Gridware
Gridware builds pole-mounted multi-sensor devices (Gridscope) with edge AI and a cloud platform (Active Grid Response) that gives electric utilities real-time visibility into grid hazards, faults, and outages. It sells hardware plus software subscriptions directly to U.S. IOUs, cooperatives, and municipal utilities.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2020
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Gridware does
Gridware is a grid-technology company founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an Applied Research Complex in Richmond, CA. The company develops and sells a multi-sensor grid monitoring platform built around the Gridscope pole-mounted device, which combines mechanical, electrical, and environmental sensing (vibration, tilt, temperature, voltage) with on-device edge AI inference. The device is smaller than a pole step, solar-powered, installable in under 60 seconds, and communicates via cellular, satellite, and device-to-device networks, enabling continuous monitoring even during outages. Sensor data feeds Gridware's cloud-based Active Grid Response (AGR) platform, which provides real-time hazard detection, fault localization, outage cause prediction, and integration with utility outage management systems via API. The platform is sold as four application modules—Fault Prevention, Power Restoration, Hazard Response, and Asset Management—sharing the same underlying sensor network.
Gridware sells exclusively through direct enterprise sales to investor-owned utilities, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, and public utility districts in the United States. Sales cycles are multi-year, typically beginning with a pilot that expands to large-scale deployment; the flagship PG&E engagement began as a pilot and now covers more than 1,000 miles of power lines and 10,000 poles. The revenue model combines hardware (Gridscope devices) with a recurring software subscription; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company has grown from a single Fortune 500 utility customer to 18 major utilities across the U.S., with deployments on tens of thousands of poles serving partners that collectively cover approximately 40% of U.S. electricity customers. Cumulative operational data exceeds 90 million field hours. Reported outcomes include over 70% reductions in outage duration for some customers and prevented wildfires (e.g., a model-analyzed 3,200-acre, 360-structure risk averted at Xcel Energy).
Gridware is venture-backed, with approximately $105.2 million in equity raised across seed, Series A, and Series B rounds (plus venture debt from J.P. Morgan), led by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Generation Investment Management. The company is actively expanding internationally into the United Kingdom and continental Europe, scaling manufacturing and deployment operations, and extending its platform into adjacent grid intelligence use cases.
Gridware firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Gridware
- Legal name
- Gridware Technologies Inc.
- Website
- https://gridware.io
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2020
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Gridware builds pole-mounted multi-sensor devices (Gridscope) with edge AI and a cloud platform (Active Grid Response) that gives electric utilities real-time visibility into grid hazards, faults, and outages. It sells hardware plus software subscriptions directly to U.S. IOUs, cooperatives, and municipal utilities.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Gridware industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Grid Monitoring Technology
- NAICS
- Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)
- SIC
- Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Power Quality, Line Monitoring & Grid Edge Sensors (PMUs/µPMUs) (EUADAPAO)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Smart Grid Automation & Distribution Management (DA/ADMS) (EUADAPAA), Grid Analytics, Forecasting & Decision Support (Load/DER/Outage) (EUADAEAI), Smart Grid Sensors & Monitoring Deployment (PMUs, Line Sensors, Fault Indicators) (EUAEANAH)
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Where Gridware is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Francisco
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Gridware business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations
Revenue model
- Hardware and Software Subscription: Gridware sells its Gridscope monitoring devices along with a software platform subscription for real-time monitoring, analytics, and hazard detection. The model combines recurring software revenue with hardware deployments at utility poles.
- Enterprise Utility Contracts: Multi-year contracts with utilities for grid monitoring technology deployment. Customers include major IOUs like PG&E, cooperatives, and municipal utilities. Revenue scales with deployment size (number of poles monitored).
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Gridware product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Gridware sells the Gridscope pole-mounted hardware sensor combined with the Active Grid Response (AGR) cloud software platform. Gridscope devices attach to power poles and continuously measure vibration, tilt, temperature, and voltage signals, transmitting data via cellular, satellite, and device-to-device networks. The AGR platform applies edge AI and predictive analytics to detect hazards, localize faults, predict outage causes, and integrate alerts directly into utility outage management systems. The solution is sold to electric utilities for wildfire prevention, outage reduction, and asset health monitoring.
Product overview
Gridware offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture centered on Active Grid Response (AGR), combining the Gridscope pole-mounted hardware sensor with a cloud-based analytics platform. Gridscope devices attach to power poles and collect multi-sensor data (mechanical, electrical, environmental) which feeds the AGR platform for real-time hazard detection, fault localization, and outage management. The platform includes four integrated application modules: Fault Prevention, Power Restoration, Hazard Response, and Asset Management—all sharing the same Gridscope sensor data and providing utilities with immediate alerts and crew dispatch intelligence. An Applied Research Complex (ARC) facility supports ongoing R&D and testing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Gridscope: Pole-mounted sensor device that enables Active Grid Response (AGR) by measuring mechanical, electrical, and environmental signals for real-time grid monitoring. The device can be installed on power poles with four screws and operates independently of the grid using solar power and multiple communication methods.
- Active Grid Response (AGR)
- True Grid
Products and services
- Gridscope Pole-mounted multi-sensor hardware device that monitors mechanical, electrical, and environmental conditions of power grid infrastructure. It detects vibrations, tilt, temperature shifts, and voltage changes, and transmits data via cellular, satellite, and device-to-device networks. Smaller than a pole step, solar-powered, and installable in under 60 seconds. Sold to electric utilities for real-time grid observability, hazard detection, and wildfire prevention.
- Active Grid Response (AGR) Platform Cloud-based software platform that processes data from Gridscope sensors to deliver real-time grid monitoring, hazard detection, fault localization, and outage management. Provides immediate alerts, crew dispatch optimization, and API integration with utility outage management systems. Supports application modules for fault prevention, power restoration, hazard response, and asset management. Sold to electric utilities as a subscription paired with Gridscope hardware deployments.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduced outage durations by over 70% through avoided search time
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Gridware
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Gridware technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature5 records
Gridware partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.
- Duquesne Light CompanycorePittsburgh-based utility deployed 1,700 Gridscope devices. Earned 2025 Charles Steinmetz Top Innovator Award following successful rollout. Full-scale deployment underway.
- PG&EflagshipOne of the largest U.S. utilities, PG&E conducted successful pilot with Gridware and expanded to large-scale deployment covering 1,000+ miles of power lines and 10,000 poles. Integrated AGR into their outage management system.
- APPA DEED (American Public Power Association)coreAPPA's Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments program awarded grant funding enabling five UAMPS member utilities to deploy Gridware's Gridscope monitoring devices.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Gridware competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Uplight: Uplight is a grid-edge software platform used by utilities for customer engagement, DER orchestration, and grid analytics. While not a hardware peer, it competes for a share of the utility software/analytics wallet and represents the broader grid-modernization software competitive set.
- Tantalus Systems: Tantalus provides smart-grid communications and analytics for municipal and cooperative utilities, including distribution monitoring and demand-response. It targets the same IOU/co-op/municipal buyer segments and overlaps with Gridware on distribution monitoring analytics.
- Power Survey / IPKeys (PowerLine Technology): PowerSurvey and adjacent vendors supply power quality and line monitoring instruments to utilities, particularly in Canada and North America. They overlap with Gridware on substation/feeder monitoring and power quality measurements, though typically with different form factors.
Broad incumbents
- Itron: Itron is a major smart-metering and grid-edge intelligence vendor selling AMI, distribution automation, and analytics platforms to IOUs and municipal utilities. It competes with Gridware on the distribution grid analytics and edge-intelligence layer via its broader portfolio.
- Aclara (Hubbell): Aclara, owned by Hubbell, provides AMI, smart grid sensors, and distribution monitoring solutions to utilities. As a broad incumbent with a large installed base and bundled offerings, it is a relevant competitor that often beats niche startups on incumbent-buyer relationships and integration breadth.
- Landis+Gyr: Landis+Gyr is a global smart metering, grid edge intelligence, and distribution automation vendor. It is a benchmark for international smart-grid scale and a relevant competitor as Gridware expands to the UK and continental Europe.
- Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens offers distribution management, grid automation, and protection solutions (Spectrum Power, SICAM) to large IOUs. While Gridware's pole-top approach is differentiated, Siemens competes on adjacent SCADA/ADMS functions and is a meaningful global benchmark.
- Schneider Electric (Grid Operations): Schneider Electric provides ADMS, feeder automation, and grid-edge solutions for utilities. It represents the broad-incumbent stack that Gridware must either integrate with or displace at the distribution monitoring layer.
Direct peers
- LineVision: LineVision provides non-contact overhead transmission line monitoring sensors and analytics, focused on dynamic line rating, asset health, and wildfire/vegetation risk. It is the closest direct competitor to Gridware on transmission-side line monitoring, addressing a similar utility buyer with similar IoT-plus-AI value proposition.
- Sentient Energy: Sentient Energy (a Sentient.ai / Qualus company) sells distribution-grid line sensors and analytics platforms (e.g., GridAnalytics) used by IOUs and co-ops for fault detection, load monitoring, and outage management. It directly competes with Gridware's Gridscope/AGR for pole-top distribution monitoring deployments.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Gridware social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Gridware leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Gridware funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds8 records
Investors20 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Gridware M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Gridware
What does Gridware do?
Gridware sells the Gridscope pole-mounted hardware sensor combined with the Active Grid Response (AGR) cloud software platform. Gridscope devices attach to power poles and continuously measure vibration, tilt, temperature, and voltage signals, transmitting data via cellular, satellite, and device-to-device networks. The AGR platform applies edge AI and predictive analytics to detect hazards, localize faults, predict outage causes, and integrate alerts directly into utility outage management systems. The solution is sold to electric utilities for wildfire prevention, outage reduction, and asset health monitoring.
Is Gridware a public or private company?
Gridware is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Gridware founded?
Gridware was founded in 2020. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Gridware based?
Gridware is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.
How does Gridware make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Hardware and Software Subscription is the primary driver. The others are enterprise Utility Contracts.
Who are Gridware's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Uplight, Tantalus Systems and Power Survey / IPKeys (PowerLine Technology). Broad incumbents are Itron, Aclara (Hubbell), Landis+Gyr, Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Schneider Electric (Grid Operations). Direct peers are LineVision and Sentient Energy.
Does Gridware have an API?
No public API is recorded for Gridware.
What industry is Gridware in?
Gridware's product category is Grid Monitoring Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUADAPAO, Power Quality, Line Monitoring & Grid Edge Sensors (PMUs/µPMUs), with a secondary code of EUADAPAA, Smart Grid Automation & Distribution Management (DA/ADMS). Its NAICS code is 334515 and its SIC code is 3825.