Planted, an Oakland, California based company focused on autonomous solar power deployment, has raised $31.8 million in new funding. The round was co-led by Piva Capital and RA Capital Management Planetary Health, with participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Gigascale Capital, Google, and Khosla Ventures. The company announced the raise on September 15, 2026, with plans to use the capital to scale its robotic fleet and accelerate next-generation deployment technology.
A New Approach to Power Deployment
Planted is transforming power plants from custom projects into repeatable products. The system combines planning software, high-density terrain-following solar arrays, storage, and field robotics to operate on parcels legacy trackers cannot use, including slopes of up to 27 percent without grading. It also delivers twice the energy per acre, resulting in smaller footprints and a lower profile on the landscape.
The company's most recent build, a 28 MW behind-the-meter project serving a neocloud data center, moved from first call to power in ten months. Field construction for that project was completed in under three months. Planted's projects carry independent engineering validation and project financing, which the company says makes the model proven and bankable for partners.
Proven Deployments and Rapid Growth
Planted completed Bowes Solar, an 11 MW project in Illinois for Cultivate Power. Its next build, Aligned Climate Capital's Armoracia project, will use 16 acres, ten fewer than the original design required. After deploying more than 10 MW in 2025, Planted is on track for 100 MW in 2026 and maintains a project pipeline exceeding 20 GW.
Robotic Fleet Expansion and Sage
The new funding will expand Planted's robotic fleet and support the launch of Sage, its next-generation robot entering the field in late 2026. Sage is expected to more than double field productivity compared with the current fleet. Each new Sage unit off the line adds deployment capacity that is allocated by deposit in commitment order.
Planted's existing fleet is fully committed through 2027, and reservations for 2028 capacity are open now. Customers who commit early are first in line for 2027 capacity as new Sage units are fielded. The company is targeting a 10x gain in field crew output and faster time to power across its growing portfolio.
Investor and Market Perspectives
Investors framed the funding as a response to rising electricity demand and constraints on new generation. Piva Capital Managing Partner Ricardo Angel said Planted reduces land, steel, and labor bottlenecks that slow projects down. Gigascale Capital Founding Partner Mike Schroepfer noted that moving solar construction from bespoke to manufactured unlocks far greater scale.
Planted serves developers, independent power producers, data center operators, and other large energy buyers with fixed delivery dates. Starting in 2027, the company plans to provide powered land that arrives with clean power, compact footprints, and no added strain on ratepayers. This approach is intended to make large loads net contributors to the grid rather than competitors for constrained capacity.
Organizational Growth and Long-Term Vision
The company is hiring across robotics, hardware, commercial, and field operations in Oakland and on project sites nationwide. Its stated long-term goal is terawatt-scale power deployment through repeatable, automated infrastructure built by a robotic fleet. That fleet is designed to become faster and more capable with every project, reinforcing the company's scaling strategy.
Planted's $31.8 million raise signals growing investor confidence in automated solar deployment as a solution to power bottlenecks. With a proven project portfolio, a rapidly scaling robotic fleet, and a 20 GW pipeline, the company is positioning itself to meet demand from data centers and other large energy users. Its progress from 10 MW in 2025 to a target of 100 MW in 2026 illustrates the pace of the planned expansion.