The Series A funding came from Israel Cleantech Ventures, which provided the money to BrightView in mid-2008. Hasso Palttner Ventures in Germany is another investor.
What we know is that BrightView thinks its technology can fix some shortcomings in solar cell production. But whether that means the company is developing equipment or software remains to be seen. The company, which isn't disclosing its technology, plans to launch its first product this year.
The market already has large equipment makers, including GT Solar and Applied Materials. But we haven’t heard much from software companies that develop tools to improve solar cell manufacturing.
In the semiconductor industry, which shares similar manufacturing processes as the solar industry, a plethora of large and startup companies have developed software to monitor and analyze manufacturing performances.
Rudolph Technologies (NSDQ: RTEC), a Flanders, N.J.-based software developer in the semiconductor industry, launched a solar manufacturing software suite earlier this month.
Could BrightView be doing something similar?
