If you have ever tried to leverage utility or government rebates for a home improvement project, you understand the problem. Confusing requirements, tedious applications, and limited support — tens of billions in incentives exist on paper, but in practice they are slow, fragmented, and hard to access.
Today, we’re excited to invest in Resolv as they automate contractor workflows, starting with rebates. Sam Ruderman brings deep experience managing and implementing energy programs, and Shane Smith brings cutting-edge AI software expertise to transform complex workflows into automated workflows. Together, they are unlocking incentive dollars for every building owner and contractor in America.
The Opportunity
Massive capital, low utilization: Thousands of incentive programs exist across utility, local, state, and federal providers — and even the most widely used databases only scratch the surface. The majority of rebates go unclaimed due to complexity.
Admin is the bottleneck: Contractors have to spend hours on rebate paperwork for every project, and most simply opt out.
Clear pull from the market: in 2025, their first year in market, Resolv claimed approximately $10M in rebates for contractors.
What Resolv Actually Builds
Think of Resolv as rebate automation delivered as software:
AI document intake: Pulls invoices, permits, and photos directly from CRMs and extracts required data.
Incentive matching: Identifies all applicable rebates across utility, local, regional, state, and federal programs.
Form automation: Auto-fills program-specific applications and flags missing requirements.
Submission and tracking: A single interface to submit and monitor application status for all rebates for all jobs.
Resolv’s key innovation is that it meets contractors where they’re at - nothing new to create or learn - and removes the work they already hate.
Rebates only matter if they actually get used. We believe Resolv can unlock incentive adoption at scale by turning paperwork into infrastructure and making affordability part of every bid.
If you’re building at the intersection of construction, climate, and real-world workflow automation, our inbox is always open. For now, we’re proud to welcome Resolv to the Redbud ecosystem.
