We're thrilled to announce that National Grid Partners has surpassed $500 million in investments since our 2018 launch. 🚀 Our mission? To bring startup innovation to utility scale and power the future of energy. We're committed to making the grid more resilient, dynamic, and future-ready. With National Grid’s $75 billion in planned infrastructure upgrades, the energy transition is here—and innovation leads the way. 🌐 Let’s keep building the utility of the future together. https://bit.ly/403aGDs
National Grid Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Menlo Park, California 13,880 followers
We invest in the potential of energy.
About us
National Grid Partners is the venture investment and innovation arm of National Grid plc. We invest for strategic and financial impact and lead company-wide innovation efforts. Our team focuses on corporate venture capital, business development, new business creation and alliances, providing a multi-functional approach to change the utility industry. National Grid Partners is based in Silicon Valley with offices and team members in Boston, London, and New York.
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- Industry
- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park, California
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Innovation, Incubation, Corporate Venture Capital, Business Development, and Energy
Updates
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Wondering what it's like to be at the center of the #energytransition? Just ask Leanna Sullivan, whose journey we followed last summer during our #GridternChronicles series! Our Marketing team is looking for the next rising college junior or senior eager to make waves in the power industry. Our summer Gridtern program in Boston or New York is just the ticket for bold, innovative students looking for hands-on experience in communications, branding and events! If you're dreaming big about sustainable energy, venture capital or #startups — or know someone who is — this could be the opportunity to jumpstart your career. The deadline to apply is Wednesday February 5th! https://bit.ly/4aJkoyw
#MeetUsMonday meet #GridTernChronicles 🤝 Yes, you read that right! Give a warm, electric welcome to Leanna Sullivan, a rising senior at the University of Connecticut who’s this summer’s marketing intern! Learn all about Leanna’s journey at National Grid as we celebrate all our #Interns this week!
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DeepSeek has entered the #AI conversation, and our Pradeep Tagare shared with Fortune why this matters for energy consumption: ⬇️ “I am frankly encouraged by DeepSeek performing AI workloads using a fraction of computing resources - this could help address electricity demand concerns in AI.” What’s the potential impact? 🤔 Customers running efficient AI models on their own infrastructure, reducing overall energy demands. Check out the full story from Leo Schwartz and Allie Garfinkle ⬇️
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2025 is off to an incredible start for our portfolio company AiDASH , which uses satellite technology and #ArtificialIntelligence to help utilities, railroads and other owners of massive distributed infrastructure spot potential trouble spots. Last week marked two huge milestones for the Silicon Valley startup: Ringing the Nasdaq Closing Bell and being named #12 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in the Bay Area! This recognition showcases what we've always known - the team's remarkable ability to innovate and execute. Congratulations to Abhishek Vinod S. and the entire AiDash team. Here's to continued growth and impact!
Ring that bell! Recently, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 recognized AiDASH as one of the fastest growing companies in North America. Today, as the #12 fastest-growing company in the Bay Area, our Co-Founder and CEO, Abhishek Vinod Singh, had the honor of ringing the Nasdaq Closing Bell along with executives from other high-growth companies. Huge thanks to Nasdaq and Deloitte for this opportunity and this honor. This milestone wouldn’t be possible without the incredible support of our customers, partners, and team. Thank you for being part of the #SecuringTomorrow journey! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gAA_fE_s #SatelliteVision | #VegetationAI | #ClimateImpactAI | #ClimateResilience | #Fast500 | #Nasdaq
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Exciting funding news from VEIR! 🎉 By combining superconductors and super-cold liquid nitrogen, the Boston company is revolutionizing electric transmission to meet tomorrow's energy challenges. National Grid has worked with them since 2022 to help scale their solution — now we proudly welcome them to our investment portfolio! Read more about VEIR’s journey in Bloomberg: ➡️ https://bit.ly/40ucwvY
Today we announced an oversubscribed $75 million Series B. This incredible support from our investors will supercharge our commercialization efforts as we continue serving data centers, utilities, and renewable energy developers. As AI and GPUs drive surging power demands, traditional infrastructure falls short. VEIR's high-power-density solutions enable data centers to improve efficiency, reduce latency, and simplify design – modernizing power delivery for AI infrastructure. Thank you to our investors Munich Re Ventures, Microsoft's Climate Innovation Fund, Tyche Partners, Piva Capital, National Grid Partners, Dara Holdings, SiteGround, VXI Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Engine Ventures, Fine Structure Ventures and Galvanize Climate Solutions. We're grateful for the trust placed in our vision. Learn more about today’s news in Bloomberg: https://lnkd.in/eHH_G-3g
AI’s Electricity Demand Means Cool New Tech Is Coming to Boring Grids
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👋 Oren Debbi, the mind behind Visionary.ai, joins us for this week’s #MeetUsMonday! Visionary.Ai is revolutionizing how cameras see in the dark. Their AI-powered tech transforms low-light footage into crystal-clear content that both humans and machines can actually use. Check out how this portfolio company is seeing the unseen with #AI.
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2025 is off to an exciting start for our portfolio company 1touch.io! Their game-changing SaaS solution is setting new standards in sensitive data discovery and classification, delivering unprecedented 98.6% accuracy across hybrid, SaaS, and legacy systems. Explore the announcement ⬇️
🌟 Total Contextual Visibility, Unlimited Possibilities 🌟 Traditional DSPM, DLP, and Data Catalogs fail where they matter most: accurately discovering and classifying sensitive data. 🚀 1touch.io changes the game: ✅ 98.6% accuracy across hybrid, SaaS, and legacy systems. ✅ Seamless deployment: on-prem, air-gapped, or cloud. ✅ Govern data responsibly in AI-driven applications. It’s not just security—it’s transformation. See everything. Secure everything. Exciting News: Now available as SaaS!! 👉 Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/ggETNqdg #DataSecurity #AI #Governance #1touchio #Context #Visibility
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Innovation and infrastructure are powering National Grid! 🔋 Check out Stephen Smith’s latest thoughts on how we're supercharging the energy transition: 🔋 Great Grid Upgrade: 17 game-changing projects transforming England & Wales 💪 $4B Upstate Upgrade in NY: 1,000+ miles of transmission getting a major glow-up 🚀 3x more power line capacity with TS Conductor 's high-performance materials 🔮 Smart tech from LineVision and Sensat making our grid work smarter, not harder 🚗 Testing ev.energy smart charging to optimize grid demand & reduce costs Through National Grid Partners, we've invested $500M in 50 innovative companies and funds, sparking over $3B in follow-on investments! Join 120+ utilities in our NextGrid Alliance as we speed toward net zero. https://bit.ly/3PFjdGs
Innovation and New Technology are Drivers to Progress
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As we reflect on Dr. King's legacy, we remember that even the smallest actions can spark meaningful change. We're dedicated to making every step count toward a brighter energy future.
As we reflect on Dr. King's legacy, we remember that even the smallest actions can spark meaningful change. We're dedicated to making every step count toward a brighter energy future. #MLKDay #NationalGrid #MartinLutherKing
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🚀 Over 100 National Grid employees joined our latest #FutureForum to hear Cogniac Corporation's CEO Quinn Curtis discuss the company’s game-changing computer vision technology. From cloud to edge devices, drones, and robots, Cogniac AI empowers enterprises to deploy powerful vision solutions. 💪 We’re proud to spotlight our portfolio companies and the work our Innovation team does to support National Grid’s development. Learn more about Cogniac AI 📲 https://cogniac.ai
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