Aerem Solutions secures Rs 136 crore in Pre-series-B funding

Aerem Solutions, a digital infrastructure platform for distributed solar energy, has raised $15 million (Rs136 crore) in Pre-series-B led by SMBC Asia Rising Fund, the venture capital arm of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), with continued participation from existing institutional investors, British International Investment (BII), The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC), Blume Ventures, Avaana Capital, Riverwalk Holdings, and SE Ventures (Schneider Electric venture arm).

Commenting on the development, Anand Jain, Founder and CEO of Aerem Solutions, said the company is addressing long-standing inefficiencies in the solar market by unifying critical functions onto a single platform. “By integrating finance, design, procurement and monitoring into a single digital infrastructure, we are removing the ‘trust deficit’ that has historically fragmented the market. This funding enables us to provide the tools our EPC partners need to execute high-quality projects at national scale,” Jain said.

Aerem has enabled more than 1,200 MW of solar capacity across the country and financed over 2,000 solar projects for MSMEs, homeowners and EPC partners.


These installations are expected to generate lifetime energy cost savings of approximately $ 2.5 billion.

The company has also established a robust pan-India presence, with a network of over 3,200 verified installation partners operating across more than 150 cities. This ecosystem allows Aerem to support solar adoption at scale while maintaining quality and transparency across projects.

Beyond financial and operational impact, Aerem’s projects have delivered measurable environmental benefits.

Collectively, the enabled installations are estimated to avoid nearly 35 million tonnes of lifetime CO₂ emissions—equivalent to planting around 80 million fully grown trees—reinforcing the company’s role in advancing India’s clean energy and climate goals.

With the new funding, Aerem plans to further deepen its digital infrastructure, expand partner capabilities, and accelerate the adoption of distributed solar solutions across the country, it said.