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Raptor Maps

Raptor Maps builds software to manage the solar PV lifecycle.

raptormaps.com
HQ: Somerville, MA, USA; Remote
51-200
Industrials

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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Aug 16, 2026

Overview

Raptor Maps is a solar software company that provides asset management and lifecycle management software for solar owners, operators, EPCs, and O&M teams. Its platform combines analytics, machine learning, automation, and inspection workflows to help customers improve solar performance, reduce risk, and increase financial returns.

Primary product

Raptor Solar Platform / Raptor Solar Sentry for solar asset and inspection management

Founded

2015

Headquarters

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Team size

51-200

Work style

Remote

Industry

Software Development

Sub-industry

Solar asset management software

Offices

Somerville, MA, United States
Distributed workforce across the United States, Canada, Spain, and Australia

Business model

B2B SaaS
enterprise software
usage/solution-based software services

Funding

Stage

Series C

Total raised

$62.2M

Latest round

Series C · Dec 2024

Latest amount

$35M

Series C

Dec 2024 · Maverix Private Equity

$35M

Series B

Apr 2022 · MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. (MKB)

$22M

Grant

Oct 2020 · Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

$100K

Series A

Aug 2020 · Buoyant Ventures

$5M

Seed Round

Jun 2019 · Blue Bear Capital

Venture Round

Dec 2016 · Commercial Drone Fund

People & investors

Leadership

Nikhil Vadhavkar

President and CEO

Eddie Obropta

Co-founder and CTO

Kevin Krachman

Chief Financial Officer

James Wagstaff

Chief Revenue Officer

Leo Kim

Director of Marketing and Growth

Kristy Wagner

Director, Customer Success

Mike Davey

VP of Product

Kate Suslovic

Operations Manager

Sara Smith

Operations Manager

Greg Adam

Account Director

Founders

Forrest Meyen

Investors

Blue Bear Capital
Buoyant Ventures
Commercial Drone Fund
Congruent Ventures
Data Point Capital
DNV
ENGIE New Ventures
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co. (MKB)
MacKinnon, Bennett & Company (MKB)
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Maverix Private Equity
Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
Powerhouse Ventures
Y Combinator

Work & culture

Remote-first company with twice-yearly offsites; public evidence emphasizes collaboration, product innovation, and mission-driven work in clean energy.

Work style

Remote

Compensation

No clear public compensation bands were found. Public signals suggest hiring across engineering, field operations, and marketing roles, but salary details were not exposed in the sources reviewed.

Product & market

Pricing

Not publicly disclosed; appears to be enterprise SaaS with solution-based pricing.

Differentiators

  • —Combines solar lifecycle management, analytics, and inspection workflows in one platform
  • —Strong focus on drone/robotics-enabled inspections and automated analytics
  • —Claims digitization and optimization of 150+ GW across 50+ countries
  • —Founded by MIT engineers
  • —Uses machine learning and automation to support solar operations and maintenance

Technology

graphql
qgis
airtable
python
asana
react
javascript
ruby
java
hubspot
arcgis
linux
typescript
aws lambda
figma
postgresql
terraform
docker
lever
google workspace`,`slack`,`salesforce`,`kubernetes`],

Customers

Solar owners
Solar operators
EPC contractors
O&M providers
Independent engineers
Utility-scale solar companies
Commercial and industrial solar companies
Portfolio owners
Asset managers

Competitors

Solargis
DNV solar software offerings
Array Technologies / inspection ecosystem partners
Similar solar O&M and asset management platforms

Scale & contact

Estimated monthly visits

7.8K

Traffic estimate as of May 2026

Latest news

GameChange Solar Partners with Raptor Maps to Deliver First Integrated Solar Tracker Monitoring + Robotic Inspection System

PR Newswire · May 2026

Raptor Maps and GameChange Solar launched an integrated tracker-monitoring and robotic-inspection system that creates a feedback loop between GeniusVision and Sentry to reduce manual inspections and speed corrective action.

GameChange, Raptor Maps partner on automated solar plant monitoring system

PV Tech · May 2026

Coverage of the GameChange partnership highlighted autonomous drone deployment from tracker signals and the companies’ claim that the system reduces losses and improves O&M response times.

Raptor Maps: High-Frequency Robotic Inspections Improve Solar Output

TaiyangNews · Mar 2026

The 2026 Global Solar Report emphasized robotics, labor gaps, higher non-conformance rates, and materially better performance at sites using docked autonomous drones.

US solar assets lose average $5,070 per MW from power losses

pv magazine International · Feb 2026

Raptor Maps’ 2026 Global Solar Report analyzed 373 GW of U.S. solar assets, estimating average 2025 power loss at 5.08% and annualized revenue loss at $5,070 per MW.

How Raptor Maps crossed the Valley of Death

Latitude Media · Jan 2025

Profiled the company’s commercialization push after its $35M Series C and described its transition from inspection analytics into a broader solar asset management platform.

AboutApp loginBlog / newsCareersContactGitHub orgHomepageKnowledge HubLinkedIn companyLinkedIn company page
SourcesRaptor Maps website / Exa company profileRaptor Maps press release: Series C financingRaptor Maps press release: Series B financingRaptor Maps blog: prior funding round announcementLinkedIn company page

Jobs and careers at Raptor Maps

2 jobs at Raptor Maps

Director of Customer Success

On-site
Operations
Somerville, MA
4d ago
On-site
Full-time
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Drone Operator

On-site
Operations
Hybrid (United States); Atlanta, GA; Richmond, VA; Los Angeles, CA
6mo ago
On-site
Contract
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