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Arkahub raises $2M seed for rooftop solar

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Date
Company
Arkahub
What it does
Full-stack home energy startup
Kind
Funding
Amount
$2M
Stage
seed
Based in
Bengaluru
Founded
2025
Sector
Climate, Energy & Sustainability

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

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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