In this episode, you are going to learn about a company reinventing our roofs, and turning them into a source of energy by installing solar-powered roofs and innovative façades that generate electricity without having to install traditional photovoltaic modules.

My guest today is Lech Kaniuk. Lech is a repeat entrepreneur who first founded OnlinePizza in Poland. This became part of Delivery Hero who IPO’ed in 2017.

After the IPO, Lech was on a trip to the Canary Islands with his brother and they saw the potential for turning roofs into a source of energy and providing homeowners with a clean energy source directly embedded in their house - instead of mounting unattractive looking solar panels on top of the tiles.

Their solution has been successful in places you might not immediately connect with sunlight - Sweden, Norway, Germany and Poland. It’s been proven to provide enough power for people to support their entire energy consumption, and even generate a surplus.

The company went from 10 employees in early 2020 to 130 employees at the end of 2022 and just raised €15M in a new round of funding. By the way, last time I checked, they’re looking for a COO to strengthen the top management team as they expand to new markets.

Listen to this episode to figure out how the team at Sunroof is rewriting the rules of an industry that has not been reinvented for a long time. And stay until the end to hear the learnings Lech draws from this experience and the previous one in online delivery startups, which can help you as a founder, investor or business operator in the Climate Tech space.

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I hope you enjoy my discussion with Lech Kaniuk.