Startup · $6.2m raised
Perth, WA
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round GridCognition raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Afterwork Ventures | Seed | - |
| Alberts | Seed | - |
| Australian Government | Grant | $1,000,000 |
| Clean Energy Finance Corporation | Seed | $625,000 |
| Ed McManus | Seed | - |
| John Clifford | Seed | - |
| Kara Frederick | Seed | - |
| Kara Fredericks | Seed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list GridCognition, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Virescent Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies GridCognition acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Grulovic | Head of Finance | Startup News (WA) |
| David Koopmans | Chief Revenue Officer | Startup News (WA) |
| Dr James Barnard | Head of Data Science | Startup News (WA) |
| Fabian Le Gay Brereton | Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder (former) | gridcog.com (14 Jul 2026), Startup News (WA), Virescent Ventures portfolio, CEFC, gridcog.com (undated) |
| Pete Tickler | Chief Product Officer · Founder | Startup News (WA), Virescent Ventures portfolio |
| Sam Thorogood | Chief Technology Officer | Startup News (WA) |
| Simone Guin | Global Marketing & Communication Manager | Startup News (WA) |
Stories naming GridCognition. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
A Climate Salad community leader argues climate tech keeps booming, citing global investment data and listing recent raises by member startups FloodMapp, Gridcognition, Accurassi, Trace, Cecil and World's Biggest Garage Sale.
Perth energy software startup Gridcognition raised a $2.25 million seed round, lifting total funding to $4 million, gained new investors and clients, hired five executives, and previously exited Greensense to ERM Power.
Energy software firm Grid Cognition has banked $2.25 million to support a British market entry, counting Ampol, Origin Energy and Ausnet among its customers, in news shared by its backer Alberts.
Also thewest.com.au
Energy software firm Gridcognition closed a $2.25 million seed round; CEFC committed $625,000 through its innovation fund alongside Alberts Impact Ventures, Afterwork Ventures and angel investors, taking total funding near $4 million.
Also Virescent Ventures portfolio·gridcog.com·Startup News (WA)