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Founded by a biologist and an architect, our team has exemplified the power of interdisciplinary collaboration from its beginning. We believe that sewage offers a unique opportunity to make public health more data-driven and effective and that the best technologists can improve society, not just your photo filters. We believe that building cutting-edge technology that positively impacts our world requires collaboration across many disciplines with people from all walks of life. We equally value the perspective of technical experts and community stakeholders. We believe in radical transparency both internally and with our customers. We commit to creating a data ecosystem that respects the privacy of individuals and communities.

We believe people are at their best when they’re living free from the burden of energy costs. The sun is the energy source of all life on earth, yet humanity captures almost none of what if offers. To close that gap, Optivolt builds solar systems that think — designed with aerospace power electronics inside to make solar more powerful, reliable, and cost effective than ever. Optivolt's Breakthrough: We realized deep integration between solar panels and power electronics unlocks an entirely new design space for innovation. This led us to inventing the Power Balancer (19 patents issued, 27 pending), an advanced power electronics device which embeds inside solar panels. Balancers work by shuffling power from stronger to weaker zones in the panel to keep power flowing, maximizing energy output and reliability. Performance vs. $8B market leader: • Up to 6x higher power output in real-world conditions • 40% lower equipment cost, 50% faster to install • 4x less failure points, while eliminating hotspots (#1 solar failure mode) Optivolt's development is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy.