We're building a clean energy finance ecosystem where everyone can thrive.
We help you efficiently navigate tax credit investments.
Almost every renewable energy project benefits from receiving a structured tax credit investment (tax equity, transferability, hybrid, or direct pay).
CapeZero's modeling and deal analysis software provides project stakeholders with a platform to efficiently navigate these investments.
Get price discovery in a fraction of the time for more profitable capital markets outcomes.
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Screen deals in minutes and easily evaluate tax equity syndication and transferability.
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Our solution equips you with a quicker response to clients and a healthier business relationship.
Our Story
In 2017, co-founder Manish Hebbar experienced an eye-opening journey to Antarctica. While kayaking amongst seals, whales, and penguins — hundreds of miles from carbon-emitting power plants — he saw how a seemingly isolated landscape was exposed to climate change.
Manish refocused his efforts on solving one of the biggest bottlenecks for deploying wind and solar projects in the US: helping renewable energy companies to source and structure tax equity capital.
Then the industry approached a new point of inflection bolstered by legislation, corporate sentiment, and individual action.
After founding and successfully exiting his previous company, technical co-founder Sumit Chachra was in pursuit of impactful work to preserve a healthy planet for his 7-year old daughter. His exploration of climate tech solutions led him to learn more about tax credits, the catalyst for renewable energy.
When Manish met Sumit, they began charting how financial technology could unlock knowledge and empower the teams dealing with complexity and inefficiency.
CapeZero is born.
Meet the team
Manish has 15+ years of clean energy and tax credit financing experience as an advisor and investor. He has closed on over 60 clean energy deals of 11-gigawatt aggregate capacity across wind, solar, and storage assets.
Previously, he held roles as a Managing Director at CohnReznick Capital and tax equity investor at Bank of America and Citigroup.
Sumit has 18+ years of experience in product & technology. He previously co-founded the software firm Tivix, and his clients included Apple, Regional Finance, and VMware amongst others.
The firm was acquired by Kellton in 2018, where Sumit led the digital practice as the Global CTO.
Luis has 10+ years of financial modeling experience with 7+ years in renewable energy. He has closed on over 5-gigawatts of transactions in tax equity, debt, and M&A for solar, wind, and storage assets.
Previously he held roles at Onpeak Capital, CohnReznick Capital, and Mizuho Bank.
We’re a trusted team bringing together expertise in clean energy project finance, tax credits, modeling, and software.
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