Nanosolar

Nanosolar is a private company that produces solar panels. The company pioneered a method to produce the panels at a much lower cost than conventional methods. Nanosolar's panels are not panels at all, but ultra-thin sheets, as thin as a layer of paint, that can be overlaid on any surface where the sun shines.

Fast Facts

1. Annual revenue (2007): $3.1 million
2. Founder & CEO: Martin Roscheisen
3. Year Established: 2001
4. Industry: Alternative Energy
5. Phone: 650-565-8891
6. Fax: 408-365-5965
7. HQ: San Jose, CA
8. Staff (2007]): 37
9. Google's Larry Page and Sergei Brin are major investors

Key Dates

• June 19, 2003: Company announces $6.5 million investment from venture capital firms
• August 17, 2004: Wins $10.3 million contract from DARPA
• May 11, 2005: Named one of Top 100 Private Companies
• June, 2006: Company announces $100 million in Series C financing
• 2007: Solar sheets named "Innovation of the Year" by Popular Science

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