Company updates
Media coverage, company milestones, and key activity from SmartSolar.
Press Release: SmartSolar brings total funding to $3.15m with Swiss & German backed financing
We are proud to announce the close of a debt financing round bringing total funding to $3.15 million in combined equity and debt as we continue to build our solar financing platform.
Podcast: CEO Kevin Junker chats with journalist Vu Kim Hanh about energy transition.
A podcast episode produced in collaboration with the Vietnam-Germany Energy Cooperation Project.
Company Update: SmartSolar speaks at the conference of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade
Collaborating with the Industrial Development Support Center of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade to raise awareness among local business leaders about solar energy.
Company update: SmartSolar chosen as leading startup in Vietnam by German Chamber of Commerce
AHK Vietnam chose SmartSolar as top 5 startup and invited one of our team members to a fully paid trip to Munich to attend Bits & Pretzels conference
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Company update: SmartSolar kicks off partnership with battery manufacturer StB Giga
SmartSolar & StB Giga announce pilot of residential solar battery for Vietnam market
Company update: SmartSolar CFO as speaker at GIZ Business Breakfast
Our CFO shared his view on the latest regulatory changes and their impact on green energy in Vietnam
Press coverage: Powering Vietnam's energy transition - one rooftop at a time
Our CEO shares his view on the Sustainable Vietnam blog on why rooftop solar matters for Vietnam
Company update: CEO Kevin Junker confirmed speaker at Solar & Storage conference in HCMC
Annual event in HCMC brings together 5000+ people to discuss solar energy
Company update: Dominik Wingeier joins SmartSolar as CFO
He brings extensive investment experience from Blackrock to SmartSolar
Company update: SmartSolar partners with German government to pilot balcony solar in Vietnam
GIZ, SmartSolar and others have joined forces to run a feasibility study
Press coverage: Making Vietnam's power supply green
Our founder's alma mater from Switzerland features SmartSolar's story
Company update: SmartSolar CEO speaker at Vietnam ESG Conference 2025
Our founder spoke on a panel about Vietnam's developing renewable energy sector
Press coverage: Vietnam And The Green Energy Dream
Full length article from Vietcetera about SmartSolar's vision for energy in Vietnam
Press coverage: SmartSolar founder story in national print newspaper
First coverage in a physical nationwide newspaper in Vietnam.
Podcast: SmartSolar founder sits down with Vietnam Innovators Digest to discuss green energy
Our CEO sits down with Hao Tran from Vietcetera to discuss green energy.
Press coverage: SmartSolar raises seed funding
Selected coverage from the press about our seed fundraising round.
Press release: SmartSolar raises 1.85m USD Seed Round
Announcement of our seed round with lead investors Picus Capital and 2degrees.
Company update: SmartSolar CEO Speaker at International Renewable Energy Agency Forum (IRENA)
Short interview as part of our CEO's invitation to attend the forum as a speaker.