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SolarEdge: a short history

Power optimizers that tune each solar panel, feeding one inverter.

SolarEdge milestones: 2006 Founded; 2010 Commercial shipments begin; 2015 Listed on NASDAQ2006Founded2010Commercialshipments begin2015Listed on NASDAQ
Milestones, as the sources below describe them. Drawing: IES

Five founders

SolarEdge was founded in 2006 by Guy Sella, Lior Handelsman, Yoav Galin, Meir Adest and Amir Fishelov. It was incorporated in Delaware and is based in Herzliya, Israel.

Sources: Globes: SolarEdge files for Nasdaq IPO (2015) SolarEdge: Investor FAQs SolarEdge IPO prospectus, March 2015 (SEC EDGAR)

Optimizers plus an inverter

SolarEdge’s approach is a small power optimizer at each panel that gets the most out of it, paired with an inverter that turns the DC into AC for the home, plus online monitoring. It began commercial shipments in 2010.

Sources: SolarEdge IPO prospectus, March 2015 (SEC EDGAR) SolarEdge: Investor FAQs

Going public

On March 25, 2015, SolarEdge priced its initial public offering, and its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol SEDG.

Sources: SolarEdge: Investor FAQs SolarEdge IPO prospectus, March 2015 (SEC EDGAR)

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