Insider Brief
- AiGent, Inc. raised $6M in seed funding from ZIP and CIV to integrate 185 GW of existing distributed generation assets into U.S. power markets, creating AI-driven distributed power plants (DPPs).
- Its AI platform aggregates and monetizes behind-the-meter generation at commercial, industrial, and mission-critical sites, turning idle backup generators into reliable grid resources that reduce costs and boost resilience without new infrastructure.
- The round adds industry veteran Dan Leff and ZIP’s Alex Demeulenaere to AiGent’s board, as investors highlight the company’s rapid execution and potential to deliver lower-cost reliability and new revenue streams for asset owners.
PRESS RELEASE — AiGent, Inc., a leading developer of AI-driven distributed power plants (DPP), announced it has raised $6 million in seed funding from ZIP and CIV, in record time, to integrate 185 GW of the highest reliability set of existing generation assets into American power markets.
AiGent’s AI-based technology platform aggregates, orchestrates, and monetizes distributed generation infrastructure at commercial, industrial, and mission-critical facilities, including AI data centers, to deliver rapidly dispatchable, highly-reliable DPPs. By tapping into existing behind-the-meter distributed generation assets during system stress, AiGent helps keep the lights on, lowers costs, and provides new revenue streams to asset owners, all without the need, cost, delays, and dislocation required to build new power plants or energy infrastructure.
“Backup generators are an untapped reliability resource sitting idle across the grid,” said Stephanie Hendricks, CEO and Co-Founder of AiGent. “AiGent turns liabilities into assets, at scale, to improve grid reliability and reduce consumer costs. This support so quickly from leading investors at ZIP and CIV validates both the urgency of the problem and our team’s approach to solving it.”
Patrick Maloney, Co-Founder and CEO at CIV, added, “AiGent is unlocking a massive, underutilized fleet of 185 GW with AI-based software, controls, and market integration. The team is executing with incredible velocity and we believe their model can deliver reliability at a lower cost while creating meaningful value for generator owners and the grid.”
“At ZIP, we love backing repeat founders who know what it takes to go from zero to one, and we don’t know a better team than AiGent in that regard. Together with our friends at CIV, we’re excited to support their bold vision, in an era where satisfying power demands, increasing grid resiliency, and bringing AI to the physical infrastructure world are among the greatest imperatives,” said John Kwaak, Founder and Managing Partner at ZIP.
In addition to securing its seed funding, AiGent has added Dan Leff and Alex Demeulenaere to its board of directors. Leff is an industry veteran with more than 40 years of leadership and experience in energy and technology, and will help guide AiGent’s leadership team and strategic vision. Alex Demeulenaere joins the AiGent board as an investor and Managing Director at ZIP.
About AiGent, Inc.
Using its AI-based technology platform, AiGent aggregates, orchestrates, and monetizes distributed generation resources in power markets, delivering significant reliability, economic, and sustainability benefits to large energy users, utilities, and grid operators. To learn more visit www.aigent.energy.
About Zero Infinity Partners
ZIP is pioneering the infra-tech investing category. ZIP invests in founders and companies looking to deploy innovative technologies and business ideas in the global infrastructure sectors, including energy, power, mobility, logistics, data, water, and waste. Learn more at www.zeroinfinitypartners.com.
About CIV
CIV is an investment firm that backs and builds technology companies in critical industries. Founded by serial entrepreneurs and investors, CIV unites deep operating expertise, catalytic capital, and a unique global network to help founders create enduring companies that shape the future. CIV was founded on a simple belief: the future belongs to those who build it. Learn more at www.civ.co.
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