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AI platform for smart energy management, optimizing distributed energy resources for grid operators and energy users.
GridBeyond is an AI-powered smart energy management platform, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, optimizing distributed energy resources like renewables and battery storage to balance the grid and reduce carbon emissions. Its SaaS platform leverages predictive analytics to connect these assets with electricity markets, enabling stakeholders to minimize costs, unlock revenues, and support a zero-carbon future. The company secured €52 million ($55 million) in Series C funding in 2024, following €10.5 million in 2021, to fuel its US expansion. GridBeyond has achieved approximately 70% average annual revenue growth over the past three years and doubled its global team in 2023. Founded in 2007 by Michael Phelan, its lead investors include Alantra’s Energy Transition Fund, Klima, Energy Impact Partners, and Mirova, solidifying its position as a global leader in grid-edge asset management.
GridBeyond has raised $90.6M across 5 funding rounds.
GridBeyond has raised $90.6M in total across 5 funding rounds.
GridBeyond is an AI-powered energy management company that develops the GridBeyond Point platform, a DERMS (Distributed Energy Resource Management System) and VPP (Virtual Power Plant) solution for optimizing distributed energy resources like batteries, renewables, and industrial loads.[1][2][3] It serves utilities, asset owners, commercial and industrial (C&I) sites, and energy consumers, solving challenges in grid stability, price volatility, revenue generation, and the transition to net zero by intelligently dispatching energy flexibility into markets.[1][3][5] With over 1200 client sites, 4.8+ GW load portfolio, 700+ MW battery storage, and operations across Ireland, US, Japan, Australia, and UK, the company shows strong growth, including recent acquisitions like Veritone's Energy Business and expansions funded by €10.5M Series B in 2020 and €6M loan in 2022.[1][2][3]
Founded in 2007 as Endeco Technologies in Dublin, Ireland, GridBeyond rebranded to reflect its expanded vision in managing grid-edge assets, led by Michael Phelan and Richard O’Loughlin.[1][2][6] The idea emerged from revolutionizing demand side response (DSR) and energy flexibility, launching commercially in 2010 with technologies advancing the next-generation electricity industry.[1] Early traction built through engineering expertise in behind-the-meter assets, evolving into a global leader; pivotal moments include US expansion and Houston office in 2020, Japan in 2021, Australia in 2022, pioneering the world's first hybrid battery and demand network, and launching EV optimization services.[1][2]
GridBeyond rides the net zero transition trend, integrating distributed energy resources (DERs) amid rising renewables, electrification, and grid strain from EVs/industrial loads.[1][3] Timing aligns with converging energy markets demanding flexibility for stability, where AI bridges assets to balancing/ancillary services, unlocking revenues while cutting volatility—critical as global grids face intermittency.[1][5] Market forces like policy incentives (e.g., capacity markets), storage growth, and decarbonization favor it, with 350+ C&I sites proving scalability.[2][3] It influences the ecosystem by enabling utilities/businesses to aggregate "grid edge" assets into VPPs, accelerating renewable integration and shared energy economies.[1][8]
GridBeyond is poised for accelerated global expansion, leveraging its VPP leadership to capture demand in high-growth markets like US/Australia amid surging DER adoption.[1][2] Trends like AI-advanced forecasting, behind-the-meter storage, and multi-market automation will shape its path, potentially doubling its GW-scale portfolio as net zero mandates intensify. Its influence may evolve into a dominant orchestrator of flexible grids, powering resilience in a zero-carbon world—unlocking asset potential just as envisioned from its 2010 launch.[1][3]
GridBeyond has raised $90.6M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $13.7M Other Equity in March 2026.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | $13.7M Venture Round | Samsung Ventures, Michiel VAN Beek | ABB, ACT Venture Capital, Alantra, Constellation Technology Ventures, Energias DE Portugal, Energy Impact Partners, Enterprise Ireland, Klima, Mirova, Yokogawa Electric Corporation | Announced |
| Apr 1, 2024 | $55M Series C | Alantra, Bastien Gambini | ACT Venture Capital, Barry Lunn, ABB, Constellation Technology Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Mirova, Yokogawa Electric Corporation | Announced |
| Oct 10, 2022 | $5.8M Debt Financing | David Bateman | ACT Venture Capital, Electricity Supply Board, Energias DE Portugal, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures | Announced |
| Jan 1, 2020 | $12M Series B | — | ACT Venture Capital, Energy Impact Partners, Target Partners, Verve Ventures, Barry Lunn, Electricity Supply Board, Energias DE Portugal, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures | Announced |
| Apr 1, 2016 | $4M Series A | — | ACT Venture Capital, Barry Lunn | Announced |
GridBeyond has raised $90.6M in total across 5 funding rounds.
GridBeyond's investors include Samsung Ventures, Michiel Van Beek, ABB, Act Venture Capital, Alantra, Constellation Technology Ventures, Energias de Portugal, Energy Impact Partners, Enterprise Ireland, Klima, Mirova, Yokogawa Electric Corporation.