Uplight
Founded Year
2019Stage
Convertible Note | AliveTotal Raised
$213.19MLast Raised
$39M | 8 mos agoMosaic Score The Mosaic Score is an algorithm that measures the overall financial health and market potential of private companies.
+111 points in the past 30 days
About Uplight
Uplight is a technology company that focuses on customer engagement, enrollment, and load flexibility in the energy sector. The company offers energy efficiency solutions, customer engagement strategies, rate engagement, demand management, electric vehicle solutions, and services for business customers. It serves the energy industry. Uplight was formerly known as Tendril. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.
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The demand response platforms market provides software that enables utilities, retailers, aggregators, and large energy users to enroll, forecast, dispatch, and settle flexible electricity loads in response to reliability needs and price signals. Offerings include demand response management systems (DRMS), distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS), and virtual power plant (VPP) softwa…
Uplight named as Leader among 15 other companies, including Oracle, Tesla, and Honeywell.
Uplight's Products & Differentiators
Behavioral Energy Efficiency
The landmark product for Uplight's Behavioral Energy Efficiency Program is Home Energy Reports, which provides a personalized report helping customers understand how they're using energy and how it compares to similar homes.
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Uplight Patents
Uplight has filed 10 patents.
The 3 most popular patent topics include:
- building engineering
- energy conservation
- cooling technology
Application Date | Grant Date | Title | Related Topics | Status |
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10/25/2023 | 12/10/2024 | Building engineering, Energy conservation, Ventilation, Sustainable building, Cooling technology | Grant |
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Grant Date | 12/10/2024 |
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Related Topics | Building engineering, Energy conservation, Ventilation, Sustainable building, Cooling technology |
Status | Grant |
Latest Uplight News
Nov 6, 2025
Daily Energy Insider Published on November 05, 2025 by Dave Kovaleski © Shutterstock Clean energy technology company Uplight delivered 4.4 gigawatts (GW) of load shift through demand response and virtual power plant (VPP) programs this summer. Uplight unlocks grid capacity by activating customers and their connected devices to generate, shift, and save energy. This record seasonal shift – which occurred across 25 utility partners and 26 original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners — represents a 32 percent increase in flexible capacity compared to the same period for 2024. Year-over-year, Uplight has tripled its flexible capacity, now managing a total of 8.5 GW across 59 programs. During the record-breaking 2025 summer season, Uplight: Delivered 1,275 demand-response events, 40 percent year-on-year growth. Exceeded enrollment targets by 21 percent. Reached its highest ever customer satisfaction score of 82.8 percent. Launched 31 program expansions for existing utility clients, reflecting continued appetite for flexibility across the company’s growing utility client base. Cemented Predictive Capacity Dispatch, delivering load shift within 3 percent of forecasted capacity. “This summer proved what our platform can do—delivering predictable, scalable flexibility and giving utilities the confidence they need to rely on customer-driven capacity,” Hannah Bascom, chief commercial officer at Uplight, said. “Over the past few years, we’ve focused on bringing together our technologies, data and customer experience expertise into an integrated platform, and this summer’s performance shows that vision in action—more programs, more partners, more participation, and more predictable flexible capacity across the grid.” Uplight provided the flexibility that utilities and the grid needed last summer as rising demand drove record U.S. electricity consumption and extreme weather events put additional strain on the grid. Uplight credited its expanded partner ecosystem with helping it achieve even greater flexibility for both residential and commercial customers. For example, the company launched a partnership with Ecobee to extend load flexibility to devices outside traditional demand-response programs. Uplight also onboarded Emporia EV chargers, Rheem water heaters, five new battery services providers, and 14 new curtailment service providers (CSPs), including CPower. Uplight serves over 80 energy providers, including 8 of the 10 largest North American utilities.
Uplight Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
When was Uplight founded?
Uplight was founded in 2019.
Where is Uplight's headquarters?
Uplight's headquarters is located at 2490 Junction Place, Boulder.
What is Uplight's latest funding round?
Uplight's latest funding round is Convertible Note.
How much did Uplight raise?
Uplight raised a total of $213.19M.
Who are the investors of Uplight?
Investors of Uplight include Top Down Ventures, Orchard Ventures, Schneider Electric, Rubicon Technology Partners, Inclusive Capital Partners and 13 more.
Who are Uplight's competitors?
Competitors of Uplight include Bia and 6 more.
What products does Uplight offer?
Uplight's products include Behavioral Energy Efficiency and 4 more.
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