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Bright (YC W15) — Sunrun for the developing world

Bright is Mexico’s #1 residential solar provider (think Sunrun for the developing world, starting first in Mexico). We provide the financing and software that enable thousands of student ambassadors and retail promoters to offer cheaper electricity to homes at no upfront cost, and we work with our network of hundreds of local installers and distributors to satisfy the resulting demand.

Bright is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2015 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Sunrun for the developing world. The founder listed is Jonah Greenberger (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 17, 2014).

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Bright

New accelerator entry · 2014-11-17 · the record

Winter 2015
batch
100
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2015
Announced2014-11-17
StageGrowth
StatusActive
Team size100
IndustryIndustrials
Sub-industryIndustrials -> Energy
SectorsFintech, Solar Power, Climate
RegionsUnited States of America, Mexico, America / Canada, Latin America, Remote, Fully Remote
BasedNew York City, NY, USA; Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico; Remote
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.thinkbright.mx

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Bright is Mexico’s #1 residential solar provider (think Sunrun for the developing world, starting first in Mexico). We provide the financing and software that enable thousands of student ambassadors and retail promoters to offer cheaper electricity to homes at no upfront cost, and we work with our network of hundreds of local installers and distributors to satisfy the resulting demand. Our first market is Mexico, which has more sun, higher electricity rates, and lower labor costs than the US. Bright's investors include First Round Capital, Y Combinator, and other top Silicon Valley firms.

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