Startup · $6m raised

MetroElectro

installs, owns and operates rooftop solar and battery systems on commercial and industrial buildings under subscription agreements

Melbourne, VIC

Investors

Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round MetroElectro raised.

Investor	Rounds	Invested
Ecotone Partners	Venture debt	$4,000,000
EnergyLab	Accelerator	-
The Planet Fund	Unnamed stage	-
Wavemaker Impact	Unnamed stage · Pre-seed	$1,000,000

What MetroElectro bought

Companies MetroElectro acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.

Company	Kind	Announced	Price	Sources
MetroElectro is not recorded as having acquired anything.

Name	Role	Sources
Lloyd Heinrich	Founder	Startup Daily (21 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (17 Nov 2025)

Coverage

Stories naming MetroElectro. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

Funding announcement

ARENA-backed accelerator selects 'hardware' climate tech startups

EnergyLab unveils ten hardware-focused climate tech startups joining its 2026 Climate Solutions Accelerator, supported by $1.64 million from ARENA; alumni Infravision, Renewable Metals, Orkestra and Amber later received ARENA funding.

ARENA 7 Aug 2026 AGRA Farming Technologies Alt. Leather Aspiring Materials CATCH Power DC3 Tech EVX Australia Loop Hydrometallurgy Magnefy MetroElectro OzAmmonia Amber Electric EnergyLab InfraVision Orkestra Renewable Metals UNSW Darren Miller Megan Fisher

Funding announcement

“Every tool in the kit:” From kerbside EV charging to microgrid building, 10 companies line up for funding, incubation

EnergyLab names ten hardware-focused climate tech companies joining its 2026 Climate Solutions Accelerator, which pairs seed investment with a six-month program. Several hold government grants, and Catch Power's 2024 purchase of Solar Analytics is recalled.

Also RenewEconomy

23 deals

Cheque-in: 17 ANZ startups – plus Brooki and The Memo – raised $59.61 million this week

A weekly roundup of funding deals by Australian and New Zealand startups, spanning baked goods, retail, health AI, beverages, edtech, solar, legal tech, and Western Australian medical research grants.

Startup Daily 21 Nov 2025 ArthoLase Biotome Pty Ltd Curtin University DermR Health Research WA Pty Ltd Dispute Buddy Edrolo Hopr Materia Health Medow Health AI MetroElectro Murdoch University Pretect Devices Pty Ltd ProGenis Pharmaceuticals Proteomics International Pty Ltd Respirion Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd Teacher's Buddy The Kids Research Institute Australia The Memo University of Western Australia Centre for Child Health Research Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Matildas Morgans Redbubble The Wine Collective Co Ventures Ecotone Partners Epic Angels Exhort Ventures Flying Fox Ventures Giant Leap Innovation Seed Fund Pier 12 Capital Saniel Ventures Soul Capital Techstars Sydney WA Future Health Research and Innovation Fund Wavemaker Impact Chris Titley John Bromley Dr Johnny Wu Dr Michael Boyer Dr Michael Solomon Sue Read Dame Theresa Gattung Ben Sze Joel Freiberg Jose Ramirez Josh Freiberg Kate Casey Laz Siapantas Lloyd Heinrich Matt Abraham Phoebe Simmonds

3 deals

Business solar startup MetroElectro raises $1 million

Melbourne solar startup MetroElectro has landed $1 million from Wavemaker Impact plus $4 million in debt from Ecotone Partners, adding to its 2024 pre-seed, to put panels on commercial rooftops.

Startup Daily 17 Nov 2025 MetroElectro Aramex Redbubble The Wine Collective Ecotone Partners The Planet Fund Wavemaker Impact Lloyd Heinrich

Also Startup Daily

4 deals

Manufacturing news briefs — stories you might have missed

Roundup of short industry items: Element 25 and Vaxxas win US government grants, Orthocell gets an R&D refund, Convergence Medical completes its Series A, and Monique Conheady takes a Hysata board seat.