Emerald AI builds software that turns AI data centers into cooperative grid partners. Its Conductor platform acts as an intelligent interface between power grids and data centers, dynamically modulating the power draw of AI workloads during grid stress events while preserving compute service quality. By orchestrating temporal flexibility (pausing batchable jobs), spatial flexibility (shifting workloads across regions), and resource flexibility (coordinating onsite batteries and generation), Emerald aims to unlock roughly 100 GW of latent grid capacity for AI infrastructure. In a Phoenix field test, the company cut power consumption of a 256-GPU NVIDIA cluster by 25% over three hours during a grid stress window. Founded by physicist and former Orsted strategy chief Varun Sivaram, Emerald is backed by NVIDIA's NVentures and partners with utilities, NVIDIA, and Oracle.
Emerald AI
ActiveTurns AI data centers into flexible grid assets that ease power demand
Total raised
$47.2M
2 rounds
Stage
Seed
Team
11-50
since 2024
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2024
Arlington, United States
Agent-ready
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Conductor grid-data-center orchestration platform
Temporal flexibility: pause and shift batchable AI workloads
Spatial flexibility: route workloads across regions
Onsite battery and generation coordination
Grid stress event response without service degradation
Utility interconnection acceleration
Real-time power demand modulation for GPU clusters
Integration with NVIDIA compute infrastructure
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Seed $24.5M incl. Amplo +4
— Seed Extension $22.7M incl. NVentures (NVIDIA) +1
Capital network
$47.2M raised ·5 backers·10 network links
- Backers5
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Emerald AI do?
- It makes AI data center power demand flexible so workloads can ramp down during grid stress, turning data centers into grid assets.
- Who backs Emerald AI?
- NVIDIA's NVentures, Radical Ventures, Amplo, CRV and Neotribe, with over $47M raised across seed and extension rounds.
- Does it hurt AI performance?
- In field tests it reduced cluster power 25% over three hours while preserving compute service quality.
- Who founded Emerald AI?
- Physicist Varun Sivaram, former strategy chief at Orsted and CTO at ReNew Power.
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