Overstory provides AI-powered vegetation intelligence that helps electric utilities prevent wildfires and power outages. By combining high-resolution satellite imagery with machine learning, the platform assesses vegetation encroachment across entire utility service territories, pinpointing and prioritizing the spans where trees threaten power lines. Utilities use Overstory to make vegetation management proactive and data-driven, optimizing trimming budgets, improving grid reliability, and reducing wildfire ignition risk. Founded in Amsterdam by data scientists Indra den Bakker and Anniek Schouten, the company now also runs US operations from Boston and serves utilities across multiple continents. In its November 2025 Series B, Overstory raised $43 million led by Blume Equity with Energy Impact Partners and existing investors, bringing total funding to roughly $68 million.
Overstory
ActiveAI vegetation intelligence to prevent wildfires and grid outages
Total raised
$43M
1 round
Stage
Series B
Team
51-200
since 2018
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2018
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Agent-ready
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Satellite-based vegetation intelligence
AI tree-to-line encroachment detection
Wildfire ignition risk prioritization
Vegetation management budget optimization
Grid reliability analytics
Service-territory-wide coverage
Change detection over time
Prioritized work order generation
10/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
— Series B $43M incl. B Capital +6
Capital network
$68M raised ·7 backers·10 network links
- Backers7
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- What does Overstory do?
- It uses AI and satellite imagery to identify vegetation risks to power lines, helping utilities prevent wildfires and outages.
- How much has Overstory raised?
- Roughly $68M total, including a $43M Series B in November 2025 led by Blume Equity.
- Who founded Overstory?
- Data scientists Indra den Bakker and Anniek Schouten.
- Where is Overstory based?
- Amsterdam, with US operations in Boston.
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