QuantE Energy Raises $500K From TDV, Angels Investors for Clean Energy Push

QuantE Energy Tech, a cleantech startup focused on distributed solar and renewable energy solutions in the residential sector, has raised $500K in seed funding from Trillion Dollar Venture (TDV) Partners. In a press release, the company said it received this funding from TDV, an early-stage VC, with participation from angel investors including Raghunandan G, founder of Zolve and TaxiForSure; Amit Lakhotia, founder of Park+; Ankit Gupta, president at Brookfield and former CEO of OYO; and Hari Krishnan Nair, co-founder of Great Learning. It has also raised an undisclosed amount through debt and related instruments.

QuantE Energy explained that the latest investment will fuel the company's mission to democratize access to clean, affordable, and smart energy for the residential sector, especially housing societies in Indian metros and beyond.

The funding comes as India gears toward its ambitious renewable energy targets of 500 GW by 2030, with distributed solar playing a crucial role in the country's energy transition. Yet, most of India’s residential rooftop capacity remains untapped, with residential societies and individual homes facing challenges of upfront costs, poor servicing, limited awareness, and inconsistent project quality.

QuantE Plan 

QuantE addresses this by deploying AI and IoT-powered solutions along with innovative financial models that make clean energy adoption seamless, affordable, and scalable. Founded in 2024 by entrepreneurs Akshat Khare and Ankush Vashisht, the company's platform combines technology with financing models to target India's untapped $25 billion distributed solar opportunity.

“This investment accelerates our mission to bring clean energy to markets that have been largely overlooked," said Akshat Khare, Co-founder QuantE Energy Tech. "The solar industry has grown rapidly in large urban projects, but there’s still a huge gap in serving the residential segment and societies. These customers face real barriers—high upfront costs  and poor service and quality. We’re using technology to remove these barriers and make solar adoption easier—through AI/IoT-driven planning, smart monitoring, and flexible financing models that eliminate upfront costs, complex processes and make servicing absolutely seamless for residentials. Our goal is to make clean energy as accessible and reliable as any other essential service and bring transparency in the system."

QuantE’s Offering

For Residential societies and households

●       AI powered analysis & energy profiling – Significantly reduces planning and downtime from weeks to hours

●       Innovative financing models – Easier adoption

●       IoT-enabled smart monitoring – Real-time performance tracking & predictive maintenance

●       Community Solar/EV/ESS models – Shared energy for apartments and gated communities

●       Digital onboarding & rapid deployment – Making complex processes smoother enabling faster execution

While legacy players focus primarily on large-scale projects, QuantE says that it specifically targets India's residential societies, representing a massive untapped opportunity. The founding team brings deep expertise in energy technology, digital platforms, and financial innovation, enabling a truly tech-first approach to market challenges.

Supporting QuantE's Growth Plans 

QuantE has already deployed successful pilot projects for 13 societies across Mumbai, Pune & Delhi NCR with its cloud-based platform and AI-driven diagnostics showing promising early results.

QuantE explained that the seed funding will support its growth plans over the next 6-12 months, including expanding digital onboarding and going deeper in the top metros itself, launching community solar pilots, and strengthening financing partnerships with banks, NBFCs, and CSR programs. The company said it will also focus on building its proprietary solar+AI hardware/software stack for enhanced monitoring and optimization.

It further explained that the investment aligns with India's B2B solar market, which saw a growth at 15-17% CAGR, and the B2B2C segment expands at 18-20% CAGR through 2028. It explained that with government policies like PM-KUSUM and increasing corporate ESG commitments driving adoption, QuantE is positioned to capture significant market share in the fragmented distributed solar segment.