GlacierGrid
Richmond, US · Founded 2020 · 46 employees on LinkedIn · 14 known investors
GlacierGrid provides smart energy management software that monitors and optimizes HVAC and refrigeration systems to reduce energy consumption and costs. The platform serves businesses seeking to lower operational expenses while reducing environmental impact.
Also known as GlacierGrid Energy
Founders & leadership
GlacierGrid was founded in 2020 by Manik Suri.
Investors · 14
Also in the syndicate · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries AFeb 2024
Zero Infinity Partners (lead), Ananta Capital, CityRock Venture Partners, Collaborative Fund, Deciens Capital, Govtech Fund, Homecoming Capital, Kindergarten Ventures
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026GlacierGrid is an energy management company whose platform combines wireless sensors, controls and software to manage heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and monitor refrigeration equipment across multi-site commercial portfolios. The product set is organized around energy management (insights into energy patterns, data-driven optimization and peak demand management to reduce demand charges), asset management (smart scheduling of equipment, reporting on schedules and system overrides, centralized HVAC control and proactive performance monitoring intended to extend equipment life and reduce service truck rolls) and integration and control (a mobile application for facility asset visibility, participation in utility demand response programs, and connections to third-party applications and data sources).
The company positions the offering around measurable outcomes: reduced energy cost, fewer truck rolls, protection of perishable inventory through refrigeration temperature and humidity monitoring, and lower CO2 emissions. Its materials state that buildings using its systems have the potential to reduce annual energy use by more than 20%, and that its models can forecast potential savings from as little as one year of historical data. Retrofitting of older buildings is described as a supported use case. Published cumulative impact figures include 156,100 metric tons of CO2e prevented and 60.5 million pounds of food protected.
Business model
GlacierGrid provides a software platform with associated sensors and controls, supported by dedicated installation, implementation and support teams. Customer onboarding is offered through a free energy analysis and a risk-free pilot program, with turn-key automation marketed as carrying zero upfront fees and a stated payback period of about one month.
Traction
Company-reported figures include deployment across thousands of restaurants and convenience stores, 156,100 metric tons of CO2e prevented and 60.5 million pounds of food protected, with equivalence claims of 405.4 million miles driven by a gasoline car, 180.6 million pounds of coal burned and the annual energy use of 20,600 homes.
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Market position
Positions itself as an AI-powered energy management system (EMS) for food service and retail facilities, emphasizing combined energy efficiency, operational efficiency and sustainability outcomes.
Emphasizes a single application controlling all locations, combined HVAC control and refrigeration monitoring, simplified retrofitting for older buildings, savings forecasting from one year of historical data, and a turn-key model with no upfront fees.
Technology
The platform uses wireless sensors that monitor building use, occupancy, temperature, humidity and other parameters, together with AI systems and algorithms that process the data to adjust heating, cooling and lighting and to optimize consumption. It centralizes HVAC control and refrigeration monitoring in one application covering all of a customer's locations, unifies energy, asset, equipment and resource data at location and organization level, and integrates with utility demand response programs and third-party applications.
Go-to-market
Direct sales via demo requests, with a free energy analysis and risk-free pilot as entry points, supported by industry-specific solution pages and published case studies, including an implementation at a McDonald's franchisee.
Multi-site commercial operators, with named industry verticals of restaurants, convenience stores, retail, education and food and beverage. The site states the platform powers thousands of restaurants and convenience stores.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 3
by search overlap
Companies competing with GlacierGrid for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
In the news
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primary sources listed
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Frequently asked questions
- What does GlacierGrid do?
- GlacierGrid sells AI-driven energy management software and sensors that control HVAC and monitor refrigeration for multi-site businesses.
- Who founded GlacierGrid?
- GlacierGrid was founded by Manik Suri in 2020.
- Who are GlacierGrid's investors?
- GlacierGrid's investors include 1st Course Capital, Deciens, Doon Capital, Fulcrum Global Capital, Jetstream, Pulse Fund, Zero Infinity Partners, CityRock Venture Partners and 5 more.
- Where is GlacierGrid headquartered?
- GlacierGrid is headquartered in Richmond, US.