Which startups have raised the most funding in the power grid market?

Last updated: 13 July 2026

A constantly refreshed ranking of the top startups in the power grid market, ranked by cumulative funding raised

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This list tracks the most funded startups in the power grid market, from grid software and flexibility platforms to transformers, sensors, conductors, and digital twins.

We update this list every month so investors, founders, and operators can follow how capital is moving across power grid infrastructure.

The ranking is based on cumulative funding raised, using the most reliable public information available for each company.

A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded startup Kraken Technologies, $1.0B raised
Second most funded startup Smart Wires, $342M raised
Largest funding round Kraken Technologies, $1.0B strategic growth equity round in December 2025
Median funding $29M
Share of funding captured by the top 10 About 50.7%
Median time since last round About 28 months
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 20 startups
Power grid startups with $100M+ raised 11 startups
Power grid funding captured by top 10 About $2.68B
Power grid companies still active 67 startups

Top startups in the power grid market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the power grid market based on the total amount of funding they have raised to date.

The table also includes the total number of funding rounds, the date and size of the latest round, the financing type (e.g. Series A, equity financing), key investors, the startup’s current status (active, IPO, acquired, or shut down), and a confidence score based on the data collected (we excluded startups with very low data confidence, to make sure everything is reliable).

# Startup What They Do Total Raised ($) Total Rounds Last Round Date Last Round Amount ($) Last Round Type Key Investors Current Stage Confidence
1 Kraken Technologies Utility operating system software $1.0B 1 December 2025 $1.0B Strategic growth equity D1 Capital Partners, Ontario Teachers’, Fidelity International Active Strong
2 Smart Wires Grid power-flow control systems $342M 6 January 2025 $65M Growth equity BP Energy Partners, Keystone Group Active Partial
3 Uplight Customer-led grid flexibility platform $255M 3 March 2025 $30M Series A / strategic Schneider Electric, Coatue, Rubicon Technology Partners Acquired Partial
4 Heron Power Solid-state grid transformers $183M 3 February 2026 $140M Series B Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group Active Strong
5 Trilliant Smart grid communications platform $171M 4 December 2010 Undisclosed Early-stage / strategic UMC Capital, GE, MissionPoint Active Partial
6 AutoGrid Virtual power plant software $160M 7 October 2021 $85M Series D-2 SE Ventures, Schneider Electric Acquired Partial
7 Utilidata Embedded AI for power infrastructure $156M 6 May 2026 $40M Series C extension Renown Capital Partners, Keyframe Capital Active Strong
8 Urbint Utility risk mitigation AI $144M 5 October 2024 $35M Growth Equity S2G Ventures, Energize Capital, Blue Bear Capital Acquired Partial
9 eSmart Systems AI grid inspection software $136M 10 October 2024 $33M Series B / growth equity TiLT Capital, Quanta Services, Arosa Capital Active Partial
10 Neara Infrastructure digital twin software $129M 5 February 2026 $64M Series D TCV, Partners Group, EQT Active Strong
11 VEIR Superconducting power delivery systems $110M 3 January 2025 $75M Series B Munich Re Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, National Grid Partners Active Full
12 Gridware Grid monitoring sensors $97M 4 November 2025 $55M Series B Tiger Global, Generation Investment Management, Sequoia Capital Active Full
13 Reactive Technologies Grid stability measurement tools $95M 11 May 2024 $31M Series D M&G Catalyst, BGF, Breakthrough Energy Ventures Active Partial
14 Amperesand Solid-state transformers $92M 2 November 2025 $80M Series A Walden Catalyst Ventures, Temasek, Industry Ventures Active Full
15 AiDash Satellite AI infrastructure analytics $92M 3 April 2024 $59M Series C Lightrock, Lightsmith Group, Marubeni Active Strong
16 OhmConnect Residential energy flexibility platform $90M 5 June 2022 $55M Series D ClearSky, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, TELUS Ventures Active Partial
17 Bidgely Utility customer energy analytics $88M 7 September 2021 $26M Strategic financing Moore Strategic Ventures, Accurant International, Future Energy Ventures Active Strong
18 TS Conductor Advanced transmission line conductors $85M 2 July 2024 $60M Series B / growth equity Wellington Management, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, National Grid Partners Active Full
19 Origami Energy Distributed energy trading software $82M 4 June 2021 $29M Series C Barclays, Octopus Ventures, Aggreko Active Strong
20 Sympower Grid flexibility platform $81M 9 September 2025 $22M Series B1 extension A&G ETTF, EIF, Activate Capital Active Strong
21 DG Matrix Solid-state power routers $80M 2 February 2026 $60M Series A Engine Ventures, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Helios Climate Ventures Active Full
22 LiveEO Satellite infrastructure monitoring $79M 3 May 2026 $33M Growth equity / first close Helantic, b2venture, European Innovation Council Active Strong
23 Tantalus Systems Utility grid communications software $78M 7 February 2026 $15M Public offering ATB Cormark, public investors IPO Partial
24 WeaveGrid EV-grid integration software $78M 3 December 2024 $28M Strategic equity Woven Capital, Activate Capital, Salesforce Ventures Active Full
25 Nuvve Vehicle-to-grid charging platform $77M 4 December 2025 $5M Series A Preferred EDF Renewables, Toyota Tsusho, Newborn Acquisition IPO Partial
26 GridBeyond AI demand flexibility platform $72M 4 April 2024 $55M Series C Alantra Klima, Energy Impact Partners, Mirova Active Strong
27 ConnectDER Meter-collar DER interconnection $70M 4 December 2024 $35M Series D Decarbonization Partners, MassMutual Ventures, Clean Energy Ventures Active Full
28 Voltus Distributed energy resource platform $66M 3 May 2021 $31M Series C Activate Capital, NGP Energy Technology Partners, Prelude Ventures Active Full
29 GridX Utility rate analytics platform $58M 3 April 2022 $40M Series C Energy Impact Partners, MSV, NGP ETP Active Strong
30 Leap Grid flexibility market access $58M 6 November 2023 Undisclosed Series B extension Not fully disclosed Active Partial
31 Fermata Energy Vehicle-to-grid energy platform $51M 7 January 2022 $40M Series A Carlyle Group, Verizon Ventures, ClearSky Acquired Strong
32 The Mobility House Smart EV charging software $50M 8 April 2024 Undisclosed Series C / Internal RheinEnergie, Mercuria, Mercedes-Benz Active Partial
33 LineVision Dynamic line rating sensors $48M 3 October 2022 $33M Series C Climate Innovation Capital, S2G Ventures, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund Active Strong
34 ev.energy Managed EV charging software $46M 3 July 2023 $33M Series B National Grid Partners, Aviva Ventures, WEX Venture Capital Active Strong
35 Dexter Energy Renewable power trading optimization $41M 3 July 2025 $27M Series C Klima, Mirova, ETF Partners Active Full
36 Axle Energy Home energy flexibility platform $34M 3 May 2026 $24M Series A Not disclosed Active Partial
37 ThinkLabs AI AI grid intelligence software $33M 2 March 2026 $28M Series A Energy Impact Partners, NVentures, Edison International Active Full
38 IND Technology Early fault detection $33M 1 December 2025 $33M Series A Angeleno Group, Energy Impact Partners, Virescent Ventures Active Strong
39 Amperon AI electricity forecasting $30M 5 January 2026 Undisclosed Strategic / extension Samsung Ventures, Acario, Energize Capital Active Strong
40 mPrest Critical infrastructure control software $30M 2 October 2017 $10M Strategic equity Vector Limited, GE Ventures, OurCrowd Active Full
41 SparkMeter Smart metering for utilities $29M 5 November 2023 $5M Strategic equity Honeywell Venture Capital Active Partial
42 Camus Energy Grid orchestration software $29M 4 February 2024 $10M Series A extension Congruent Ventures, Wave Capital, Align Impact Active Strong
43 Heimdall Power Dynamic line rating sensors $29M 4 July 2024 $25M Series B ORLEN, NRP Zero, Steinsvik Family Office Active Partial
44 Moixa Smart battery management software $25M 3 June 2021 $8M Series C ITOCHU, Tokyo Electric Power Company, First Imagine! Acquired Partial
45 Splight AI grid capacity optimization $24M 2 August 2025 $12M SAFE / equity-linked Blue Bear Capital, ZOMA Capital Active Strong
46 Innowatts Energy forecasting analytics $24M 2 May 2019 $18M Series B Energy Impact Partners, Shell Ventures, Iberdrola Acquired Full
47 Atom Power Digital circuit breakers $23M 3 June 2020 $18M Series B Rockwell Automation, Valor Equity Partners, ABB Technology Ventures Acquired Strong
48 Sentient Energy Grid sensor analytics $23M 2 April 2015 $8M Series B General Electric, Foundation Capital Acquired Full
49 Next Kraftwerke Virtual power plant operator $22M 2 May 2017 Undisclosed Series A Eneco, HTGF, Neuhaus Partners Acquired Partial
50 Kevala Grid intelligence analytics $21M 1 August 2021 $21M Series A C5 Impact Partners, Thin Line Capital, Tom Werner Active Partial
51 Limejump Virtual power plant aggregation $21M 4 February 2019 $7M Series A / venture SET Ventures, Passion Capital, ACF Investors Acquired Partial
52 Virtual Peaker Virtual power plant software $20M 4 August 2025 Undisclosed Strategic funding Veriten, Greensoil PropTech Ventures, Moore Strategic Ventures Active Partial
53 Piclo Energy flexibility marketplace $18M 7 August 2024 Undisclosed Series B extension EDP Ventures, Clean Growth Fund, Future Energy Ventures Active Partial
54 Enode Energy device connectivity APIs $17M 2 November 2022 $15M Series A Creandum, Lowercarbon Capital, BoxGroup Active Strong
55 AssetCool Power line cooling coatings $17M 2 July 2025 $14M Series A Energy Impact Partners, Extantia Capital, Northern Gritstone Active Full
56 Evergen Battery orchestration software $17M 3 June 2022 $11M Series B FRV-X, Providence Asset Group, AMP Capital Active Strong
57 EnergyHub Distributed energy management platform $16M 2 August 2011 $15M Series B Acadia Woods, NYC Investment Fund, .406 Ventures Acquired Partial
58 Ampacimon Dynamic line rating sensors $15M 2 October 2023 $11M Series C Junction Growth Investors, Korys, Noshaq Active Strong
59 SwitchDin DER management software $14M 2 September 2025 $10M Series A Ellerston Capital, Q CELLS Active Full
60 Grid4C AI meter analytics $13M 3 January 2020 $6M Series A Alectra / Util-Assist, ICV, iAngels Acquired Full
61 CyanConnode Smart metering mesh communications $12M 3 September 2024 $7M Post-IPO placing Public investors, strategic investor IPO Low
62 Plexigrid Distribution grid management software $12M 4 March 2024 $4M EIC equity financing EIC Fund Active Partial
63 Synaptec Fiber-optic grid sensors $12M 3 February 2024 $8M Series A / Growth Megger Group, Proserv, Equity Gap Active Strong
64 Copper Labs Real-time utility meter data $11M 4 May 2023 $2M Series A / early-stage Clean Energy Ventures, National Grid Partners, Blue Bear Capital Active Strong
65 Noteworthy AI AI utility asset inspection $11M 3 October 2023 $6M Series A Earthshot Ventures, Greentown Labs, Connecticut Innovations Active Partial
66 GreenSync Distributed energy exchange $10M 2 January 2017 $9M Series B CEFC, Southern Cross Venture Partners, Melbourne Angels Acquired Partial
67 Rhizome Grid resilience planning $9M 2 May 2025 $7M Seed Base10 Partners, MCJ, CLAI Active Strong
68 Upside Energy Distributed energy flexibility aggregation $9M 2 December 2017 $7M Series A Legal & General Capital, SYSTEMIQ, Modern Energy Acquired Strong
69 BluWave-ai AI grid optimization software $9M 3 December 2022 $7M Series A PowerON Energy Solutions, Capital Angels Network, Ecofuel Active Partial
70 envelio Distribution grid digital twin $8M 2 December 2019 $7M Series A eCAPITAL, HTGF, Demeter Acquired Full
71 Buzz Solutions AI grid inspections $8M 2 March 2024 $5M Growth / Series A-like GoPoint Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, MaC Venture Capital Active Strong
72 Zaphiro Technologies Grid monitoring systems $7M 1 December 2022 $7M Series A ABB Technology Ventures, CDP Venture Capital, Club degli Investitori Active Partial
73 Beebop Residential grid orchestration software $6M 1 September 2024 $6M Seed Angular Ventures, Contrarian Ventures Active Full
74 Electron Flexibility market software $5M 1 September 2023 $5M Venture / Series unknown East Innovate, Riverstone, Nesta Active Partial
75 Blixt Solid-state grid switching $5M 1 March 2024 $5M Seed Union Square Ventures, Energy Revolution Ventures Active Strong
76 Smarter Grid Solutions DERMS utility software $5M 1 January 2013 $5M Series A Scottish Equity Partners, Scottish Enterprise, University of Strathclyde Acquired Strong
77 PingThings Utility time-series analytics $4M 5 September 2021 Undisclosed Series A / corporate minority GE Ventures, Frost Data Capital, Raptor Group Active Low
78 Gridcog Distributed energy modeling software $4M 1 March 2024 $4M Seed AlbionVC, Quantexa, Hazy Active Full
79 Pearl Street Technologies Grid interconnection automation software $4M 1 2022 Undisclosed Seed Pear VC, Powerhouse Ventures, Incite Acquired Partial
80 Gridraven AI dynamic line rating $4M 1 January 2025 $4M Seed 42CAP, Icebreaker.vc Active Full
81 Adaion AI grid operations platform $3M 1 November 2023 $3M Seed Investing Profit Wisely, Bolsa Social Fund Active Full
82 Laki Power Power-line monitoring sensors $3M 1 August 2023 $3M Series A Eyrir Vöxtur, Brunnur Ventures, EIC Fund Active Partial
83 ResilientGrid Control-room grid software $2M 2 November 2022 Undisclosed Seed / early funding Capital Factory, Austin Technology Incubator Active Low
84 Opus One Solutions DERMS and transactive energy $1M 4 June 2019 Undisclosed Venture / follow-on MKB, EDC, Renewal Funds Acquired Low

Key funding trends in the power grid market

Insights

  • Kraken Technologies alone raised $1.0B, which is more than the next four strongest power grid startups combined and shows the value of utility operating-system software.
  • The top ten power grid startups raised about $2.68B, capturing roughly half of all funding in the dataset while representing only a small share of companies.
  • Power grid hardware is attracting larger checks, with Heron Power, VEIR, Gridware, Amperesand, TS Conductor, and DG Matrix raising about $647M combined.
  • Recent grid hardware rounds are especially large, with Heron Power, Amperesand, DG Matrix, VEIR, TS Conductor, and Gridware averaging roughly $78M in their latest disclosed rounds.
  • AI, satellite, and digital-twin grid intelligence startups are becoming a major funding cluster, with Utilidata, Neara, AiDash, LiveEO, ThinkLabs AI, and LineVision raising about $490M.
  • EV-grid integration is now a clear submarket, with WeaveGrid, Fermata Energy, ev.energy, Enode, and SwitchDin raising about $206M across charging, V2G, and device connectivity.
  • The power grid market looks increasingly focused on physical bottlenecks, with transformers, conductors, sensors, line ratings, and inspection tools attracting some of the largest recent rounds.
  • The market has a barbell structure, with billion-scale platform bets at the top and many specialized grid-edge companies raising $3M to $30M for narrow infrastructure problems.

A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the power grid market based on their total cumulative fundraising. To create this ranking, we reviewed many sources and cross-checked information across multiple places.

Whenever possible, we prioritized official company communications, since those are the most reliable source for funding amounts. When those were not available, we relied on reputable industry sources such as TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Financial Times or Forbes (to name a few).

We excluded random blogs, unverified websites, and any sources that could not be validated.

When funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, British pounds, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars, or Norwegian kroner, we converted them into approximate USD equivalents for consistency.

Sometimes different sources report slightly different numbers, or the exact round size is not fully disclosed. In those cases, we flag the uncertainty and assign a confidence label to each startup, visible in the last column.

Here is what they mean.

Full confidence: The company’s equity fundraising history can be reconstructed completely from public sources. The rounds, dates, amounts, and key investors are clearly identified, with no meaningful gaps.

Strong confidence: The fundraising history is largely complete and reliable. There may be a small missing detail, such as incomplete investor information or a minor round with limited data, but the overall record is clear.

Partial confidence: The main fundraising rounds can be identified, but the record is incomplete or somewhat mixed. Some rounds may be missing or certain funding events may be difficult to separate clearly.

Low confidence: Public information is too limited, inconsistent, or ambiguous to reliably reconstruct the company’s equity fundraising history.

When the confidence level is too low, we take a conservative approach and exclude the company from the ranking. We don’t want to include data that cannot be reliably verified.

In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.

If you want the full detail on a specific calculation, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.

Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.

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