What EnergyBot does

EnergyBot (legal entity: Blitz Ventures Inc.) is a Dallas-based digital energy marketplace founded in 2018 that operates a free consumer-facing platform for comparing and enrolling in retail electricity plans. The company serves residential customers and small-to-medium businesses across 13+ U.S. states with deregulated electricity markets, including Texas (primary market), Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Delaware. Its core technology integrates with users' utility accounts to retrieve historical consumption data and powers a "Real Rate" full-bill calculation engine that prices plans against actual usage rather than headline advertised rates. The marketplace aggregates approximately 120 vetted energy providers, with named anchor relationships including Constellation Energy, TXU Energy, Reliant Energy, Rhythm Energy, Gexa Energy, Pulse Power, and Just Energy.

The product suite includes the core EnergyBot Marketplace, a Bill Comparison Tool, Rate Tracker, ESID and Utility Lookup tools, a concierge EnergyBot Advisor service, and Ebie — an AI-powered conversational energy advisor launched in 2024. The company has expanded into solar panel comparison across Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, and Texas, and operates the EnergyBot Blog as a content marketing and SEO asset. EnergyBot holds electric and/or gas broker licenses in at least nine states (Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Illinois, Maryland), satisfying state-level prerequisites for retail energy brokerage activity.

EnergyBot monetizes exclusively through affiliate and referral commissions paid by energy providers when customers enroll in plans through the platform; the service is free to end consumers, with fees funded from provider marketing budgets rather than customer rates. Go-to-market combines product-led growth via a self-serve web platform, phone-based inside-sales support, and a multi-channel content/SEO strategy targeting state- and city-specific landing pages. To date, the company reports more than 500,000 users served, 2,000+ five-star reviews, an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, and a 4.8-star rating on both Google and Reviews.io. Leadership includes co-founders Fred Purches (CPO), Raj Naini (CTO), and Dan Schilens (COO), with Thad Warren serving as Head of Marketing since the company's founding.

Name

EnergyBot

Legal name

Blitz Ventures Inc.

Website

https://energybot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EnergyBot (Blitz Ventures Inc.) operates a Dallas-based digital energy marketplace enabling residential and business customers across 13+ U.S. deregulated electricity markets to compare and enroll in electricity plans. The free platform monetizes through referral commissions paid by approximately 120 vetted energy providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Energy Marketplace

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Auto-Switching & Price Comparison Platforms (EUAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metering Data Acquisition & Customer Enrollment/Onboarding Services (EUAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Electricity plan comparison
• Retail energy marketplace
• Business electricity procurement
• Deregulated energy markets
• Solar panel comparison

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Affiliate/Referral Commissions: EnergyBot receives a small referral fee from energy providers when users select and purchase electricity plans through the platform. The service is free for consumers - fees are paid by providers out of their marketing budgets, not from customer rates.
2. Solar Referrals: When users decide to purchase solar through the platform, EnergyBot receives a referral commission from solar providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EnergyBot operates a free, neutral digital marketplace that enables consumers and small businesses in deregulated U.S. energy markets to compare electricity plans from approximately 120 vetted retail providers, link their actual utility usage data for personalized "Real Rate" bill calculations, and enroll online — augmented by an AI energy advisor (Ebie) that handles plan selection and enrollment paperwork. Revenue is earned through referral commissions paid by providers when customers sign up, with no fees charged to end users.

Product overview

EnergyBot operates as a unified digital energy marketplace platform designed to simplify electricity plan shopping for consumers in deregulated U.S. energy markets. The core offering consists of the EnergyBot Marketplace, which connects users' actual utility accounts to provide personalized, unbiased plan recommendations. This platform is enhanced by a suite of integrated tools including the Bill Comparison Tool for usage-based plan analysis, Rate Tracker for monitoring market trends, Personalized Market Analysis powered by AI, ESID and Utility Lookup tools for provider identification, and the EnergyBot Advisor concierge service for hands-off enrollment. The platform also features Ebie, an AI energy advisor chatbot for conversational assistance, and has expanded into Solar Panel Comparison services. The EnergyBot Blog serves as an educational resource hub. All components work together to provide a comprehensive energy shopping experience from plan discovery through enrollment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EnergyBot Residential Electricity Marketplace Free, self-serve digital marketplace where homeowners and renters in deregulated U.S. states (Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware) can link their actual utility account, view true bill projections via the Real Rate engine, compare plans from ~120 vetted providers, and enroll online in under five minutes.
• EnergyBot Business Electricity Portal Dedicated commercial electricity portal serving small and medium businesses in deregulated U.S. markets (with active coverage in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio) that need to procure competitive commercial electricity supply and manage multi-location rate decisions through a free, provider-neutral platform.
• Solar Panel Comparison Solar shopping service that uses the same transparency-focused marketplace model as the electricity platform to help consumers evaluate rooftop solar options from vetted providers across multiple U.S. states and earn solar referral commissions when customers purchase.
• Ebie (AI Energy Advisor) AI-powered conversational energy advisor (chatbot) that provides personalized recommendations, answers user questions about plans, rates, and energy topics in natural language, and supports the enrollment workflow for residential and commercial electricity customers on the EnergyBot marketplace.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ users found better electricity rates
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Constellation EnergycoreOthersMajor energy provider listed on EnergyBot's marketplace platform, serving residential and commercial customers in deregulated markets including Texas, Pennsylvania, and Illinois.
• TXU EnergycoreOthersMajor Texas-based electricity provider featured on EnergyBot's platform, offering residential and commercial electricity plans in the Texas deregulated market.
• Reliant EnergycoreOthersLarge retail electricity provider operating in Texas, featured on EnergyBot's comparison platform for residential and commercial customers.
• Rhythm EnergyminorOthersRenewable-focused electricity provider listed on EnergyBot's platform, offering residential plans in Texas deregulated markets.
• Gexa EnergyminorOthersTexas-based electricity provider subsidiary of NextEra Energy, available on EnergyBot's marketplace for plan comparisons.
• Pulse PowerminorOthersElectricity provider featured on EnergyBot's platform serving residential customers in Texas deregulated markets.
• Just EnergyminorOthersRetail energy provider listed on EnergyBot's marketplace, serving customers across multiple deregulated states.
• 120 Energy SupplierscoreOthersEnergyBot works with approximately 120 vetted energy suppliers and providers to offer consumers a comprehensive marketplace for comparing electricity plans across deregulated markets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ChooseEnergy: Direct digital marketplace for comparing and enrolling in electricity and natural gas plans across deregulated US states. Operates on the same affiliate/referral model as EnergyBot and competes head-to-head in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, and other shared markets.
• ComparePower: Texas-focused electricity comparison marketplace serving residential and commercial customers in ERCOT. Closely overlapping product surface (plan comparison, bill estimation, provider vetting) and a near-identical business model to EnergyBot in its home state.
• SaveOnEnergy: Multi-state electricity and natural gas rate comparison marketplace operating in many of the same deregulated states as EnergyBot. Same affiliate/referral monetization, similar customer personas (residential and SMB), and overlapping SEO-driven acquisition strategy.
• ElectricityPlans: Digital marketplace that aggregates retail electricity plans across deregulated US states with a usage-based bill comparison feature directly analogous to EnergyBot's Real Rate tool. Competes for both consumer traffic and B2B/SMB electricity procurement.
• Pick My Power: Texas electricity comparison marketplace founded by veterans of the Texas retail electricity space, focusing on personalized plan recommendations. Mirrors EnergyBot's positioning around transparency, no-gimmicks messaging, and real-usage-based ranking in ERCOT.

Others

• Power to Choose: Official Texas Public Utility Commission–sponsored rate comparison site for ERCOT. Not a commercial competitor (no referral monetization), but a baseline comparison destination that competes for the same Texas consumer search intent and sets expectations for plan transparency.

Emerging players

• EnergySage: Leading US solar and energy product comparison marketplace with a marketplace-plus-education model. Highly relevant as EnergyBot expands into solar referrals; EnergySage is the more established player in that adjacent vertical.
• Solar.com: National solar marketplace connecting homeowners with vetted installers via a referral/lead-gen model analogous to EnergyBot's electricity referral business. Comparable as EnergyBot extends its solar comparison offering across AZ, CA, CT, FL, and TX.

Broad incumbents

• Direct Energy: One of the largest North American retail electricity and natural gas providers, now part of NRG Energy. Sells directly to consumers through its own branded channels — competing with EnergyBot for the same end customer, but from the supply side rather than the marketplace side.
• Constellation Energy: Large US retail electricity supplier and named EnergyBot partner. While a platform partner, Constellation also runs a full direct-to-consumer acquisition channel and broader commercial energy offerings, making it both a supplier and a structural competitor on customer acquisition economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teamenergybot
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@teamenergybot
• Facebookfacebook.com/teamenergybot
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/energybot
• Instagraminstagram.com/energybot

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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