Metris
Entrepreneur First '23London, GB · Founded 2023 · 6 known investors
Metris is an AI-native operating system for renewable energy owners and operators, integrating asset data and automating workflows such as billing (FiT, PPA, CfD), O&M, and document management. It serves independent power producers (IPPs) and O&M teams managing renewable portfolios, including solar and battery energy storage systems.
Also known as Metris Energy · MetrisOS
Founders & leadership
Metris was founded in 2023 by Natasha Jones and William Whatley.
Investors · 6
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Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountpre-SeedJan 2024
Aenu VC (lead), Octopus Ventures (lead)
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Metris (Metris Energy) is a London-based software company building an operating system for renewable energy owners and operators. At launch in January 2024 the product was positioned as the UK's first end-to-end solar platform for commercial real estate: property owners upload a portfolio or building address, and the platform runs AI-driven feasibility and design assessments, produces a financial business case, supports tendering installation work to a network of vetted commercial installers, and then manages the installed system through MetrisOS, which monitors performance, automates billing and provides sustainability reporting.
The company's current site describes a broader scope: an AI-native operating system for renewable owners and operators that integrates energy data, supports workflow design and deploys AI agents. Advertised modules include an energy-resource system of record for asset data (meters, inverters), FiT, PPA and CfD billing, a workflow builder, document processing that extracts contract terms, obligations and deadlines into structured tasks, multi-entity project management, an O&M hub for alarms and tickets, and support for battery energy storage systems. AI features include natural-language querying of portfolio data and documentation, machine-learning-based detection of underperformance, alert prioritisation, and automated multi-stakeholder scheduling of call-outs.
Public sources describe the customer base as commercial property owners, solar funds, independent power producers, and O&M installers. The website positions Metris against spreadsheets and against incumbent monitoring and asset-management tools including Power Factors, meteocontrol and GPM, claiming advantages in AI-native workflows, non-standard PPA handling, combined commercial and technical views, and consultant-led implementation.
Founding story
Metris Energy was co-founded in 2023 by Natasha Jones (CEO) and William Whatley (CTO). Jones previously worked in algorithmic trading at Credit Suisse and as an investor at Octopus Ventures, and had done academic research on socio-economic factors in solar adoption; Whatley is a software engineer and serial startup founder with experience as a fractional CTO and in building machine-learning-based remote monitoring systems. The founding thesis was that complex processes across assessment, financing, installation and tenant billing had prevented commercial property owners from exploiting rooftop solar, described by the company as a £22 billion UK revenue opportunity.
Business model
Metris sells software (SaaS) to owners and operators of renewable energy assets. Its platform, referred to as MetrisOS, is positioned as a single system of record replacing spreadsheets and multiple point tools, covering asset data integration, monitoring, O&M ticketing, document handling and billing. Sources do not disclose pricing, contract structure, or revenue figures.
Sources describe a software platform sold to renewable owners, operators and commercial property owners, with functionality including automated PPA, FiT and CfD billing and payments to tenants. No pricing, subscription terms or revenue figures are disclosed in the material.
Traction
By January 2024 the company said its AI software had assessed over £2 billion of commercial real estate. Its current website states the platform powers more than 8,500 projects. A Climatebase listing indicates a team size of 6-10. Metris was named in the 2025 Startups 100 index (position 49) and won a "Most Ambitious" award at the Kraken x Tech Zero hackathon in July 2024. No customer names, revenue or managed capacity figures are disclosed in the sources; the company states a long-term vision of powering one terawatt of distributed energy resources.
Latest developments
The most recent dated developments in the sources are the July 2024 Kraken x Tech Zero hackathon award and inclusion in the January 2025 Startups 100 index at number 49. The company's current website shows a repositioning from a commercial-real-estate solar adoption platform to a broader AI-native operating system for renewable owners and operators, with modules for FiT/PPA/CfD billing, BESS integration, multi-entity portfolio management, an O&M hub and AI agents, and states that the platform powers over 8,500 projects.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Metris is an early-stage UK entrant in renewable asset management software, described in 2024 coverage as the first AI-powered end-to-end solar platform for UK commercial property owners and the UK's first end-to-end solar platform for commercial real estate. It was ranked 49th in the 2025 Startups 100 index of UK new businesses. Its website names Power Factors, meteocontrol and GPM as incumbent alternatives, alongside spreadsheets.
Metris positions itself as AI-native rather than adding AI to an existing monitoring product, and as combining commercial functions (bespoke PPA, FiT and CfD billing, contract and document management) with technical monitoring in one system. Marketing comparisons on its website contrast Metris with spreadsheets and with Power Factors, meteocontrol and GPM on points such as meter data handling, support for non-standard PPAs, AI-native document handling, one-click tailored reporting and consultant-led implementation. Earlier coverage emphasised speed — portfolio assessments and ROI calculations produced in minutes rather than days — and the platform's end-to-end coverage from assessment through installation to billing, addressing the split-incentive problem between landlords and tenants.
Technology
A cloud SaaS platform combining an asset-data system of record (meters, inverters and other devices, with 30+ listed integrations for real-time data synchronisation), machine learning for detecting underperformance and faults, AI agents scoped to specific workflows, natural-language question answering over portfolio data and documents, and document-extraction models that convert project paperwork into structured terms, obligations, deadlines and tasks. Earlier product descriptions cite AI-generated instant property designs, feasibility assessments and financial forecasting, plus credit checks and pricing calculations for PPAs.
Go-to-market
The website's primary call to action is booking a live product demo, indicating a direct sales motion aimed at IPPs and O&M providers. At launch the company also offered a free portfolio assessment entry point ("get started for free") and a tendering/RFP process connecting property owners with a network of vetted commercial installers. One source references consultant-led implementation as part of the delivery model. Awards and startup-index inclusion (Startups 100 2025, Kraken x Tech Zero hackathon) provide additional visibility.
Independent power producers, O&M providers, renewable asset owners and operators, commercial real estate owners, solar funds, and solar installers.
Geography
Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with an in-person London working model per a jobs listing. The platform launched in the UK and public coverage focuses on the UK commercial property and renewables market; no other operating geographies are stated in the sources.
History
Metris Energy was founded in 2023 by Natasha Jones and William Whatley in London. In January 2024 it announced the close of a £2 million pre-seed round (reported elsewhere as €2.3 million) led by Octopus Ventures and Aenu VC, and launched its end-to-end commercial solar platform in the UK, including an AI-powered portfolio assessment tool and a billing and payments solution. By that point the company said its software had assessed over £2 billion of commercial real estate. In July 2024 it won a "Most Ambitious" award at the Kraken x Tech Zero hackathon, and in January 2025 it was ranked 49th in the Startups 100 index of UK new businesses. Its current website reflects a broader positioning as an AI-native operating system for renewable owners and operators, including battery energy storage, and states the platform powers more than 8,500 projects.
Risks & controversies
Sources contain no reports of controversies. Data caveats: publicly listed figures are inconsistent — one aggregator lists total funding of $3.0M in a single round dated January 2024 and an employee band of 1001-5000 with an investor list that conflicts with primary coverage naming Octopus Ventures and Aenu VC, while first-party and press sources report a £2 million pre-seed and a Climatebase listing indicates 6-10 employees. One aggregator also notes that metrisenergy.info refers to a separate software firm distinct from metrisenergy.com.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsMetris Energy was included at position 49 in the UK Startups 100 list for 2025, published by Startups.co.uk.
Metris announced the close of a £2 million (reported as €2.3 million) pre-seed round led by Octopus Ventures and Aenu VC, to be used to launch its end-to-end commercial solar platform in the UK, including its AI-powered portfolio assessment tool and billing & payments solution.
Alongside its funding announcement, Metris launched what it describes as the UK's first end-to-end solar platform for commercial real estate, covering portfolio assessment, installation tendering, and the MetrisOS asset management, monitoring and billing layer.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- METRIS LIMITED
- Company number
- 05376593
- Status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 25 Feb 2005
- Dissolved
- 16 Feb 2016
- Registered office
- 30 City Road, London, EC1Y 2AB
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 41100 — Development of building projects
- Accounts
- last made up to 31 Dec 2014
Current officers
- Simon Thomas Howard — secretary, appointed 25 Feb 2005
- Terence David Pomroy — director, appointed 25 Feb 2005
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 23 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Metrismetrisenergy.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Metris do?
- London-based Metris builds an AI-native operating system for renewable energy owners and operators, covering asset data, O&M and billing.
- Who founded Metris?
- Metris was founded by Natasha Jones, William Whatley in 2023.
- Who are Metris's investors?
- Metris's investors include Entrepreneur First, Octopus Ventures, PT1, AENU.
- Where is Metris headquartered?
- Metris is headquartered in London, GB.