# Base Power: robotics company

Canonical ID: `eb6a8ecd-043b-438e-898e-03927c602450`

## Key facts

- **Total funding:** [$2.5B](/investors.md) ([see investors](/investors.md))
- **Valuation:** [$13B (Aug 2026)](/valuations.md) ([see valuations ranking](/valuations.md))
- **Install rate:** 8 MWh/day
- **VPP deal:** 100 MW with CoServ
- **Lease price:** $19/month
- **Batteries installed:** 23,000+ across Texas and Chicago
- **Homes deployed:** 30,000+
- **MWh deployed:** 500+ MWh
- **VPP capacity:** 200+ MW across 3 utility programs
- **Factory:** Factory 1, Austin TX
- **Expansion:** Texas + Illinois

- **Slug:** base-power
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2023
- **HQ:** Austin, Texas, USA
- **Valuation of record:** $13B (Company-claimed, as of Aug 2026; Priced round: [Series D post-money](https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/zach-dell-is-raising-money-to-put-a-battery-in-your-backyard-cd7e52e8)) · [see valuations ranking](/valuations.md)

## Models

- [Base Power Home Battery](/models/base-power-home-battery.md) (other) (id: `c5717e2f-12da-4e32-b2e4-dc4a27592ffb`)

## Current leadership (4)

- [Zach Dell](/people/zach-dell.md) CEO & Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Zach Dell](/people/zach-dell.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Justin Lopas](/people/justin-lopas.md) Co-founder (secondary-verified)
- [Justin Lopas](/people/justin-lopas.md) COO (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (3)

- [Base Power x CoServ VPP](/partnerships/base-power-x-coserv-vpp.md) with CoServ _deployment_
- [Base Power x El Paso Electric VPP](/partnerships/base-power-x-el-paso-electric-vpp.md) with El Paso Electric _deployment_
- [Base Power x Austin Energy VPP](/partnerships/base-power-x-austin-energy-vpp.md) with Austin Energy _deployment_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Base Power?

Home battery and virtual power plant (VPP) company co-founded by [Zach Dell](/people/zach-dell) (CEO, son of Michael Dell) and [Justin Lopas](/people/justin-lopas) (COO) in 2023. Raised $2.5B total including $1B Series C (Oct 2025) and $1B Series D (Aug 2026) at $13B valuation. Installing 8 MWh/day of home batteries across Texas and Chicago. 100 MW VPP deal with CoServ. Leases batteries for $19/month.

### What does Base Power make?

Base Power has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Base Power Home Battery (Base Power builds physical robots).

### Is Base Power publicly traded?

No. Base Power is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Base Power?

Base Power is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Base Power headquartered?

Base Power is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA.

### Who owns Base Power?

Base Power is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Where does Base Power operate robots?

Base Power is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (2)

1. https://dallasinnovates.com/after-expanding-in-dfw-base-power-raises-1b-to-take-its-battery-model-beyond-texas/
2. https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/zach-dell-is-raising-money-to-put-a-battery-in-your-backyard-cd7e52e8

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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