Merlin Solar Technologies, Inc.
Flexible, lightweight integrated photovoltaic energy systems for mobile and stationary applications
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- SAN JOSE, CA
- Founded
- 2016
- Latest Form D
- $16.1M, Jan 2026
- Total capital
- $26.3M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $26.3M
- 2 Form D · last Jan 2026
- 9 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 11
- 10 pending · first 2017
- Rank in peer group#16 of 108
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$16.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$10.2M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 108 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Granted patents#16 · top 15%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Ajay ShahDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Alberto M. de LarrazabalDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Alok H. SindherDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Chi H. MillerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Gopal PrabhuExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ian Francois Van ReepinghhenExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 13 people
- Kendall Brandon CombsExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- KS JangbahadurDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark H. RayfieldDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark Robert H. UyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mukesh PatelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Robert BrainardExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Venkatesan MuraliExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 11 granted of 21- GrantedMethod For Blackening An Electrical ConduitUSPTOUS 12,615,011
- GrantedMethod For Blackening A Metallic ArticleUSPTOUS 11,588,064
- GrantedMethod For Blackening An Electrical ConduitUSPTOUS 11,558,010
Show all 21 patent records
- Method For Blackening An Electrical ConduitApr 28, 2026 · US 12,615,011Granted
- Method For Blackening A Metallic ArticleFeb 21, 2023 · US 11,588,064Granted
- Method For Blackening An Electrical ConduitJan 17, 2023 · US 11,558,010Granted
- Photovoltaic Cell Having A Coupled Expanded Metal ArticleMay 31, 2022 · US 11,349,040Granted
- Method For Blackening A Metallic ArticleJan 5, 2021 · US 10,886,424Granted
- Photovoltaic Cell Having A Coupled Expanded Metal ArticleJun 2, 2020 · US 10,672,927Granted
- Cell-to-cell InterconnectNov 7, 2019 · Application 16030766Pending
- Solar Cell BondingSep 10, 2019 · US 10,411,152Granted
- Photovoltaic Cell Having A Coupled Expanded Metal ArticleJan 15, 2019 · US 10,181,542Granted
- Cell-to-cell InterconnectDec 28, 2017 · Application 15192576Pending
- Photovoltaic Module With Flexible CircuitDec 12, 2017 · US 9,842,945Granted
- Photovoltaic ModuleOct 5, 2017 · Application 15630763Pending
- Photovoltaic Module With Flexible CircuitJun 20, 2017 · US 9,685,568Granted
- Solder Application Method And ApparatusFeb 21, 2017 · US 9,573,214Granted
- Free-Standing Metallic Article With Expansion SegmentMay 14, 2015 · Application 14079544Pending
- Cell-to-cell InterconnectApplication PCTUS2017036963Pending
- Solar Cell BondingApplication 62354976Pending
- Solar Cell BondingApplication PCTUS2017067608Pending
- Method For Blackening A Metallic ArticleApplication 62694644Pending
- Method For Blackening A Metallic ArticleApplication 62743178Pending
- Method For Blackening A Metallic ArticleApplication PCTUS2019039436Pending
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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