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National Grid Partners is the venture investment and innovation arm of National Grid plc. #NGPartners #ThePotentialOfEnergy
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2025 brought us $100M in new AI commitments, our 55th portfolio investments, and proof that startups + utilities = real innovation at scale.
Happy New Year from National Grid Partners. 🚀
Happy New Year from National Grid Partners. 🚀
December 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
2025 brought us $100M in new AI commitments, our 55th portfolio investments, and proof that startups + utilities = real innovation at scale.
Happy New Year from National Grid Partners. 🚀
Happy New Year from National Grid Partners. 🚀
Our portfolio company Dragos is closing out 2025 with their most impactful resources of the year. 🔒If you missed it (or want a refresher between holiday chaos and 2026 planning), check out what shaped industrial cybersecurity strategy this year.
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What Mattered Most to the OT Security Community in 2025
As 2025 closes, here are the Dragos resources, analyses, and community events that OT security practitioners turned to most—from threat intelligence and financial risk data to hands-on skill development and policy developments shaping our field. Thank you for being part of the conversation, and here
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December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our portfolio company Dragos is closing out 2025 with their most impactful resources of the year. 🔒If you missed it (or want a refresher between holiday chaos and 2026 planning), check out what shaped industrial cybersecurity strategy this year.
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It's the last #MeetUsMonday of 2025, and we're reflecting on a year of scaling #AI innovation and driving impact across the energy sector.
Here are our highlights. ⬇️
Here are our highlights. ⬇️
December 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It's the last #MeetUsMonday of 2025, and we're reflecting on a year of scaling #AI innovation and driving impact across the energy sector.
Here are our highlights. ⬇️
Here are our highlights. ⬇️
Checking it twice: Yep, 2025 was a good one. ✅
Happy holidays from the entire National Grid Partners team!
Happy holidays from the entire National Grid Partners team!
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Checking it twice: Yep, 2025 was a good one. ✅
Happy holidays from the entire National Grid Partners team!
Happy holidays from the entire National Grid Partners team!
As we wind down 2025, we're bringing Steve Smith back to the #MeetUsMonday stage to talk about what's ahead for grid modernization. Take it away, Steve!
December 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
As we wind down 2025, we're bringing Steve Smith back to the #MeetUsMonday stage to talk about what's ahead for grid modernization. Take it away, Steve!
Our Head of Investments, Pradeep Tagare, was featured in WSJ Pro Venture Capital, sharing insights on evaluating AI startups.
Read the full feature: venturecapital.createsend1.com/t/d-e-gthyuy...
Read the full feature: venturecapital.createsend1.com/t/d-e-gthyuy...
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Our Head of Investments, Pradeep Tagare, was featured in WSJ Pro Venture Capital, sharing insights on evaluating AI startups.
Read the full feature: venturecapital.createsend1.com/t/d-e-gthyuy...
Read the full feature: venturecapital.createsend1.com/t/d-e-gthyuy...
Nu Quantum CEO Carmen Palacios-Berraquero joined Bloomberg to discuss the company's $60M Series A and how interconnecting quantum processors unlocks scalability.
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AI Boom Helping Draw Investors, Nu Quantum CEO Says
The artificial intelligence boom that’s pouring money into processing units and data centers has helped Nu Quantum draw investors, founder and Chief Executive Officer Carmen Palacios-Berraquero.
The ...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Nu Quantum CEO Carmen Palacios-Berraquero joined Bloomberg to discuss the company's $60M Series A and how interconnecting quantum processors unlocks scalability.
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Nearly 250 attendees from 45+ utilities gathered in Boston for the NextGrid Alliance Summit to address surging demand, AI-driven load growth, and grid modernization.
Check out Aaron Panzer’s recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/coll...
Check out Aaron Panzer’s recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/coll...
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Nearly 250 attendees from 45+ utilities gathered in Boston for the NextGrid Alliance Summit to address surging demand, AI-driven load growth, and grid modernization.
Check out Aaron Panzer’s recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/coll...
Check out Aaron Panzer’s recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/coll...
National Grid is giving teams across its Strategic Infrastructure portfolio access to Sensat's digital twin platform—transforming how they visualize solutions & align stakeholders on complex energy projects. bit.ly/48DDqa7
National Grid expands use of Sensat for infrastructure projects - The Engineer
National Grid will deploy Sensat’s digital platform across major UK energy projects to speed up planning and design.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
National Grid is giving teams across its Strategic Infrastructure portfolio access to Sensat's digital twin platform—transforming how they visualize solutions & align stakeholders on complex energy projects. bit.ly/48DDqa7
Our portfolio company Exodigo just earned a spot on Inc.'s 2025 #BestInBusiness list. 🎉
Their #AI-powered subsurface mapping technology helps infrastructure projects move faster and with greater predictability.
Check out the list: www.inc.com/best-in-busi...
Their #AI-powered subsurface mapping technology helps infrastructure projects move faster and with greater predictability.
Check out the list: www.inc.com/best-in-busi...
Best in Business 2025: Meet the Companies and Leaders Achieving Major Breakthroughs
Excellence in business can come in many forms, and these 250 companies and 40 leaders plotted unique courses to success.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Our portfolio company Exodigo just earned a spot on Inc.'s 2025 #BestInBusiness list. 🎉
Their #AI-powered subsurface mapping technology helps infrastructure projects move faster and with greater predictability.
Check out the list: www.inc.com/best-in-busi...
Their #AI-powered subsurface mapping technology helps infrastructure projects move faster and with greater predictability.
Check out the list: www.inc.com/best-in-busi...
The grid is being rewritten by the pulse of #AI.
At #VERGE2025, our Head of Venture Acceleration Aaron Panzer led a conversation on how data centers soaring in size from 20 MW to 2 GW are forcing us rethink reliability.
Read Marit Lyngbaek's full recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/beyo...
At #VERGE2025, our Head of Venture Acceleration Aaron Panzer led a conversation on how data centers soaring in size from 20 MW to 2 GW are forcing us rethink reliability.
Read Marit Lyngbaek's full recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/beyo...
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The grid is being rewritten by the pulse of #AI.
At #VERGE2025, our Head of Venture Acceleration Aaron Panzer led a conversation on how data centers soaring in size from 20 MW to 2 GW are forcing us rethink reliability.
Read Marit Lyngbaek's full recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/beyo...
At #VERGE2025, our Head of Venture Acceleration Aaron Panzer led a conversation on how data centers soaring in size from 20 MW to 2 GW are forcing us rethink reliability.
Read Marit Lyngbaek's full recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/beyo...
Welcome to the portfolio, Nu Quantum! 🎉
We're thrilled to be part of Nu Quantum's record-breaking $60M Series A—the largest financing round for quantum computer networking and one of the largest Series A rounds globally in quantum computing.
Learn more about the investment.
We're thrilled to be part of Nu Quantum's record-breaking $60M Series A—the largest financing round for quantum computer networking and one of the largest Series A rounds globally in quantum computing.
Learn more about the investment.
Nu Quantum Raises $60M Series A in Largest Financing Round for Quantum Computer Networking
YouTube video by Nu Quantum
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December 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Welcome to the portfolio, Nu Quantum! 🎉
We're thrilled to be part of Nu Quantum's record-breaking $60M Series A—the largest financing round for quantum computer networking and one of the largest Series A rounds globally in quantum computing.
Learn more about the investment.
We're thrilled to be part of Nu Quantum's record-breaking $60M Series A—the largest financing round for quantum computer networking and one of the largest Series A rounds globally in quantum computing.
Learn more about the investment.
Congratulations to Jason Huang, CEO of portfolio company TS Conductor, on being named one of Orange County's Most Influential Business Leaders in Technology by the Orange County Business Journal!
💻 all about it : www.ocbj.com/oc-500/2025/...
💻 all about it : www.ocbj.com/oc-500/2025/...
OC500 2025: JASON HUANG - Orange County Business Journal
Leads Huntington Beach-based company TS Conductor, seeking role in huge electric grid. Says its high-capacity power lines with a carbon fiber core “can carry up to triple the electricity” compared to ...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Congratulations to Jason Huang, CEO of portfolio company TS Conductor, on being named one of Orange County's Most Influential Business Leaders in Technology by the Orange County Business Journal!
💻 all about it : www.ocbj.com/oc-500/2025/...
💻 all about it : www.ocbj.com/oc-500/2025/...
Another #MeetUsMonday is here!
Today we're spotlighting Avathon and their latest innovation that's transforming aerospace operations. Dive into the new white paper: bit.ly/4p2L8jS
Today we're spotlighting Avathon and their latest innovation that's transforming aerospace operations. Dive into the new white paper: bit.ly/4p2L8jS
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Another #MeetUsMonday is here!
Today we're spotlighting Avathon and their latest innovation that's transforming aerospace operations. Dive into the new white paper: bit.ly/4p2L8jS
Today we're spotlighting Avathon and their latest innovation that's transforming aerospace operations. Dive into the new white paper: bit.ly/4p2L8jS
At this year's NextGrid Alliance Summit, utility leaders, startups, tech companies, government officials, and academic experts came together to tackle the biggest challenges facing our grid—from surging AI and EV demand to renewable energy integration.
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2025 NextGrid Alliance Summit | National Grid
YouTube video by NationalGridUS
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December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
At this year's NextGrid Alliance Summit, utility leaders, startups, tech companies, government officials, and academic experts came together to tackle the biggest challenges facing our grid—from surging AI and EV demand to renewable energy integration.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iPH...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iPH...
Real workforce development = real results.
Viridi + GreenForce Training & Staffing are transforming Buffalo's Eastside community
⬇️ www.thegreenforce.org.
Viridi + GreenForce Training & Staffing are transforming Buffalo's Eastside community
⬇️ www.thegreenforce.org.
GreenForce – Recruit. Train. Sustain. A Job-Opportunity Agency
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December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Real workforce development = real results.
Viridi + GreenForce Training & Staffing are transforming Buffalo's Eastside community
⬇️ www.thegreenforce.org.
Viridi + GreenForce Training & Staffing are transforming Buffalo's Eastside community
⬇️ www.thegreenforce.org.
The utility innovation gap: 96% of leaders call AI a strategic priority, but only 4% have mature programs.
Our 2025 Utility Innovation Survey shows 64% increased budgets, but talent shortages and integration challenges slow deployment.
Our 2025 Utility Innovation Survey shows 64% increased budgets, but talent shortages and integration challenges slow deployment.
Innovation and AI: Breaking down utility budget decisions
When it comes to innovation and AI, how are utility leaders looking to divvy up their budgets? And what's driving their investment decisions?
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December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The utility innovation gap: 96% of leaders call AI a strategic priority, but only 4% have mature programs.
Our 2025 Utility Innovation Survey shows 64% increased budgets, but talent shortages and integration challenges slow deployment.
Our 2025 Utility Innovation Survey shows 64% increased budgets, but talent shortages and integration challenges slow deployment.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
We're grateful for the innovators, partners, and problem-solvers in our network who are transforming the way energy works.
We're grateful for the innovators, partners, and problem-solvers in our network who are transforming the way energy works.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
We're grateful for the innovators, partners, and problem-solvers in our network who are transforming the way energy works.
We're grateful for the innovators, partners, and problem-solvers in our network who are transforming the way energy works.
A major milestone for utility innovation! 🎉
Congrats to Corey Capasso and the Urbint team on their $325M acquisition by Itron.
Read more from our Head of Investments, Pradeep Tagare: www.ngpartners.com/stories/cong...
Congrats to Corey Capasso and the Urbint team on their $325M acquisition by Itron.
Read more from our Head of Investments, Pradeep Tagare: www.ngpartners.com/stories/cong...
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A major milestone for utility innovation! 🎉
Congrats to Corey Capasso and the Urbint team on their $325M acquisition by Itron.
Read more from our Head of Investments, Pradeep Tagare: www.ngpartners.com/stories/cong...
Congrats to Corey Capasso and the Urbint team on their $325M acquisition by Itron.
Read more from our Head of Investments, Pradeep Tagare: www.ngpartners.com/stories/cong...
@techcrunch.com sat down with VEIR’s CEO Tim Heidel to discuss how the company is solving one of AI's biggest infrastructure challenges.
Read the full story: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/m...
Read the full story: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/m...
Exclusive: Microsoft-backed Veir is bringing superconductors to data centers | TechCrunch
The Massachusetts-based startup is taking tech developed for long distance transmissions lines to solve an emerging problem for data center designers.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@techcrunch.com sat down with VEIR’s CEO Tim Heidel to discuss how the company is solving one of AI's biggest infrastructure challenges.
Read the full story: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/m...
Read the full story: techcrunch.com/2025/11/12/m...
Join us in welcoming Arun Chetty to the National Grid Partners team!
We’re excited to work together to support founders driving the energy future.
Check out the story in Global Corporate Venturing: : globalventuring.com/corporate/pe...
We’re excited to work together to support founders driving the energy future.
Check out the story in Global Corporate Venturing: : globalventuring.com/corporate/pe...
Intel Capital veteran Chetty moves to utility National Grid's VC unit -
Arun Chetty has joined energy utility National Grid's CVC unit as senior partner as it boosts its digital tech investment capabilities.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Join us in welcoming Arun Chetty to the National Grid Partners team!
We’re excited to work together to support founders driving the energy future.
Check out the story in Global Corporate Venturing: : globalventuring.com/corporate/pe...
We’re excited to work together to support founders driving the energy future.
Check out the story in Global Corporate Venturing: : globalventuring.com/corporate/pe...
National Grid's Innovation Day brought together utility leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers in Boston to address grid modernization challenges—from extreme weather to AI's surging energy demand.
Innovation Day 2025: From Ideas to Action | National Grid
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November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
National Grid's Innovation Day brought together utility leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers in Boston to address grid modernization challenges—from extreme weather to AI's surging energy demand.
Our Senior Manager of Innovation and Venture Acceleration Nick Rancis joined energy innovators at Shell TechWorks during Boston's Tough Tech Week—a celebration of transformational science and engineering. 💡
Check out his insights below. ⬇️
Check out his insights below. ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Our Senior Manager of Innovation and Venture Acceleration Nick Rancis joined energy innovators at Shell TechWorks during Boston's Tough Tech Week—a celebration of transformational science and engineering. 💡
Check out his insights below. ⬇️
Check out his insights below. ⬇️
Our portfolio company VEIR is solving a critical bottleneck for AI data centers. Superconducting cables deliver 10x more power in 20x less space.
Commercialization in 2026. 👏
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Commercialization in 2026. 👏
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VEIR Successfully Demonstrates 3-Megawatt Superconducting Power Delivery for AI Data Centers, Eliminating Critical Growth Bottleneck | VEIR
First generation technology delivers 10x more power within compact footprint, providing scalable, ready-for-market solution for new data center designs, more power in less space (WOBURN, MA) November ...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Our portfolio company VEIR is solving a critical bottleneck for AI data centers. Superconducting cables deliver 10x more power in 20x less space.
Commercialization in 2026. 👏
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Commercialization in 2026. 👏
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71% of utility leaders rank grid modernization as a top priority, and 42% are planning AI deployments in the next 2 years, according to our latest Utility Innovation Survey in Utility Dive.
Utilities see AI as tool for grid modernization but lack expertise, survey finds
National Grid Partners’ “utility innovation” survey, now in its second year, found 42% of respondents planning artificial intelligence deployments by 2027.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
71% of utility leaders rank grid modernization as a top priority, and 42% are planning AI deployments in the next 2 years, according to our latest Utility Innovation Survey in Utility Dive.