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Solar Mosaic is a solar project finance company based in Oakland, California. Founded in 2010, Solar Mosaic enables crowdfunding of loans for solar development projects. For that reason, some have referred to the company as "the Kickstarter for Solar". Through this model the company aims to democratize the social and environmental benefits of clean energy. Solar Mosaic is a certified B Corporation.

Early Projects
In 2011, Solar Mosaic financed five solar power plants through their zero-interest investment model. 400 people invested over $350,000 in these projects which created 73kW of clean solar energy for local community organizations --saving the organizations more than $600,000 on their utility bills while producing over 2,700 job hours for local workers.

Funding
Solar Mosaic raised $2.5 million in Series A funding in 2012 to grow their solar investment marketplace. Solar Mosaic was awarded an additional $2 million grant from the US Department of Energy as part of the SunShot Initiative.