Number of Portfolio Companies 8
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    SolarCity
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
  • Number of Exits 

Lyndon Rive is the Co-Founder and CEO of SolarCity. He is a Co-Founded SolarCity in July 2006 with the goal of significantly reducing the cost of solar power and building a trusted national brand adopted by millions of homes. In its first full year of operation, SolarCity became the largest residential solar power provider in California, and by

early 2008, SolarCity was a full-service solar power company—providing design, financing, installation, monitoring and services. Lyndon has grown SolarCity has grown to over 300 employees , serving more than 300 communities in three states in its first two years of existence. Prior to SolarCity, Lyndon founded Everdream, an industry leader in software and services for large-scale distributed computer management. Lyndon negotiated the company's partnership with Dell Computer, which acquired Everdream in 2007. A lifelong entrepreneur, Lyndon founded his first company at the age of 17 in South Africa, and in his spare time has been a member of the U.S. National Underwater Hockey Team.

Number of Investments 10
Lyndon Rive has made 10 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Solarcycle on Jun 1, 2022, when Solarcycle raised
$6.6M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jun 1, 2022
Solarcycle
Seed Round - Solarcycle
$6.6M
Apr 15, 2022
Sonomotion
Yes
Series C - Sonomotion
$12.4M
Mar 9, 2022
AutoSled
Yes
Series A - AutoSled
$5M
Feb 15, 2022
Dequency
Seed Round - Dequency
$4.5M
Sep 23, 2021
Zola Electric
Private Equity Round - Zola Electric
$45M
Sep 4, 2019
Bellwether Coffee
Yes
Series B - Bellwether Coffee
$40M
Jul 30, 2019
Solana
Seed Round - Solana
Aug 27, 2018
Bellwether Coffee
Series A - Bellwether Coffee
$10M
Nov 18, 2015
SolarCity
No
Post-IPO Equity - SolarCity
$113M
Sep 15, 2006
SolarCity
Venture Round - SolarCity
$10M
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Lyndon Rive has exit - SolarCity.
  • SolarCity SolarCity provides solar energy services to homeowners, businesses, government, and non-profit organizations.
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 1
Lyndon Rive is the Co-Founder & CEO at SolarCity. Additionally, Lyndon Rive has had 1 past job as the Founder & Vice President at Everdream.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Everdream
Founder & Vice PresidentOct 1998Jul 2006
Number of News Articles 435
Funding RoundJun 1, 2022
Solarcycle raised $6,600,000 / Seed from Closed Loop Partners and 4 other investors
Funding RoundApr 15, 2022
Funding RoundMar 9, 2022
AutoSled raised $5,000,000 / Series A from Arcturus Capital and 5 other investors
Funding RoundFeb 15, 2022
Dequency raised $4,500,000 / Seed from Borderless Capital and 8 other investors
Funding RoundSep 23, 2021
Zola Electric raised $45,000,000 / Private Equity from DBL Partners and 6 other investors
NewsNov 17, 2019
Funding RoundSep 4, 2019
Bellwether Coffee raised $40,000,000 / Series B from Balius Partners and 11 other investors
NewsAug 13, 2019