Solara
Juan Carlos Castro has a diverse work experience in the financial industry. Juan Carlos is currently working as the Head of Financial Operations at Solara since May 2022. Prior to this, they held the position of Sr Financial Strategist at MD Partners from September 2020 to May 2022. From April 2018 to September 2020, Juan worked as a Financial Controller at Polygon Fintech Group. Before that, they served as the Gerente de Planeación Estratégica y Nuevos Proyectos at CAME – Centro de Apoyo al Microempresario from January 2017 to September 2020, and as a Gerente de Planeación Estratégica from November 2015 to April 2018. Juan's earlier experience includes roles such as Financial Planning & Analysis Manager at Cash Converters from February 2015 to November 2015, and Financial Planning Analyst from October 2012 to February 2015.
Juan Carlos Castro attended Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México from 2007 to 2012 where they earned a degree in Licenciatura en Negocios Internacionales. From 2015 to 2017, they pursued a Maestría in Finanzas, general at EGADE Business School.
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Solara
Solara is a B2B solar fintech company focused on building software and developing financial products to increase the adoption of solar in emerging markets. Solar and clean energy technologies are the cheapest form of energy in many emerging markets, but require up front capital to finance. The banking and financial sectors have been slow to innovate and haven’t built products designed for emerging markets. Local installers have substantial customer pipelines, but customers aren’t comfortable with long-term PPAs/loans. Solara offers software and multiple subscription-based and savings-oriented financial products for installers to pass on to their customers, enabling installers to grow more quickly and customers to save by going solar on terms they’re more comfortable with.