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BioLite
BioLite
Company

Last deal

$5.3M

Amount

Debt Financing

Stage

21.02.2023

Date

3

all rounds

$37.9M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
BioLite is a social enterprise that develops, manufactures and markets consumer energy products for off-grid communities around the world.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

founded date

01.10.2009

founders

Number of employees

51-100

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Debt Financing

IPO status

Private

Description

BioLite has two distinct business segments: Outdoor Markets which serves the energy needs of outdoor enthusiasts, and Emerging Markets which serves the energy needs of rural consumers in developing countries living in energy poverty. Their products are sold in over 70 countries worldwide and are found in all major outdoor retailers.
Contacts

location

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Contact Email

Phone number

Website URL

http://www.bioliteenergy.com

Social url

Legal Names

Legal name

BioLite Inc.
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Financials

Funding Rounds
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3

Number of Funding Rounds

$37.9M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 21.02.2023. Their latest investor SunFunder. Their latest round Debt Financing

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
21.02.2023
Debt Financing
2
$5.3M
—
30.09.2022
Series F
1
—
—
10.03.2020
Series E
3
$12M
KawiSafi Ventures

KawiSafi Ventures

KawiSafi Ventures

count Of Investments

11
Co-Investors
Investors
10
3

Number of lead investors

10

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
SunFunder
SunFunder
No
Debt Financing
—
Mirova
Mirova
No
Debt Financing
—
Rose Park Advisors
Rose Park Advisors
No
Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
—
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Closed End Investments

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Solar, Financial Services, Energy

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total rounds

5

total raised

$6.3M

count Of Investments

17

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2
Mirova

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count Of Exists

3
Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
EcoZoom
EcoZoom
01.01.2019
—
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EcoZoom acquired by BioLite

acquirer

BioLite
BioLite

date

01.01.2019

type

Acquisition
EcoZoom

EcoZoom

EcoZoom is a certified B Corp that brings ecological products to consumers worldwide.

Sector

General Industrials

Subsector

Diversified Industrials

Keywords

Solar, Energy

Location

Portland, OR, USA

total rounds

2

People

Founders
2
Jonathan Cedar
Jonathan Cedar

Jonathan Cedar

Jonathan Cedar is the Co-Founder and CEO at BioLite. He attended Dartmouth College.

current job

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organization founded

1
Jonathan Cedar

Jonathan Cedar

Alec Drummond
Alec Drummond

Alec Drummond

organization founded

1
Alec Drummond

Alec Drummond

Employee Profiles
30
Jonathan Kosakow

Jonathan Kosakow

Associate director of north american sales

Associate director of north american sales

Anthony Mcnicoll

Anthony Mcnicoll

Senior electrical engineer

Senior electrical engineer

Nick Sparks
Nick Sparks

Nick Sparks

Technical Director

Technical Director

Katie Hill

Katie Hill

Board member

Board member

Charles Bacon

Charles Bacon

Senior product design engineer

Senior product design engineer

Erica Rosen
Erica Rosen

Erica Rosen

VP of Marketing

VP of Marketing

Jeanine Lee

Jeanine Lee

Financial controller

Financial controller

Melisa Lopardo

Melisa Lopardo

Electronics technician

Electronics technician

Activity

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