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Stardust Solar

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Stardust Solar

$2M raised, 30 franchise locations expanded, and a new recurring revenue stream launched under exclusive North American rights

$2M

Capital raised

Growth and expansion

30

Franchise locations

Expanded Canada and US

Stardust Solar

About

Stardust Solar is a diversified solar royalty company scaling renewable energy adoption across Canada and the U.S. Through its franchise network, training platform, and royalty-based business model, the company is building multiple recurring revenue streams across residential, commercial, and utility-scale markets.

Industry

Renewable Energy & Batteries

Headquarters

Burnaby, BC, Canada

Founded

2017

Stage

Public

Through strategic partnerships, investor relationships, leadership and dedicated advisory support, Stardust Solar has become the fastest growing solar franchisor in North America.

Mark Tadros

Founder & CEO

Stardust Solar needed to scale its franchise network in a crowded renewable energy market while strengthening investor confidence and expanding its long-term revenue model. To support growth, the company needed capital, stronger investor relations, strategic guidance, and new partnership opportunities that could improve earnings durability and unlock scalable recurring revenue.

ClimateDoor supported Stardust Solar across capital raising, investor relations, strategic advisory, and partnership development. We helped the company secure funding, strengthen relationships with investors, support CEO-level strategic planning, and introduce strategic partners that could improve governance and long-term growth. This included introducing MarkeDroid through the LCBA Canada program, helping line up a Canadian market entry pathway that led to Stardust securing exclusive North American rights to launch StarDroid, an AI-enabled residential energy optimization device.

Stardust Solar strengthened its position as a growing leader in the renewable energy franchise and solar royalty market. The result was stronger investor momentum, expanded franchise reach, improved strategic alignment, and the launch of a new royalty-style recurring revenue stream through StarDroid, introduced by ClimateDoor.

Capital raised

$2M

Franchise locations

30

Revenue achieved

$10M

ROI

10X

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