Leap is the leading global platform for generating new value from grid-connected resources and devices through integration with energy markets. Leap does all of the heavy lifting, seamlessly connecting technology partners to high-value revenue streams and providing a simplified, automated access point for market participation with batteries, electric vehicle charging, smart thermostats, HVAC systems, industrial facilities, and other flexible assets. By making it easy for new distributed resources to participate in energy markets, Leap lays the groundwork for virtual power plants (VPP). Leap empowers its partners to provide resilient, zero-carbon capacity to the grid while strengthening engagement with their customers through new value streams.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $20.2M
Founded date: 2017
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Garuda | garuda.vc |
| - | Standard I... | standardin... |
| - | UNION SQUA... | usv.com/ |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 19.07.2023 | - | $12M | National G... |
| 17.01.2020 | Series A | $8.2M | UNION SQUA... |
Mentions in press and media 20
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.04.2026 | Leap’s Virtual Power Plant Network Avoided 335,000 Tons of Avoided Emissions as Grid Demand Surges | Leap enabled the avoidance of over 335,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions between 2022 and 2025 New data highlights the growing role of virtual power plants in decarbonizing the grid while supporting reliability and affordability. This milest... |
| 23.05.2024 | WattCarbon launches WEATS Marketplace for distributed clean energy certificates, making high impact, carbon-free energy accessible to all net zero buyers. | Featured Supplier Stories on the WEATS Marketplace from WattCarbon The WEATS marketplace is the first clean energy buying platform where customers can see the carbon impact of their purchases, tracked to the hourly level. It's also the firs... |
| 17.11.2023 | Leap Secures Additional Equity Financing | Leap, a San Francisco, Ca-based provider of a virtual power plant (VPP) platform, raised an additional equity financing of undisclosed amount. The round, which brough the total amount to $16M, was led by Presidio Ventures. The company inten... |
| 19.07.2023 | Leap Raises $12M In Funding | Leap, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an energy market access platform, raised $12M in funding. The round was led by Standard Investments with participation from DNV Ventures and Sustainable Future Ventures, as well as existing invest... |
| 27.02.2023 | GridPoint and Leap to Co-Host Live Webinar on How California Commercial Businesses Can Capitalize on Energy Incentives for Grid Resiliency and Sustainability | RESTON, Va. (PRWEB) February 27, 2023 WHAT GridPoint, a building energy management and optimization technology leader that decarbonizes commercial buildings and accelerates a more sustainable future, and Leap, an energy market access provid... |
| 26.09.2022 | Demand Response | At USV, our climate thesis is about both mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis. One way we can adapt to the climate crisis is by building a more resilient energy supply system. Demand Response is one of many approaches that will be ... |
| 11.07.2022 | Energy Toolbase, Ventura Energy, and Leap deploy a portfolio of grid-interactive storage projects to support the California grid | Energy Toolbase, an industry-leading software provider of tools for project modeling, energy storage controls, and asset monitoring products for solar and storage projects is deploying its Acumen EMS™ controls software on a portfolio of sta... |
| 15.06.2022 | Lumin pilots demand response program to pay customers for reducing energy | Lumin pilots demand response program to pay customers for reducing energy By Chris Crowell June 15, 2022 " class="author-button">View Profile Energy prices are soaring, net metering is under fire, and solar + storage syste... |
| 03.06.2022 | Electrifying Everything: Let's Get Flexible | Electrification is a key theme of Energize’s investment thesis. We invest in software and business model innovations, many of which directly contribute solutions towards decarbonization by means of electrification. In this blog series, we’l... |
| 29.11.2021 | ENECHANGE : Notice Concerning the Investment to Leapfrog Power, Inc. | Press Release 29 November 2021 ENECHANGE Ltd. ENECHANGE announces investment in Leap, provider of an energy market access platform designed for distributed energy resources ENECHANGE Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Dire... |
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