SolarBuilders
Homeowners size their system on a free calculator, then get matched with vetted installers across the country.
The problem
Nigerian homeowners going solar face two unknowns at once: what system they actually need, and which installer will not disappear after taking a deposit. The market had directories and it had vendors. It did not have verification, and it did not have a sizing tool anyone would trust.
What I did
- Built the funnel around a free sizing calculator — answer the technical question first, earn the right to make the match second.
- Defined the verification standard that separates a listed builder from a vetted one, since the whole proposition rests on it.
- Ran founding supply-side outreach to established Nigerian solar companies to seed the directory with credible installers.
- Positioned free listings for builders to solve the cold-start problem before charging anyone.
Where it landed
Free
calculator as the top of funnel
1st
verified solar marketplace in Nigeria
Stack & tools
Next.jsSizing calculatorSupabaseVercel
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