The Netherlands
Gradyent, founded in 2021 and headquartered in The Netherlands, is pioneering advancements in the AI and Energy Efficiency sectors with its innovative Digital Twin Platform. The platform crafts a digital replica of energy grids, leveraging geographical, weather, and sensor data alongside physics-based models and AI, to optimize system performance. Gradyent targets a significant energy sector—heating and cooling, which constitutes nearly 50% of global energy consumption—by enhancing efficiency and enabling smarter operational decisions.
The impact of their technology is multifaceted: it offers a potential reduction in CO2 emissions by up to 10% and lower operational costs, while also achieving up to 20% reductions in CapEx for energy providers. Gradyent partners with prominent energy firms like Veolia, Helen, and Shell in over 35 European cities.
Boasting a team of over 130 specialists, Gradyent is backed by key investors, having secured a €28.00M early VC investment in April 2025 from partners including SEB Venture Capital and Blue Earth Capital. Their growth signals an expansive potential within emerging interconnectivity and energy transition trends.
