Overstory

What does it take to lead engineering at a fast-growing climate tech company? Join us for a 30-minute panel webinar with Overstory’s CEO Fiona Spruill, Head of People Peternille Dekker, VP of Engineering Heather M., and Head of Platform Edoardo Tosca as they share what makes a great leader at Overstory—and why the right leadership is key to driving climate impact. You'll hear their thoughts on: 🌍 The most important qualities that set apart great leaders in climate tech 🛠️ How we balance technical excellence with people-first leadership 🚀 The leadership skills that we're looking for to help shape the future of our platform If you’re considering a senior engineering role at Overstory—or curious to know how leadership can drive real change in climate tech—don’t miss this. 📅 Thursday, March 27th 🕚 11:00 AM Eastern 🔗 https://lnkd.in/erc-GapG We’re looking for experienced engineering leaders (especially a Head of Software) to help us scale our impact. This is your chance to hear directly from the team and explore how you can be part of it. See our open roles: https://lnkd.in/gk6G-wwZ #climatetech #workinclimate #hiring

Not all tech is built the same. Some solutions lack the accuracy needed to drive real operational impact. Others don’t integrate well with existing workflows, creating more work instead of solving problems. And without a well-structured pilot, even the best technology can fail to get executive buy-in. The teams getting it right—and realizing massive operational impact—are asking a few important questions as they explore data-driven VM solutions: 🔎 How do we assess different vegetation intelligence technologies? 🚀 What should a pilot program measure to prove ROI? 📊 How do we turn results into a strong business case for funding? In this two-part guide, you’ll learn how to evaluate and pilot vegetation intelligence like the pros. 📖 Evaluating Vegetation Intelligence Technology: https://lnkd.in/g9fQc4Xa 🛠️ How to Execute a Successful Pilot Program: https://lnkd.in/gn-kSbqj Join us at the Northwest Public Power Association E&O Conference in Spokane on April 14th to go deeper in a workshop on Building the Business Case for Vegetation Intelligence. Hear from ops experts at Northern Lights, Inc. Electric Cooperative and Inland Power & Light Co. and prove the value of a data-driven approach to vegetation management. Sign up for the workshop: https://lnkd.in/gkkAnevD

A study by CNUC found that approximately 23% of power disruptions in the US were caused by vegetation. That’s a significant challenge—and one our AI-powered grid resilience technology is helping utilities tackle. Recently, a customer reported a 48% year-over-year reduction in tree-caused outages across their network. If you're in Dallas for #DISTRIBUTECH25 next week, stop by booth #6644 to learn how they did it and how Overstory helps operations teams support a more resilient grid. 🤝 Keen to schedule a meeting? DM Kevin McSweeney, Chris Biernacki, or Michael Funaro to set it up.

Here at Overstory, we’re harnessing AI to enable a resilient electrical grid that keeps communities thriving as our world changes—and we're hiring. Our investors at B Capital put together a short video to help you get to know us in less than 60 seconds. 👋 Check it out. https://lnkd.in/eN-x7qne Interested in helping to solve the climate crisis? Take a peek at (20+) open roles and join us. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gk6G-wwZ

Overstory exists because of the utilities we partner with. 🤝 From the start, we’ve worked closely with our customers to build a product that meets the needs of operations teams—adapting, listening, and ensuring teams are able to use our vegetation intelligence to make a real difference in grid resilience. That collaboration has shaped our technology and made our impact possible. “We intentionally, in the beginning, focused on building the product with co-ops because we thought that would be a good place to start. And now of course we have quite a few of the biggest investor-owned utilities as customers. We love utilities and think they’re a wonderful market to be focused on." -Fiona Spruill, CEO In this episode of Watt It Takes with Emily Kirsch, Fiona shares a peek behind the curtain into her journey to Overstory, why utilities are such a special industry, and the partnerships that drive our work. 🎧 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eqpmDYgh 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e6wsH5vQ

Growing wildfire risk across the US isn't just a result of changing temperatures. Sweeping tree health concerns and drastic swings in rainfall are making conditions ripe (even in the East) for catastrophic blazes. Months ago, Hurricane Helene ravaged communities around Asheville, North Carolina. Days ago, wildfires swept through the Carolinas—some fueled by the downed trees left in Helene's wake. 🌀 The impacts of increasingly volatile weather will continue to compound. Our ability to survive and thrive in this new normal depends on our ability to mitigate critical fire risk before it ever materializes. What does that look like for utilities? System-wide situational awareness. Data-driven vegetation management. Strategic fuel mitigation. Close partnerships with fire districts and nearby communities. Thank you to the teams working tirelessly to keep our communities safe. We appreciate you. https://lnkd.in/es9ziZxM

This week at NARUC's winter policy summit, our team heard a striking stat: 25% of utility ratings downgrades in recent years have been due to extreme weather events. "In the news are SoCal wildfires, but particularly concerning to us are the wildfires in the Northeast. It's important to learn from both the fires that materialize and the near misses—and it's naive to think anyone is immune to that risk—so it's important that we take steps to reduce the wildfire risk that's growing across the US." -S&P Global's Gabe Grosberg The severity, frequency, and financial consequences of wildfires are growing. In this changing landscape, utilities can't afford to rely on institutional knowledge, time-based cycles, or paper maps alone to keep pace with growing wildfire risk across their networks. System-wide, data-driven situational awareness is table stakes for safe, reliable power. We're proud to serve the utilities facing such enormous, important challenges, and excited at the opportunity they afford. Our sincere thanks to the teams at NARUC and Edison Electric Institute for facilitating such valuable conversations as we all work together in service of a more resilient grid.

Last week Team Notion touched down in Amsterdam for our latest event alongside our friends at CapitalT! 🛬 🇳🇱 It was an action-packed day full of invaluable learnings in building world-class business software companies. Topics and speakers included: - Kamil Mieczakowski on AI in the SaaS landscape - Michelle Cheng on leading and hiring through scale - Eva De Mol Ph.D (CapitalT) speaking to Roeland Delrue (Aikido Security), Fiona Spruill (Overstory) and Namrata Sandhu (Vaayu) on their fundraising journeys - Harrison Rose (GoodFit.io) on GTM-fit experiements Stephen Millard introducing the Cloud Champions report, in conversation with Matthijs Welle (Mews) and Job van der Voort (Remote) Thanks to everyone who joined us... where to next? Claire Walker, Radu Bozga, Maximilian Eichler

The threat of catastrophic wildfire is growing, but technology can change the trajectory of disaster prevention and response. ✨ Join us at the Upfront Summit to catch our CEO, Fiona Spruill, on this panel of experts as they discuss the key ways innovation is reshaping wildfire mitigation and the future of community resilience.

“For over 100 years, the motto has been: reliability first, no matter what . . . Now because of the way things have evolved and the way that risk has increased, there are times when the conditions are to a certain threshold that public safety outweighs reliability. This new normal has been one of our biggest challenges.” -Anne Sherwood, VP Wildfire Mitigation Policy at Xcel Energy As wildfires grow more destructive, the role of electric utilities in both preventing and igniting these disasters is under increasing scrutiny. Colorado ranks #2 in the US for homes at risk from wildfire, with nearly half of the state’s population living in the wildland-urban interface. Thanks to Andrea Kramar at Rocky Mountain PBS for this great read on: ⚡ How utilities are working to mitigate fire risk 🔌 Why aging infrastructure remains a critical challenge 🛑 The future of public safety power shut-offs in Colorado 💰 The rising cost of wildfire prevention and its impact on consumers Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eSkSPfYa