Aligned
Debt Financing in 2025
Aligned Data Centers is a leading technology infrastructure company offering innovative, sustainable, and adaptive Scale Data Centers and Build-to-Scale solutions for global hyperscale and enterprise customers. Our intelligent infrastructure allows densification and vertical growth within the same footprint, enabling customers to scale up without disruption, all while maintaining industry-leading Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). By reducing the energy, water and space needed to operate, our data center solutions, combined with our patented cooling technology, offer businesses a competitive advantage by improving sustainability, reliability, and their bottom line.
Aligned
Private Equity Round in 2025
Aligned Data Centers is a leading technology infrastructure company offering innovative, sustainable, and adaptive Scale Data Centers and Build-to-Scale solutions for global hyperscale and enterprise customers. Our intelligent infrastructure allows densification and vertical growth within the same footprint, enabling customers to scale up without disruption, all while maintaining industry-leading Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). By reducing the energy, water and space needed to operate, our data center solutions, combined with our patented cooling technology, offer businesses a competitive advantage by improving sustainability, reliability, and their bottom line.
Aligned
Acquisition in 2024
Aligned Data Centers is a leading technology infrastructure company offering innovative, sustainable, and adaptive Scale Data Centers and Build-to-Scale solutions for global hyperscale and enterprise customers. Our intelligent infrastructure allows densification and vertical growth within the same footprint, enabling customers to scale up without disruption, all while maintaining industry-leading Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). By reducing the energy, water and space needed to operate, our data center solutions, combined with our patented cooling technology, offer businesses a competitive advantage by improving sustainability, reliability, and their bottom line.
ChargeZone
Venture Round in 2023
ChargeZone is a renewable energy solutions company based in India, focused on advancing electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. Established in 2018, it specializes in developing a sophisticated EV charging network using Grid-to-Vehicle technology, which facilitates an unmanned charging experience for users. The company provides a comprehensive range of data and software solutions that enhance the adoption of electric vehicles. ChargeZone aims to establish 100,000 charging stations across key markets in India, catering to various vehicle types including cars, buses, and trucks. Its mobile application simplifies the process of locating charging stations, ensuring that customers can access smart charging services conveniently and affordably.
Loca Mobility
Acquisition in 2023
Loca Mobility specializes in providing integrated transportation card systems designed for use in convenience stores, department stores, supermarkets, and tunnel tolls. The company manufactures prepaid transportation cards that facilitate public transportation payment and settlement services. Additionally, Loca Mobility produces terminal devices and payment counting systems, along with offering various traffic solution services such as city bus management systems (BMS) and bus information systems (BIS).
Connected Energy
Venture Round in 2021
Connected Energy Ltd, founded in 2010 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, specializes in energy storage solutions by utilizing recycled electric vehicle batteries through its innovative E-STOR technology. This system allows businesses to convert used car batteries into energy storage systems, enabling them to store excess energy for later use. Connected Energy's offerings include software and services that enhance load management, optimizing efficiency and cost savings across various sectors, including healthcare, education, industrial, retail, and utilities. The company has established a diverse client base and operates systems across the UK, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, with capacities ranging from 60 kW to 1.2 MW, and plans for larger installations in the future. As a subsidiary of Future Transport Systems Ltd, Connected Energy aims to commercialize the research and development conducted by its parent company.
StreetLight Data
Series D in 2020
StreetLight Data, Inc. is a technology company specializing in cloud-based analytics solutions that focus on transportation measurement and management for both public and private sectors. Its primary product, StreetLight InSight, is an online platform that analyzes mobility patterns using Big Data by converting anonymous location data from mobile devices into actionable insights. This platform allows users, including transportation engineers and urban planners, to assess mobility across various roads and zones, thereby facilitating informed infrastructure deployment and transportation planning. Additionally, StreetLight Data offers RouteScience, which organizes disparate location data into coherent travel patterns. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company also has offices in Richmond, Virginia, and Vancouver, Canada, and is dedicated to enhancing smart city initiatives through improved understanding of transportation behaviors.
Via Transportation Inc. is a company that develops innovative public mobility solutions, focusing on on-demand and pre-scheduled transit. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Via serves a diverse range of clients, including public transit agencies, cities, universities, corporations, and school districts. The company's mobile app connects passengers traveling in the same direction, allowing them to share premium vehicles and enhancing the efficiency of public transit systems. Via aims to transform traditional, rigid transit systems into dynamic networks by integrating its technology with existing public transportation infrastructure. This approach not only reduces operational costs and traffic congestion but also minimizes single-occupancy trips and carbon emissions, providing more accessible and environmentally friendly transit options. Via operates both in the United States and Europe through partnerships, including a joint venture with Mercedes-Benz Vans.
Connected Energy
Venture Round in 2019
Connected Energy Ltd, founded in 2010 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, specializes in energy storage solutions by utilizing recycled electric vehicle batteries through its innovative E-STOR technology. This system allows businesses to convert used car batteries into energy storage systems, enabling them to store excess energy for later use. Connected Energy's offerings include software and services that enhance load management, optimizing efficiency and cost savings across various sectors, including healthcare, education, industrial, retail, and utilities. The company has established a diverse client base and operates systems across the UK, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, with capacities ranging from 60 kW to 1.2 MW, and plans for larger installations in the future. As a subsidiary of Future Transport Systems Ltd, Connected Energy aims to commercialize the research and development conducted by its parent company.
Megvii, founded in 2011, is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in intelligent solutions and data services for enterprises and developers. The company is focused on its mission to create machines capable of seeing and thinking, leveraging its deep learning system, Brain++. Megvii aims to build a comprehensive AI engine that serves as the foundational technology for various applications. It connects standardized hardware, such as sensors and personal devices, with artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things (AIoT), commercializing three main application areas: Consumer IoT, City IoT, and Supply Chain IoT. By integrating hardware and software solutions, Megvii enables clients to efficiently establish AI infrastructure tailored to their needs, positioning itself as an expert in AIoT solutions.
Connected Energy
Venture Round in 2018
Connected Energy Ltd, founded in 2010 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, specializes in energy storage solutions by utilizing recycled electric vehicle batteries through its innovative E-STOR technology. This system allows businesses to convert used car batteries into energy storage systems, enabling them to store excess energy for later use. Connected Energy's offerings include software and services that enhance load management, optimizing efficiency and cost savings across various sectors, including healthcare, education, industrial, retail, and utilities. The company has established a diverse client base and operates systems across the UK, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, with capacities ranging from 60 kW to 1.2 MW, and plans for larger installations in the future. As a subsidiary of Future Transport Systems Ltd, Connected Energy aims to commercialize the research and development conducted by its parent company.
Advanced Microgrid Solutions
Series B in 2017
Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) specializes in designing, installing, and managing advanced energy storage systems for commercial, industrial, and government buildings. Based in San Francisco with offices across the U.S., AMS deploys large networks of battery systems in buildings to lower energy costs for consumers and support the electric grid. The company's AI-powered software, SigmaOne, optimizes energy trading and maximizes the value of renewables and energy storage assets. AMS also offers microgrid solutions, enabling clean energy access for households, businesses, and communities. Founded in 2013, AMS operates as a subsidiary of Fluence.
Metro de Málaga
Private Equity Round in 2015
Metro de Málaga, SA is a provider of metro rail transportation services based in Málaga, Spain. Established in 2004, the company operates the city's light rail system, which includes underground metro services. Metro de Málaga focuses on delivering a sustainable transport solution, managing metro stations, ticketing counters, and travel lines. In addition to transportation, the company provides travel information services, ensuring that clients have access to safe, reliable, and efficient transit options within the city.
Avantus
Venture Round in 2014
Avantus is a developer of large-scale solar and solar-plus-storage projects, focusing on promoting the adoption of zero-emission energy solutions. The company is committed to creating sustainable and efficient energy systems that minimize carbon footprints while enhancing environmental stewardship. Leveraging advanced technologies and engineering expertise, Avantus develops innovative infrastructure solutions that include smart grids, intelligent transportation systems, and resilient urban infrastructure. These initiatives are aimed at improving the performance and reliability of energy projects, enabling clients to achieve above-market profitability and strong financial returns on utility-scale solar and storage ventures. Through its dedication to advancing clean energy, Avantus is positioned to make significant contributions to the growth of renewable energy sources.