gridX
Company

Last deal

Amount

Series A

Stage

22.03.2018

Date

3

all rounds

$59.47K

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
gridX is a company that connects and controls energy generation and storage systems to create a decentralized virtual power plant.

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founded date

27.05.2016

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

gridX offers a fully integrated and vendor-neutral solution that brings together millions of small energy producers and consumers on their platform. With their gridBox technology, generation plants can be intelligently controlled, household energy flows can be monitored, and existing Smart Home solutions can be integrated. The team at gridX consists of talented individuals with experience from leading companies and universities. Their goal is to develop XENON, a digital energy platform that allows anyone to connect distributed energy resources on a single platform, enabling more efficient charging infrastructure, optimized energy flows, and the development of energy applications to reduce costs and carbon footprint.
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People

Founders
3
David Balensiefen
David Balensiefen

David Balensiefen

current job

gridX
gridX

organization founded

1

David Balensiefen

Joel Hermanns
Joel Hermanns

Joel Hermanns

current job

gridX
gridX

organization founded

1

Joel Hermanns

Andreas Booke
Andreas Booke

Andreas Booke

current job

gridX
gridX

count Of Investments

3

Andreas Booke

Employee Profiles
6
Harald Siebenweiber

Harald Siebenweiber

Head of Implementation and Customer Success

Andreas Booke

Andreas Booke

Managing Director and Founder

Joel Hermanns

Joel Hermanns

Co-Founder and CIO

David Balensiefen

David Balensiefen

CEO and Founder

Max Wojtynia

Max Wojtynia

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