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National Grid Partners
Corporate VC · United States · North America
National Grid Partners is the corporate venture and innovation arm of National Grid, launched in 2018. It invests in companies working to make the power grid safer, cleaner and smarter, and connects entrepreneurs with utilities.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningEducationIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsenergyutilitiesgriddecarbonizationcybersecurityartificial intelligence
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Or find every investor that fitsNational Grid Partners lists 46 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 11 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Growth, 36% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (20%), Education (17%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (17%). 71% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Energy Impact Partners, Aramco Ventures and Cisco Investments.
Counts come from funding rounds that name National Grid Partners, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not National Grid Partners' whole history. Rounds on record name 11 companies; its own site lists 46. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundNational Grid Partners does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 18% |
| Series A | 27% |
| Series B | 18% |
| Growth | 36% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 1 |
| '26 | 6 | 1 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 81th | 46 companies |
| Recent activity | 91th | 7 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 57th | 18% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 94th | 24% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 17th | 20% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 20% | 18% |
| Education | 17% | 7% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 17% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 13% | 4% |
| Fintech | 6% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 5% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 4% | 15% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Energy Impact Partners | 5 |
| Aramco Ventures | 3 |
| Cisco Investments | 3 |
| Clearvision Ventures | 3 |
| Energize Capital | 3 |
| Activate Capital | 2 |
| Allegis Capital | 2 |
| Canaan | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4598%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Energy Impact Partners
Compare National Grid Partners head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with National Grid Partners| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 14 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Series B | |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Series A Led | |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Seed |
Round details for National Grid Partners
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in National Grid Partners' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
46 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1touch.io provides a platform that automatically discovers critical data, uncovers contextual insights, and prioritizes remediation to reduce exposure and stop threats across various environments | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| AccuKnox provides AI-powered zero trust cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) solutions for cloud security and compliance. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| AiDASH provides software and consulting services for utilities to manage vegetation and asset risks related to wildfires and storms | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Amperon provides energy forecasting and analytics solutions to improve grid reliability, manage financial risk, and optimize renewable assets. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Aperio provides a data trust layer for industrial data to make it ready for AI models and decisions | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Avathon provides an AI platform for autonomous operations in various industries | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Captura's technology provides a process for Direct Ocean Capture of carbon and delivers electrodialysis solutions for global industries. | Climate & Energy | Jun 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Centinel provides income for commercial real estate building owners by reducing costs for tenants and turning utility waste into a new source of income. | Real Estate & ConstructionFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| CNIguard modernizes how utilities monitor and manage critical underground assets using digital intelligence and sensors | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Cogniac drives value from visual data using a low-code AI platform that integrates into business operations to enhance performance. | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Copperleaf provides AI-powered technology solutions for effective capital allocation | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Cyolo provides a unified platform for secure remote privileged access and zero trust microsegmentation to protect critical operations | CybersecurityIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Dragos provides cybersecurity services and solutions for operational technology environments | CybersecurityIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Emerald AI makes AI's power demand flexible, transforming data centers into valuable grid partners | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Oct 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| The company invests in innovative companies powering a better energy future | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for orchestrating electric vehicles, solar, and batteries for both businesses and home users. | EducationE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Feb 2024Series A | Page + round |
About this data
site last read 11 Nov 2026- Site
- ngpartners.com
- Last read
- 11 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 27 Feb 2024
- Companies checked
- 46
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