Electrify Everything 2026
The Top 30 Software Innovators Driving the Clean Energy Transition
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Perspectives on the Future of an Electrified Economy
Explore ideas, research, and operator insights across the technologies driving the transition—from grid modernization to fleet electrification and industrial energy systems.
Explore Electrifying Everything
Top Themes
Grid Modernization
Distributed Energy
EV Infrastructure
Energy Software
Industrial Electrification
Grid Resilience
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A new energy stack is emerging
Electrification is a connected system. Every layer, from generation to consumption, relies on robust digital infrastructure to function.
Digital Enablement
Digital solutions, AI-based innovation, and services power the transition to a low-carbon future by integrating clean energy, improving efficiency, and unlocking intelligent, real-time climate solutions.
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Marketplaces
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Electrify Everything Top 30 Software Innovators 2026
Top 30 Software Innovators
Discover our picks for the top companies building cutting-edge software solutions to accelerate the clean energy transition
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Omnidian
Offering 24/7 monitoring, intelligent diagnostics, and maintenance services to ensure optimal energy production in the solar industry.
Series C
Seattle, WA
2016
Solar
Commercial Solar & Battery Storage Developers
Residential Solar & Battery Financing Providers
Renewable Energy Portfolio Investors
Mark Liffmann
Co-Founder & CEO
David Kenny
Co-Founder & COO
Ray Szylko
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Podero
DER steering, trading and commercial support to unlock new energy products, and support grid stability.
Seed
Austria
2023
Demand Flexibility
Utilities
Chris Bernkopf
Co-Founder & CEO
Moritz Schrader
Co-Founder & Head of Product
Fever
Utility growth platform that lets utilities aggregate and optimize distributed energy resources – both behind and front-of-the-meter.
Seed
Sweden
2022
Demand Flexibility
Utilities
Klas Johansson
Co-Founder & CTO
Jonatan Raber
Co-Founder & CPO
Ruben Flam
Co-Founder
Ron Stolero
Co-Founder & CFO
Axle Energy
Aggregates distributed energy resources to provide grid services and enhance flexibility.
Seed
UK
2023
Demand Flexibility
Utilities
OEMs
Archy Berker
Co-Founder & CTO
Karl Bach
Co-Founder & CEO
Texture
AI-native platform that integrates device, meter, customer, geo and other grid data to build and deploy automated workflows.
Seed
New York, NY
2023
Demand Flexibility
Retailers
DER/VPP providers
CCAs
Utilities
Sanjiv Sanghavi
Co-Founder & CEO
Victor Quinn
Co-Founder & CTO
Nicholas Alan Brown
Co-Founder & CPO
Peachtree Infrastructure
Integrated renewable energy solutions for commercial real estate, combining onsite solar, storage, and efficiency upgrades backed by proprietary software.
Seed
Atlanta, GA
2022
Built Environment
Commercial Real Estate Owners
Matthew Wilkes
Founder & CEO
Phaidra
Optimizes energy efficiency and stability in mission-critical facilities like data centers.
Series A
Seattle, WA
2019
Built Environment
Data Center Operators
Industrial companies
Jim Gao
Co-Founder & CEO
Katie Hoffman
Co-Founder & COO
Veda Panneershelvam
Co-Founder & CTO
Presto
Provides a single app for fleets to find, charge, and pay for EV charging across networks and helps charging networks manage fleet demand.
Seed
Oakland, CA
2022
EV Charging
Fleet operators
CPOs
Ashwin Dias
Co-Founder & CEO
JJ Raynor
Co-Founder & CFO
Monta
Offers a platform for managing EV charging payments and infrastructure for businesses and individuals.
Series B
Denmark
2020
EV Charging
EV charging network operators (CPOs)
Casper Rasmussen
Co-Founder & CEO
Anders Petersen
Co-Founder & CTO
Flipturn
Provides commercial EV operators with software to manage and optimize electric vehicle charging - across fleets, workplaces, depots, and public charging sites.
Series A
New York, NY
2022
EV Charging
Fleet operators
Businesses with EV charging
Katie Siegel
Co-Founder & CEO
Sashko Stubailo
Co-Founder & CTO
Gridware
Develops sensor technologies for real-time monitoring of electrical grid infrastructure and active grid response.
Series A
San Francisco, CA
2020
Grid
Utilities
Hall Chen
Co-Founder & CTO
Timothy Barat
Co-Founder & CEO
A Bin Omar
Co-Founder & CPO
Gridsight
Data-driven visibility and flexibility platform integrating distributed renewable generation and powering more efficient and reliable
Series A
Australia
2020
Grid
Utilities
Brendan Banfield
Co-Founder & CEO
Hugh Chan
Co-Founder & CTO/CPO
Kurt Walkom
Co-Founder & CCO
Overstory
Uses satellite imagery and AI to monitor vegetation and prevent power outages in distribution networks.
Series A
Netherlands
2018
Grid
Utilities
Anniek Schouten
Co-Founder & COO
Fiona Spruill
CEO
GridStrong
AI-powered platform that automates compliance, monitoring, and analytics for renewable energy developers.
Seed
New York, NY
2025
Grid
Renewable energy owners & operators
Tom Scaramellino
Co-Founder & CEO
Ross Epstein
Co-Founder & COO
Ryan Quint
Co-Founder & Chief Engineer
Splight
Develops software solutions to optimize electricity transmission and distribution networks.
Seed
San Francisco, CA
2020
Grid
Grid operators
Utilities
ISOs
TSOs
Fernando Llaver
CEO & Co‑Founder
Carlos Caldart
Co-Founder & CPO
Thomas Vadora
Co-Founder & CTO
Nira Energy
Delivers accurate capacity and cost data at the substation level that helps developers and transmission planners get to interconnection faster.
Series A
Denver, CO
2021
Grid
Clean-energy developers
Large energy buyers requiring interconnection planning
Chris Ariante
CEO & Co‑Founder
Andy Chen
CTO & Co‑Founder
Andrew Martin
Head of Transmission & Co‑Founder
Tyba
Specializes in optimizing battery storage systems for improved energy efficiency and reliability.
Series A
San Francisco, CA
2021
Batteries
Utilities
Michael Baker
CEO & Co‑Founder
Tyler Nisonoff
CTO & Co‑Founder
Tom Thunell
COO & Co‑Founder
Flower
Offers AI-powered, automated energy trading and optimization of energy assets, unlocking predictable green electricity to businesses.
Series A
Sweden
2020
Batteries
Renewable energy generators
Battery storage owners
John Diklev
Founder & CEO
TLS Geothermics
Dedicated to uncovering hidden geothermal systems using proprietary, geoscience-driven ML tools.
Series A
France
2012
Clean Firm Power
Geothermal developers
Utilities
Mathieu Auxietre
Co-Founder & CEO
Jean-Luc Auxietre
Co-Founder & CTO
Everstar
Applies AI to transform nuclear deployment and compliance processes, accelerating timelines.
Pre-Seed
New York, NY
2024
Clean Firm Power
Nuclear project developers
Regulators
Nuclear OEMs leveraging AI for compliance/licensing
Kevin Kong
Founder & CEO
Zanskar
Geothermal exploration technology intended to accelerate the discovery and development of geothermal energy resources.
Series B
Salt Lake City, UT
2019
Clean Firm Power
Utilities
Data centers
Industrials
Carl Hoiland
CEO & Co‑Founder
Joel Edwards
CTO & Co‑Founder
Caeli Wind
Operates a cloud-based platform to assess land suitability for wind energy projects.
Series A
Germany
2021
Wind
Wind-project developers
Landowners
Heiko Bartels
Co-CEO & Co‑Founder
Ben Schlemmermeier
Co-CEO & Co‑Founder
Blumen Systems
Transforms geospatial and unstructured data into intelligence that accelerates infrastructure development.
Seed
San Francisco, CA
2023
Solar
Renewable energy developers
Data center developers
Hannes Boehning
Founder & CEO
Paces
Accelerates renewable energy infrastructure by de-risking projects from inception using advanced modeling.
Series A
Brooklyn, NY
2022
Solar
Renewable energy developers
Data center developers
James McWalter
Co‑Founder & CEO
Charles Bai
Co‑Founder & CTO
Gorilla
Supplies energy data applications for pricing, forecasting, and portfolio analysis to energy retailers.
Series B
Belgium
2018
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Energy Retailers
Utilities
Ruben Van den Bossche
Co-Founder & CEO
Thomas Van Sundert
Co-Founder
Tom Vroemans
Co‑Founder
Terralayr
Fully integrated energy flexibility provider, aggregating its own and third-party battery storage assets through a cloud-like aggregation platform.
Seed
Switzerland
2022
Batteries
BESS Investors
Project developers
Philipp Man
Co-Founder & CEO
Ludwig Wurlitzer
Co-Founder & COO
Electricity Maps
Provides global access to electricity mix, prices, and carbon intensity data in real-time.
Series A
Denmark
2016
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Data Center Operators
Utilities
Sustainability Platforms
Olivier Corradi
Co‑Founder & CEO
GridStatus
Delivers real-time data and analytics on the U.S. electric grid to inform energy trading decisions.
Seed
Highland Park, IL
2023
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Grid operators
SOs/RTOs
Utilities
DER/VPP providers
Max Kanter
CEO & Co‑Founder
Connor Waldoch
Head of Strategy & Co‑Founder
Orennia
Offers data-driven insights and analytics to inform investment decisions in the energy transition.
Series C
Canada
2021
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Clean-energy project developers
Investors
Utilities
Tanya Baeza
CFO & Co‑Founder
Brook Papau
CEO & Co‑Founder
Amperon
Provides electricity forecasting and analytics to enhance grid reliability and optimize renewable energy integration.
Series B
Houston, TX
2018
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Utilities
Wholesale energy traders
Sean Kelly
CEO & Co‑Founder
Abe Stanway
Co‑Founder
Categories
Explore the nine key technology categories where software is accelerating electrification
Solar
Solar
Software solutions that optimize solar energy systems, from design and planning to monitoring and operation.
Solar system design and simulation
Installation and operations management
Performance monitoring and optimization
Wind
Wind
Software platforms for wind farm operations, maintenance, and analytics to maximize energy production.
Wind farm monitoring
Predictive maintenance
Output optimization
Clean Firm Power
Clean Firm Power
Software solutions for geothermal, nuclear, and other clean firm power technologies.
Geothermal exploration
Nuclear compliance automation
Resource discovery
Batteries
Batteries
Software solutions that manage battery systems, optimize charging/discharging cycles, and maximize lifetime value.
Battery health monitoring
Cycle optimization
Energy storage analytics
EV Charging
EV Charging
Software platforms that enable efficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure and fleet management.
Charging network management
Fleet optimization
Payment processing
Grid
Grid
Software for grid modernization, transmission planning, and distribution network optimization.
Grid monitoring and control
Transmission planning
Distribution automation
Built Environment
Built Environment
Software solutions for building energy management, HVAC optimization, and electrification projects.
Building energy management
HVAC optimization
Electrification planning
Demand Flexibility
Demand Flexibility
Software platforms that aggregate and manage distributed energy resources for grid flexibility services.
DER aggregation
Demand response programs
Grid services marketplace
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Software platforms and tools that enable innovation across multiple clean energy sectors.
Data analytics and insights
Market intelligence
Cross-sector solutions
Categories
Explore the nine key technology categories where software is accelerating electrification
Solar
Solar
Software solutions that optimize solar energy systems, from design and planning to monitoring and operation.
Solar system design and simulation
Installation and operations management
Performance monitoring and optimization
Wind
Wind
Software platforms for wind farm operations, maintenance, and analytics to maximize energy production.
Wind farm monitoring
Predictive maintenance
Output optimization
Clean Firm Power
Clean Firm Power
Software solutions for geothermal, nuclear, and other clean firm power technologies.
Geothermal exploration
Nuclear compliance automation
Resource discovery
Batteries
Batteries
Software solutions that manage battery systems, optimize charging/discharging cycles, and maximize lifetime value.
Battery health monitoring
Cycle optimization
Energy storage analytics
EV Charging
EV Charging
Software platforms that enable efficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure and fleet management.
Charging network management
Fleet optimization
Payment processing
Grid
Grid
Software for grid modernization, transmission planning, and distribution network optimization.
Grid monitoring and control
Transmission planning
Distribution automation
Built Environment
Built Environment
Software solutions for building energy management, HVAC optimization, and electrification projects.
Building energy management
HVAC optimization
Electrification planning
Demand Flexibility
Demand Flexibility
Software platforms that aggregate and manage distributed energy resources for grid flexibility services.
DER aggregation
Demand response programs
Grid services marketplace
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Cross-Cutting Enablers
Software platforms and tools that enable innovation across multiple clean energy sectors.
Data analytics and insights
Market intelligence
Cross-sector solutions
Methodology
Selection Criteria
Per our selection criteria, each company in the list should have the following characteristics:
1
Private Company
Nominee is a private company that has not announced intent to IPO or SPAC
2
Software or Asset-Light Business Model
Nominee has a software or asset-light business model. This does not include pureplay manufacturers, novel chemical or material processors, etc., but does include firms that have developed a novel software or digital architecture to scale a non-SaaS business model
3
Use Cases
A significant portion of the nominee's revenue comes from "Electrifying Everything"-specific use cases
4
Impact
Nominee has a clear GHG (greenhouse gas) reduction impact via "Electrifying Everything"
5
Increasing Enterprise Value
Nominee exhibits potential to increase enterprise value over time, based on Energize analysis
6
New!
Starting 2025: Nominee has not achieved Energize Top 30 recognition for three cumulative years. Triple recipients will instead graduate to an "Energize Emeritus" category
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Energize Capital Electrify Everything 2026: Public Nominations
Electrify Everything is Energize's annual report recognizing our picks for the 30 leading software solutions across the energy transition.
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