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National Grid Partners
Corporate VCLos Gatos · Seed–Growth · 36 people tracked
Also known as National Grid
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Investment thesis
National Grid Partners invests in technologies shaping the future of energy and the utility sector, backing startups that help modernize and digitize the grid. Its focus spans energy and grid technologies, AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, IoT, data infrastructure, and climate/decarbonization solutions such as battery storage, virtual power plants, carbon capture, and forecasting. Beyond capital, the firm positions itself as a bridge between entrepreneurs and utilities, leveraging its ties to National Grid to help portfolio companies scale. It also runs the NextGrid Alliance community and supports company incubation, aiming to accelerate the transition to cleaner, more resilient and intelligent energy systems.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 17, 2026.
Team · 36 people
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Ian Cooper, a Managing Director with 30+ years in VC and banking, bridges independent VC and corporate venture to forge strategic energy and infrastructure partnerships; boards include CNIguard and Sensat.
Marit Lyngbaek is a Principal and Strategic Relationship Principal who designs member engagement and applies operator-level grid expertise and thought leadership on resilience, corporate energy buyers, and data center impacts.
Mark Karlson uses a Dartmouth MBA and utility operations experience as an embedded corporate investor, helping grid-edge and energy-transition startups navigate pilots and commercial agreements.
Xena Li is a Principal with deep operator experience inside a utility, focused on gas and energy-transition strategy, who wrote on gas decarbonization and builds utility alliances like NextGrid Alliance.
Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund focusing on AI infrastructure, semiconductors, cloud and data center technologies, enterprise software, and industrial systems. Previously a Director at National Grid Partners and held investing roles at SRI Ventures, GE Ventures, and Intellectual Ventures, with earlier engineering roles at Intel, Texas Instruments, and Cadence. He is a Kauffman Fellow (Class 24).
Crispin Maconick blends corporate innovation and venture investing as Manager of Innovation and Venture Acceleration, scouting AI, analytics, cloud, energytech, fintech, IoT and security startups for pilots with ~$1.5M checks.
Kristian Bodek pairs technical depth—co‑author of MIT research on transportation decarbonization cited in policy analyses for over a decade—with a rare VC dual role overseeing direct deals and LP commitments.
Nick Rancis is a venture builder and innovation leader with experience spanning the full commercialization cycle from founding scientist to corporate portfolio manager. He has held roles including co-founder and CTO at Clear Comfort Water, P&L leader for multiple spin-off companies at Ginkgo Bioworks, and Senior Innovation Manager at National Grid Partners, where he deployed technologies across energy, water, and advanced manufacturing sectors. His work focuses on scaling hard science technologies from laboratory development to market deployment within corporate and venture contexts, with a track record including patents, publications, and board service at Fraunhofer USA.
Pradeep Tagare applies a deep operator's perspective to practical AI and analytics that squeeze more value from the existing grid, and bridges startups and regulated utilities as a frequent moderator.
Sander Cohan is Head of Future Systems and Moonshots at National Grid, where he develops a portfolio of climate and infrastructure ventures with potential medium-term impact. Previously at Enel, he built innovation ecosystems to commercialize renewable energy technologies and supporting systems, including scaling a drone inspection platform globally and securing $20M for a marine energy R&D center in Chile. With over 15 years leading climate and infrastructure projects from concept through deployment, he focuses on grid modernization, deep-tech commercialization within large operating companies, and the integration of energy transition with emerging technologies.
What they invest in
from 48 of 64 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×27SaaS ×21Energy ×18Enterprise Software ×18Cleantech ×14Cybersecurity ×12Data & Infrastructure ×10Deep Tech ×9
HQs:United States×30United Kingdom×7Israel×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 30 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×93 founders×104+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with education data
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3MIT Sloan School of Management ×2Stanford University ×2UC Irvine ×2University of Cambridge ×2University of Oxford ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×8Engineering ×8Computer Science ×5Economics ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Physics ×4Law ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 37 founders with career history
Apple ×2Caltech ×2Cambridge Judge Business School ×2Carnegie Mellon University ×2GE Capital ×2McKinsey & Company ×2Microsoft ×2
3 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 33 with degree data)
Investments · 64 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 62024 · 12023 · 22022 · 22021 · 42020 · 22019 · 22014 · 121 dated
AccuKnox provides automated adversarial testing for large language models, machine learning models, and cloud AI infrastructure to detect security vulnerabilities including prompt injection, jailbreaks, hallucinations, and misconfigurations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Rahul Jadhav(Founder)in
Co-investorsAvanta VenturesDolby Family VenturesDreamit VenturesMDSV CAPITALOutliers VCZ5 Capital
AccuKnox provides an Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) platform that integrates vulnerability management, static and dynamic application security testing, software composition analysis, and infrastructure-as-code scanning to identify and prioritize security risks across the software development lifecycle for development and security teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAvanta VenturesDolby Family VenturesDreamit VenturesSparq Capital (SFO)
Leap builds a platform that enables virtual power plant management by connecting storage, electric vehicle, and smart building systems to grid-support energy programs, helping reduce fossil fuel dependence and integrate renewable energy.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US
Remco van den Elzen(Co-founder, Leap)inThomas Folker(Founder)inNICK GROSSMAN(Director)inJason Michaels(CEO)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesPresidio VenturesDNV VenturesFJ LabsGaruda VenturesJapan Energy Capital+9 more
LineVision provides a grid intelligence platform offering Dynamic Line Ratings and situational awareness for electric utilities, using contactless edge sensors to monitor transmission lines and forecast capacity.
CleantechEnergyIoTSomerville, US
Jonathan Marmillo(Executive Officer)G. Hudson Gilmer(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inHudson Gilmer(Co-founder, Chair of the Board)inVishal Kapadia(Chief Executive Officer)inJohn Biasi(Chief Technical Officer)inMatt Mitchell(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesClimate Innovation CapitalS2G InvestmentsUP PartnersMarubeni
Sitetracker provides project and asset management technology, delivered together with a partner network offering training, certification, and support.
Construction TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMontclair, US
Timothy May(Co-founder; former Chief Technology Officer)inBrett Cupta(Co-founder; former SVP Product)inSteven Liebezeit(Co-creator / co-founder)inSassi Idan(Chief Technology Officer)inTim Koubek(Chief Revenue Officer)inVictoria Lamberth(Chief Revenue Officer and Co-CEO (title appears in 2026 site snippets))
Co-investorsClearvision VenturesEnergize CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersH.I.G. Growth PartnersNTT DOCOMO VenturesDTCP+7 more
Urbint builds AI and predictive analytics software that helps utilities, energy providers, and critical infrastructure companies predict and prevent incidents such as field safety hazards, storm impacts, and excavation damages.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
Corey Capasso(Founder of Urbint, SVP of Itron Resiliency Solutions)inMatt Crye(President of Urbint)inSid Jain(VP of Finance)inSonam Kala(VP of Strategy)inJim Duffy(VP of Sales)inJon Kremer(VP of Product Management)in
Co-investorsEnergize CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersPiva CapitalSalesforce VenturesBlue Bear Capital PartnersClimate Investment+6 more
VEIR manufactures low- and medium-voltage superconducting systems that deliver electricity for high-performance AI data centers.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergyHardwareWoburn, US
Tim Heidel(CEO & Co-Founder)in
BoardDoug Stewart(Director)Adam Wallen(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesPiva CapitalTyche PartnersVXI CapitalBaruch Future Ventures+5 more
1touch.io offers Kontxtual, a data security platform that continuously discovers sensitive data at rest and in motion, builds a contextual record per data element to track access, behavior, and exposure risk, and automates protection, compliance, and governance workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Itzhak Assaraf(CTO and Founder)inDmitry Shevchenko(Founder and VP of Innovation)Zak Rubinstein(Founder)inAshish Gupta(President and CEO)in
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsMindset VentureNeotribe VenturesOcean Azul PartnersJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)SixThirty Ventures
AiDASH uses satellite imagery and AI to help industries become more resilient, efficient, and sustainable.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSSanta Clara, US
Abhishek Vinod Singh(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsG2 Venture PartnersSE VenturesThe Lightsmith GroupUnanimous CapitalBenhamou Global VenturesBioGeneration Ventures
Amperon provides AI-driven energy forecasting and real-time grid analytics to utilities, renewable generators, and energy market participants across North America, Europe, and Australia.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSHouston, US
Sean Kelly(Founder & CEO)inAbe Stanway(Founder)in
BoardTyler Lancaster(Director)inTimothy Healy(Director)Catherine Flax(Director)inMichael D'Aurizio(Director)
Co-investorsAcario InnovationAmbush CapitalBlackhorn VenturesBridges Fund Management Ltd.Energize CapitalGaruda Ventures+7 more
Aperio provides DataWise, an autonomous data quality platform that monitors industrial time-series data in real-time, detects anomalies using self-supervised machine learning, and automatically remediates data issues before they reach AI models and analytics systems.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareWellesley, US
Jonas Hellgren(President)inLiran Tancman(Director)Michael Majors(Director)Doron Bergerbest-Eilon(Director)
BoardJane Arnold(Director)Bahram Nour-Omid(Director)
Co-investorsData Point CapitalEDP VenturesMomenta VenturesScopus Ventures Management, LlcSoundproof VenturesJump Capital
Aakrit Prasad(Founder)inAnthony Kilman(Founder)
Co-investorsCarya Venture PartnersCounterpart VenturesPathbreaker VenturesStage 2 CapitalUnusual Ventures
Amit Narayan(Founder)
Co-investorsClearSkyClearvision VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersFoundation CapitalGS FuturesSE Ventures+1 more
Avathon develops an AI-powered technology platform for industrial operations that extends the lifespan of critical infrastructure and enables autonomous industrial processes.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsDalus CapitalEnergize CapitalJC2 VenturesMarch Capital PartnersElsewhere Partners
Baffle provides data protection through on-the-fly encryption for applications being migrated to cloud infrastructure, enabling organizations to keep their data encrypted with user-controlled keys without modifying application code.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Co-investors1809 CapitalAlumni VenturesCelesta CapitalEngineering CapitalTrue VenturesClearvision Ventures+4 more
Captura develops Direct Ocean Capture technology using bipolar membrane electrodialysis to remove CO₂ from the upper ocean and atmosphere.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechPasadena, US
Chengxiang Xiang(Founder)Bernard David(Chairman of the Board of Directors)inHarry Atwater(Founder)inCX Xiang(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inSteve Oldham(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael Wheeler(Director)in
Co-investorsEDP VenturesEni NextEquinor VenturesFREEFLOWFuture Planet CapitalHitachi Ventures+4 more
Centinel provides continuous monitoring and data-driven analysis of commercial building HVAC and energy systems, flagging faults and identifying energy-saving projects for commercial real estate investors and property teams.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechSaaS
Raphael Rosen(CEO & Co-Founder)Brenden Millstein(Co-Founder & President)in
Co-investorsSand Hill AngelsUlu VenturesSv Tech Ventures, Inc.
ML-powered climate forecasting platform for enterprise supply chains.
Co-investorsACADEMY INVESTORNeotribe VenturesThirdstream PartnersEndeavor8
Cogniac develops a computer vision AI platform that uses deep learning to enable subject matter experts to train systems to detect visual patterns without extensive technical AI knowledge.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US
Bill Kish(Founder)inAmy Wang(Founder)inQuinn Curtis(CEO)
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesCisco InvestmentsPlug and Play VenturesVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipWingEnergy Innovation Capital+1 more
A no-code platform automating visual inspection tasks in industrial verticals using deep learning.
Co-investorsShield CapitalVanedge CapitalAutotech VenturesCisco InvestmentsEnergy Innovation CapitalWing
IFS Copperleaf provides enterprise decision analytics and asset investment planning software that helps electric utilities evaluate, optimize, and prioritize capital investment portfolios across their asset base.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsPender Growth FundPender VenturesShoreline Venture Management
Cyolo provides a remote access solution focused on secure, privileged connectivity to OT and SCADA systems, designed to work with a company's existing security infrastructure rather than replacing it.
CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTRamat Gan, IL
Almog Apirion(CEO, Co-founder)inDedi Y(Founder)inEran Shmuely(Founder)in
Co-investorsDifferential VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersMerlin VenturesFlint CapitalGlobal Founders Capital
Dragos provides cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and professional services to protect operational technology (OT), IT, and IoT assets in industrial environments.
CybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHanover, US
Robert M. Lee(CEO and co-founder)inJon Lavender(Founder)Justin Cavinee(Founder)
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBYU Cougar CapitalCanaan PartnersCyber Mentor FundDataTribeEarth Foundry+10 more
EdCast built an AI-powered Knowledge Cloud and Learning Experience Platform that delivered curated learning content and career-mobility tools to enterprise employees within workplace apps.
Mountain View, US
Kaushal Mehta(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoe Medved(Director)Carlos Monfiglio(Director)Jeffrey Sachs(Director)
Co-investorsCervinKapor CapitalSmartStart FundThe Perkins FundAarin CapitalCERVIN VENTURES+4 more
Emerald AI develops software to enable power flexibility in data centers by orchestrating power demand in response to grid needs.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnergyBoston, US
Varun Sivaram(Founder)inAyse Coskun(Chief Scientist)in
BoardRob Toews(Director)inMarkus Specks(Director)in
Co-investorsCarbonCongruent VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Energy Impact PartnersIn-Q-TelNeotribe Ventures+15 more
Energy Impact Partners is a global investment firm managing over $4.5 billion that invests across venture, growth, and credit strategies in technologies for the energy transition and decarbonization.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew York, US
Lindsay Luger(Co-founder & Partner)inHans Kobler(Founder and Managing Partner)inJoshua Feldman(Co-founder, Partner, General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer)inMichael Donnelly(Co-founder, Partner and Chief Risk Officer)inHarry Giovani(Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit)inKyle Wool(Partner & Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsClean Energy VenturesDNV VenturesEvergy VenturesHumans Of The InternetJERAMOL Switch+11 more
ev.energy provides an API-first intelligent charging platform for energy retailers that manages smart EV charging across residential, commercial, and fleet segments.
CleantechEnergyIoTSaaSSouthampton, GB
Co-investorsBootstrap EuropeEnergetik VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersFuture Energy Ventures
Evenergy Group provides strategic consulting and project management services for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, helping clients plan, bid, and execute charging solutions while coordinating with utilities.
CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesInMotion Ventures
Exodigo maps utilities, foundations, and geotechnical conditions beneath infrastructure projects without excavation, using multi-sensor fusion and AI to produce subsurface maps, insights, and visualizations.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep Tech
Jeremy Suard(Founder)inOmer HameiriinOriel HalvaniinIliya KatzIdo Gonen(Founder)inIdo Gonen(Founder)
Co-investors10DAlpha PartnersGreenfield PartnersJibe VenturesNext Legacy PartnersSquare Peg Capital+5 more
Finite State provides a product security and compliance platform that analyzes firmware, binaries, source code, and documentation to create a continuous system of record for connected devices.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTSaaS
Co-investorsDrive CapitalEnergize CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersSE VenturesWUTIF CapitalMerlin Ventures+1 more
GoCardless provides bank payment collection and open banking data access services.
FintechLondon, GB
Hiroki Takeuchi(CEO)inTom Blomfield(Founder)inMatt Robinson(Board Member)Joe Root(Sales)inJames Cunningham(DevOps)Chris Ashby(Software Engineer)in
Co-investorsAccelBain Capital VenturesBalderton CapitalBalnord Sp. z o.o.Change VenturesGV (Google Ventures)+15 more
GridCare develops AI-powered solutions to optimize energy efficiency and performance for data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergy
Co-investorsClearvision VenturesClocktower VenturesFuture Energy VenturesSherpalo VenturesStepchangeXora+2 more
HelixIntel offers HelixCMMS, a computerized maintenance management platform for maintenance and facilities teams to run work orders, preventive maintenance, and asset tracking, and HelixPrevent, a risk-prevention suite for insurance carriers, pools, and programs.
InsurTechPropTechSaaSBuffalo, US
Jonathan DeWald(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Mainier(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Rutter(Executive Officer)inBrian Sullivan(Executive Officer)inEmily Mainier(Executive Officer)in
BoardPradeep Tagare(Director)in
Co-investorsGreen Egg VenturesLAB VenturesLaunch NYStellifiMotivate Venture CapitalMunich Re Ventures
Co-investorsValor Capital Group
Incorta provides a data and analytics platform that unifies structured and unstructured data from complex enterprise systems such as ERPs in real time, using its Direct Data Mapping technology to query billions of rows without traditional data pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRedwood Shores, US
Osama Elkady(Founder)inKlaus Fabian(Co-founder)inHichem Sellami(Founder)Harpreet Singh(Founder)Mark Oleniuk(Founder)Matthew Halliday(Founder)
Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Titanium VenturesWipro Ventures
DreamFold builds a protein therapeutics platform that uses AI-driven protein design, generative modelling, and high-throughput screening to develop new classes of protein drugs for diseases lacking effective treatments.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCambridge, GB
Kerry Baldwin(Founder)inColin Humphreys(Co-founder)Simon Thomas(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAYR CapitalEnterprise Capital FundsGEIF VenturesInvest-NLKPN VenturesRaison+9 more
Koch is a diversified global holding company with businesses spanning energy, consumer goods, technology, communications, healthcare, and real estate, serving customers and markets across more than 50 countries.
Advanced ManufacturingSector AgnosticWichita, US
Steven J. Feilmeier(Executive Officer, Director)Mark E. Humphrey(Executive Officer)David Koch(Executive Officer, Director)Dale Gibbens(Executive Officer)Joseph W. Moeller(Executive Officer, Director)John C. Pittenger(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsRed Leaf CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersHG VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesMillennium ManagementQatar Investment Authority+1 more
Caroline Ingeborn(Founder)Sanjeev Rao(Founder)Timothy A. Gonsalves(Founder)Vishal Kapur(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelCreandumEqual Ventures
Luminance provides AI-powered document analysis software for legal investigations, arbitrations, and litigation matters, enabling faster discovery processes and early case assessment through automated search, filtering, and compliance features.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechCambridge, GB
Adam Guthrie(Co-Founder and Chief Technical Architect)inDr Graham Sills(Co-Founder and Director of AI)Eleanor Lightbody(Chief Executive Officer)inEmily Foges(Founder)
Co-investorsForestay CapitalGTM CapitalMarch Capital PartnersPoint72 VenturesRPS VenturesRuna Capital+1 more
Nu Quantum develops quantum networking solutions to enable commercial quantum computer scaling.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingCambridge, GB
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero(Founder)inMatthew Applegate(Founder)
Co-investors7percent VenturesAhren Innovation CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersEMV CapitalExpeditionsIQ Capital+7 more
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Omnidian provides post-installation care and performance protection for solar and clean energy investments, focusing on the service experience after systems are installed.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSSeattle, US
Mark Liffmann(Founder & CEO)inMark Liffman(Executive Officer, Director)Caroline Bec Cox(Executive Officer)in
BoardRick Viton(Director)inTom Groos(Director)inAbe Yokell(Director)in
Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSAlumni VenturesB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBlue Bear Capital PartnersBridges Fund Management Ltd.+13 more
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Panaseer provides a continuous controls monitoring platform that gives IT and security teams unified visibility across their assets and security controls.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Nik Whitfield(Founder)inJonathan Gill(CEO)inCharaka Goonatilake(Founder)Mike MacIntyre(Founder)
Co-investorsAlbionVCAllegisCyber CapitalCisco InvestmentsEvolution Equity PartnersForgePoint CapitalNotion Capital+3 more
Pixeom developed an edge computing and edge management platform.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Sam Nagar(Founder)in
Co-investorsSamsung Catalyst FundIntel Capital
Risilience operates a SaaS platform that quantifies and helps manage the financial implications of climate- and nature-related risks for global enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, GB
Dr Andrew Coburn(Chairman and founding member)Professor Danny Ralph(Senior Advisor and founder member)Simon Ruffle(CIO and founder)inAngela Brown(CEO)inDuncan Powell(CFO)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesIQ Capital
RiskIQ was a San Francisco cybersecurity company offering attack surface management and threat intelligence; acquired by Microsoft in 2021.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Elias Manousos(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMichael Brown(Director)inGreg Goldfarb(Director)Steve Leightell(Director)Jack Russo(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesBattery VenturesMassMutual VenturesSummit Partners
Optimizing the resources at the heart of every cloud computation.
Cambridge, US
Suraj Bramhavar(Director)inJeffery Chou(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsThe Engine VenturesCostanoa Ventures
Tolerance is a compliance platform that runs continuous automated checks against the NIST 800-171 standard and collects assessor-ready evidence for teams handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
CybersecurityGovTechSaaS
Co-investorsDorm RoomAmadeus Capital PartnersBen Franklin Technology PartnersBioAdvanceColumbus Venture PartnersCriteria Bio Ventures+5 more
Tomorrow.io develops an AI-powered weather intelligence platform that combines satellite technology and proprietary data to help organizations forecast weather impacts and build resilience.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US
Shimon Elkabetz(Founder)inRei Goffer(Founder)inItai Zlotnik(Founder)in
Co-investorsSquare Peg CapitalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSCanaan PartnersClearvision VenturesEvergy VenturesFlying Tiger Capital+13 more
Transcend provides a real-time data governance and decision layer that encodes business policy, regulatory context, and customer permissions into systems processing customer data, answering "Can I use this data?" at runtime.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Ben Brook(Founder)inMichael Farrell(Founder)Mike Farrell(Founder)Rebekah Robertson(Founder)
Co-investors01 AdvisorsAccelIndex VenturesOctaveSouth Park CommonsChartline Capital Partners+8 more
Transcend builds cloud-based SaaS software that automates the preliminary engineering design of critical infrastructure assets such as water and wastewater facilities and electrical substations.
CleantechConstruction TechDeep TechSaaSPrinceton Junction, US
Adam Tank(Co-Founder)inAri Raivetz(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inAntony Rhine(Chief Operating Officer)inChad Sands(Chief Financial Officer)in
BoardKip Frey(Director)inJulia Sohajda(Director)
Co-investorsChartline Capital PartnersGamma Capital PartnersHG VenturesPureTerra Ventures
Translink Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 that invests in early-stage startups, providing a platform to connect founders with multinational corporations and global markets.
Sector AgnosticSilicon Valley, US
Co-investorsCanal Ventures
TS Conductor makes AECC (Aluminum Encapsulated Carbon Core), an advanced overhead transmission conductor that increases line capacity while reducing structural upgrades and capital expenditure for electric utilities.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsHuntington Beach, US
Jason Huang(Director, Executive Officer)inChris Martin(Executive Officer)inRulong Chen(Director, Executive Officer)Lian de Castro(Executive Officer)
BoardBrian Mayers(Director)inMichael DeLucia(Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesEnergy & Environment InvestmentThird DerivativeWellington Management
Uniphore provides a Business AI Cloud platform that enables enterprises to build, deploy, and scale autonomous AI agents across operations with built-in governance, security, and sovereignty controls.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US
Ravi Saraogi(Founder)inUmesh Sachdev(Founder)inMegha Sharma(Executive Officer)inSandeep Pandit(Executive Officer)in
BoardRobert Rueckert(Director)inRanjith Menon(Director)
Co-investorsAvant LabsChiratae VenturesCisco InvestmentsCXO FundIAN GroupIron Pillar+12 more
Viridi Parente builds fail-safe lithium-ion battery energy storage systems that are UL 9540-listed and approved for installation in occupied and mission-critical spaces, with US domestic manufacturing.
CleantechEnergyHardwareBuffalo, US
Jon M. Williams(Executive Officer, Director)inClaire K. White(Executive Officer)inEric Stein(Executive Officer)inBror Jan-Roger Linna(Executive Officer)Mario Mattia Montanile(Executive Officer)Edward Frits Abell(Executive Officer)
VulnCheck operates a cyber threat intelligence platform that provides exploit and vulnerability intelligence, helping security teams prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities based on the threat landscape.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaSLexington, US
Anthony Bettini(CEO and Founder)Anthony B.(Founder)inJacob Baines(Chief Technology Officer)inMike Price(Vice President, Product & Engineering)inDavid Munson(Vice President, InfoSec)Jay Wallace(Vice President, Sales)in
Co-investorsIn-Q-TelTen ElevenAviso VenturesIntel CapitalSorenson Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has National Grid Partners made?
- National Grid Partners has 64 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does National Grid Partners invest at?
- National Grid Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does National Grid Partners focus on?
- National Grid Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, SaaS.
- Where is National Grid Partners located?
- National Grid Partners is headquartered in Los Gatos, US.
- Does National Grid Partners lead rounds?
- National Grid Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does National Grid Partners co-invest with?
- National Grid Partners most often shares deals with Energy Impact Partners, Clearvision Ventures, Energize Capital, among 188 tracked co-investors.
- What size deals does National Grid Partners back?
- Across 6 deals with disclosed amounts, National Grid Partners has joined rounds of $15M – $260M (median $54M).
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Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
Energize Ventures is an investment firm that partners with entrepreneurs and operators to deploy AI-enabled software solutions across climate, energy, and industrial sectors, focusing on the digitization and decarbonization of critical industries.
Clearvision Ventures is a venture firm founded by entrepreneurs, investing across stages from early to growth in companies driving sustainability disruptions in energy and infrastructure.
Congruent Ventures is an early-stage venture firm backing North American teams innovating across hardware, software, and business models, with a focus on climate and sustainability.
Breakthrough Energy, founded by Bill Gates, backs innovators developing affordable, reliable, and clean energy technologies, investing across manufacturing, electricity, agriculture, transportation, and buildings.
Cisco Systems is a global technology company providing AI infrastructure, secure networking, security, observability, and collaboration software and hardware solutions for enterprises.
Canaan Partners is a venture capital firm with over 30 years of history, backing companies across technology and healthcare sectors through close, hands-on partnerships with founders.
Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Intel Corporation, investing in AI and deep tech companies across cloud, devices, frontier, and silicon.
Costanoa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs a select group of founders solving hard problems, offering long-term partnership, operational expertise, and hands-on support.
Square Peg Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building global generational businesses, supporting them from seed through to IPO and beyond.
Piva Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in companies aiming to shape the future for humanity.
Blue Bear is a venture capital and early growth equity firm investing in AI-powered digital technology companies addressing energy, infrastructure, and climate challenges.
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Firms observed investing alongside National Grid Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with National Grid Partners's recorded portfolio.
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