack home energy solutions, starting with rooftop solar for homes
What happened
It raised $2M in seed funding led by Kae Capital, with participation from Sparrow Capital and Antler
Why it matters
The company aims to build a unified home energy ecosystem that generates, stores, and manages power through a single interface
The details
- Arkahub raised $2M in seed funding.
- The round was led by Kae Capital.
- Sparrow Capital and Antler also participated.
- The company is a Bengaluru-based full-stack home energy startup.
- Its flagship offering is rooftop solar for residential properties.
- Arkahub provides standardized, product-led solar solutions instead of custom projects.
- The platform covers the full lifecycle: digital design, approvals, installation, monitoring, and maintenance.
The bigger picture
- India's residential rooftop solar potential is 500 GW, but current adoption is below 1%.
- The residential solar market is fragmented, with complex subsidy paperwork and a lack of long-term maintenance.
- India's total solar capacity reached 129 GW as of October 2025.
- Other cleantech startups like GreenTech, Roadgrid, and RenewCred also raised capital in 2026.
About the business
- Arkahub offers rooftop solar for homes.
- Its solutions are product-led and standardized, not custom projects.
- It manages the full lifecycle: digital design, DISCOM (electricity distribution company) approvals, installation, proactive monitoring, and maintenance.
- A typical system costs INR 2-5 Lakh.
- Installation takes 2-4 weeks.
- The long-term vision is a Unified Home Energy Ecosystem that generates, stores, and manages power via a single interface.
- The platform includes solar generation, smart storage (battery), and AI-driven energy management.
- It is called the 'Home Energy OS'.
What happens next
- Scale rooftop solar operations.
- Develop the home energy platform.
- Strengthen product engineering, installation, service, supply chain, and vendor partnerships.
- Launch physical experience stores.
The deal
- Type
- seed
Investors
- Kae Capital (lead)
- Sparrow Capital (participated)
- Antler (participated)
Founders
- Manish Pansari, Founder
- Kaustabh Chakraborty, Founder
About Arkahub
- Product
- Turnkey residential rooftop solar systems encompassing digital design, permits, installation, and monitoring.
- Customers
- Individual homeowners and residential property owners.
- How it makes money
- Full-stack direct sales of home solar packages priced between INR 2 lakh to 5 lakh.
- What sets it apart
- Standardized end-to-end consumer approach completing permitting to grid connection in two to four weeks with ongoing lifecycle management.
- Operations
- Headquartered in Bengaluru with physical customer experience stores.
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