Green Prophet · Feb 2026
Profiles Astro’s land-and-grid-selection approach, notes Y Combinator backing, and says the company closed about $500K in pre-seed funding in April 2025.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Astro Energy (also branded as Astro) is a Y Combinator-backed AI energy developer that uses proprietary models to find and acquire land for utility-scale renewable projects, de-risk grid interconnection, and sell development-ready solar and battery storage projects to larger energy companies, with an initial focus on Texas.
Primary product
AI-driven renewable energy project development platform for utility-scale solar and battery storage
Founded
2024
Headquarters
New York City, New York, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Utilities
Sub-industry
Utility-scale renewable energy project development
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Pre-Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Mar 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Mar 2025 · Y Combinator
Investors
Public materials emphasize being honest and direct, avoiding jargon, and prioritizing quality over quantity, strong fundamentals, and long-term partnerships with communities and landowners.
Benefits
Pricing
Land-lease partnerships and project sale economics; no public pricing published
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
≈$220K ARR (estimated, 2025)
Estimated monthly visits
519
Green Prophet · Feb 2026
Profiles Astro’s land-and-grid-selection approach, notes Y Combinator backing, and says the company closed about $500K in pre-seed funding in April 2025.
Forbes · Jan 2026
Forbes profile identifying Alex Fuster as cofounder of Astro Energy and summarizing the company’s AI-driven renewable project development model.
Stanford Sustainability · Dec 2025
Stanford article highlighting Alex Fuster’s background and Astro Energy’s mission, including the company’s use of AI to identify and acquire land for renewable projects.
Y Combinator · Feb 2025
YC launch describing Astro’s product, problem statement, and founder background; includes the public founder email alex@astroenergy.ai.