Support GridFlora’s Launch
A project incubated through Shepherd’s Garden, GridFlora is an in-development hybrid software platform born out of our pursuit of solutions for the solar grazing and agrivoltaic industries that overlap needs of the solar industry. Our purpose is creating gap-filling tools to help the solar industry unlock more value from the land beneath the panels.
The Problem: Missing the Upside
Existing tools lack capability to forecast energy yield + financial impacts from vegetative groundcover choices, leading to incomplete modeling, with potential revenue swings of 10% or higher based on the vegetation strategy!
Without optimization, solar sites are leaving blind money on the table, or worse, losing money to increased O&M costs!
The Solution
GridFlora is a vegetation-aware ROI engine, integrating climate, soil, and vegetation science to produce clear profitability insights with tools that make dual-use solar more than just compliance or novelty, but investable and sustainable.
Developers and engineers can forecast how vegetation choices impact energy yield, O&M costs, eco-credit eligibility, and overall solar project profitability.
Asset managers can assess whether re-planting or retrofitting improves project ROI.
Enables consultants, nonprofits, and farmers to evaluate grassroots solar projects and share their opportunities with developers in their region.
Why Your Support Matters
We’re preparing to spin GridFlora out of Shepherd’s Garden into its own company. We have started development of our MVP and earliest product, and have traction with a technical cofounder, scientific/academic partners, and solar developers prepared to participate in piloting and data integration.
Our sales channel partner provides warm-intro access to 200+ GW of developer portfolios - even 1-2% penetration supports our 5-year goals!
Contribute today to support our early stage and stay close to the deal flow!
Incorporation and legal filings
IP transfer and protection
Early steps with our MVP build-out and pilot projects
Your support helps us take critical steps to bring GridFlora to life.
How to Contribute
Choose the option that works best for you:
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Every contribution helps us move faster. Leave your address in the comment box below to receive a personal thank you!
Important Note
Contributions through this page are support donations, not investments. They do not represent ownership, equity, or financial return in the GridFlora project.
For those interested in formal investment opportunities, we are preparing a pre-seed equity round. A confidential slide deck is available and we are happy to discuss details with serious investors.
Please leave your contact information below or reach us on LinkedIn.