Jonah Greenberger
Co‑founder of Bright — residential solar for emerging markets
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San Francisco, California
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Joined August 2025
Summary
Founder focused on deploying capital-efficient residential solar in emerging markets. Jonah co‑founded Bright to provide subscription/financing products and a software-enabled installer workflow that lowers installation costs and credit risk, with early growth and fundraising from YC and prominent seed investors. medium+2
Background in large‑scale energy and corporate investing shaped his approach. Jonah spent multiple years at Chevron building out renewable energy investment and project development work, which he cites as providing industry context and an understanding of commercialization timelines that informed Bright’s financing and go‑to‑market choices. alejandrocremades+1
Active in the early‑stage investor ecosystem as a scout and angel participant. Jonah has participated in Kleiner Perkins' scout program and First Round Capital's Angel Track, surfacing deals and advising early founders while continuing to run Bright. prnewswire+1
Public storyteller and YC alum who communicates product and fundraising lessons. He has written about Bright’s seed raise and appeared in interviews and Stanford/industry forums describing the operational and financing challenges of scaling distributed solar in unfamiliar markets. medium+2
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Bright raises $4M to bring solar to the developing world
August 1, 2015Medium post by Jonah describing Bright's mission, product approach, financing model for installers, and the company's seed round and early strategy.
Interview: He Raised $100 Million To Bring Subscription-Based Solar Power Solutions To Homes And Local Businesses In Mexico
Long-form interview/profile covering Jonah's background, time at Chevron, founding Bright, fundraising and scaling capital-intensive energy businesses (interview on Alejandro Cremades' site).