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Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

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OnSight is an innovative company that specializes in artificial intelligence and computer vision technology, specifically designed for the inspection and management of utility solar farms. The company has developed an autonomous and teleoperated unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that utilizes advanced imaging technologies, including a radiometric thermal imaging camera and an optical zoom camera. This sophisticated platform enables the identification and analysis of potential issues and anomalies within solar systems, thereby optimizing operations and enhancing maintenance efficiency. By harnessing the power of AI visual learning, OnSight provides critical data and forecasts related to solar farm conditions, allowing for informed decision-making without the need for additional labor.

Rhizome operates an AI-driven climate resilience platform that assists electric utilities in assessing climate risks with high precision. The platform quantifies the economic and social impacts of infrastructure investments aimed at bolstering climate resilience for both communities and businesses. By identifying vulnerabilities to climate threats and measuring the benefits of grid-enhancing projects, Rhizome enables its clients to mitigate the costs associated with damage and recovery from extreme weather events. Additionally, the platform supports clients in justifying public projects to policymakers, potentially increasing local infrastructure spending and enhancing access to federal grant funding. Through its innovative solutions, Rhizome aims to protect communities and businesses from the increasing challenges posed by climate change.

WindBorne Systems designs, builds, and operates a network of long-duration high-altitude weather balloons equipped with sensors to collect atmospheric data for weather forecasting, climate research, and environmental monitoring. The company delivers its data to government and private weather services and has developed a balloon-based sensor delivery system alongside a weather forecasting platform that provides atmospheric data collection, AI-driven forecasts, insights, alerts, evaluations, and visualizations for decision-makers. By integrating data collection with advanced forecasting tools, WindBorne Systems supports more accurate forecasts, timely warnings for severe weather, and planning for climate adaptation.

BurnBot specializes in wildfire mitigation and vegetation management services. It combines expertise in forestry with advanced fire technology to systematically treat fuel sources, preventing destructive wildfires.

Overstory is a vegetation management software company that serves electric utilities. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with remote sensing from satellite and aerial imagery to monitor vegetation near power corridors, assess wildfire risks, and optimize resource use. By prioritizing vegetation risks before they materialize, Overstory helps utilities prevent outages, reduce wildfire risk, and improve reliability and safety across service areas, contributing to a safer, more resilient grid.

Fire Aside, established in 2019 and headquartered in San Anselmo, California, specializes in software solutions aimed at enhancing wildfire safety for communities. Their platform assesses and improves fire safety by providing personalized reports and recommendations to residents, helping them understand and mitigate risks. The company's software also offers analytics dashboards to fire agencies and other groups, enabling them to manage vegetation and structural data at the individual parcel level, and adapt to wildfire threats, thereby reducing property and community risks.

Pano specializes in fire detection technology, offering hardware and software solutions for professionals. It uses AI-powered cameras and satellite imagery to monitor wildfire threats in real-time, benefiting government agencies, utilities, insurers, and private landowners.

Gridware is focused on enhancing and safeguarding the electrical grid, a critical infrastructure that, when compromised, can lead to severe consequences such as wildfires, property damage, and loss of life. The company has developed an advanced monitoring system that employs high-precision sensor arrays, including microphones and other sensing technologies, to continuously analyze the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. This system incorporates an artificial intelligence processing unit that detects anomalies in the environment around power poles, enabling utilities to proactively address potential faults. By facilitating timely repairs and rapid responses to climatic anomalies, Gridware's technology improves safety, reliability, and reduces outage durations for utility companies. Headquartered in the Bay Area of Northern California, Gridware is privately held and supported by notable climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors, positioning itself to meet the growing demand for power while contributing to the future resilience of the electrical grid.

BurnBot specializes in wildfire mitigation and vegetation management services. It combines expertise in forestry with advanced fire technology to systematically treat fuel sources, preventing destructive wildfires.

Overstory is a vegetation management software company that serves electric utilities. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with remote sensing from satellite and aerial imagery to monitor vegetation near power corridors, assess wildfire risks, and optimize resource use. By prioritizing vegetation risks before they materialize, Overstory helps utilities prevent outages, reduce wildfire risk, and improve reliability and safety across service areas, contributing to a safer, more resilient grid.

Treeswift designs robotics and machine learning driven solutions for forestry and vegetation management. The company develops a vegetation and asset management system that delivers large-scale, precise data and analyses. Its backpack and vehicle-mounted sensors collect imagery and LiDAR during patrols and translate that data into actionable analytics and 360-degree field context for encroachment, strike potential, and failure risk through its software platform, serving vegetation management professionals, arborists, and tree crews. This enables users to anticipate and prevent power outages and other natural mishaps by informing maintenance decisions and risk assessments.

Rhizome operates an AI-driven climate resilience platform that assists electric utilities in assessing climate risks with high precision. The platform quantifies the economic and social impacts of infrastructure investments aimed at bolstering climate resilience for both communities and businesses. By identifying vulnerabilities to climate threats and measuring the benefits of grid-enhancing projects, Rhizome enables its clients to mitigate the costs associated with damage and recovery from extreme weather events. Additionally, the platform supports clients in justifying public projects to policymakers, potentially increasing local infrastructure spending and enhancing access to federal grant funding. Through its innovative solutions, Rhizome aims to protect communities and businesses from the increasing challenges posed by climate change.