// startup autopsy
Solpad
The solar gadget that promised the sun and delivered nothing.
productSilent Shutdown
Quiet closure with no public announcement
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Solpad founded in San Diego to build integrated portable solar-plus-storage consumer units for off-grid and backup power.
FUNDING
Raised $3M seed round and launched crowdfunding campaign raising hundreds of thousands with pledges for $3,500 SolPad units.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
Multiple missed shipping deadlines disclosed to backers as Asian manufacturing partners reported quality yield failures in bifacial panel integration.
SHUTDOWN
Solpad dissolved quietly in 2020 having never shipped production units to crowdfunding backers or retail customers.