Capalo AI develops AI-driven software that maximizes the value of battery energy storage systems across European electricity markets. Its Zeus VPP platform uses AI-based forecasting to optimize and trade grid-scale batteries across day-ahead, intraday, and ancillary service markets, and it provides route-to-market access plus Balance Responsible Party and Balance Service Provider services. The company operates more than 1.5 GW of battery capacity across over 30 grid-scale assets in Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Bulgaria, and is expanding into additional European markets including Estonia, Romania, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Capalo AI optimizes both standalone batteries and assets co-located with wind or solar farms. Headquartered in Kuopio with a Helsinki office, the company raised an 11 million euro Series A in February 2026 led by Heartcore Capital.
Capalo AI
ActiveAI-powered trading and optimization for grid-scale battery storage
Total raised
$13M
1 round
Stage
Series A
Team
11-50
since 2021
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2021
Kuopio, Finland
Agent-ready
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Zeus virtual power plant platform
AI forecasting for battery dispatch
Automated trading across day-ahead, intraday and ancillary markets
Route-to-market access for BESS owners
Balance Responsible Party (BRP) services
Balance Service Provider (BSP) services
Co-located solar and wind optimization
Multi-country European market coverage
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Series A $13M incl. Heartcore Capital +5
Capital network
$13M raised ·6 backers·9 network links
- Backers6
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Capalo AI do?
- It optimizes and trades grid-scale battery storage across European electricity markets using its AI-powered Zeus VPP platform.
- How much capacity does it manage?
- Over 1.5 GW across 30+ grid-scale assets in six European countries.
- Who funded Capalo AI?
- An 11 million euro Series A in February 2026 led by Heartcore Capital with Tesi, VentureFriends, PROfounders, Inventure and Innovestor.
- Where is Capalo AI based?
- Kuopio, Finland, with an additional office in Helsinki.
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