Squid provides AI-powered grid planning software for electricity networks. Its platform creates a unified, versioned model of power grid infrastructure, centralizing grid data, assumptions, and decision-making evidence to accelerate planning cycles. The founders bring experience from National Grid, BCG, Octopus Energy, AWS, and Cambridge University. Squid is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch.
Squid
ActiveAI agents for power grid planning 🦑
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2026
Team
1-10
since 2026
Pricing
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Founded
2026
London, United Kingdom
Agent-ready
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AI-powered grid planning software for electricity networks
Unified, versioned model of power grid infrastructure
Centralizes grid data, assumptions, and decision-making evidence
Accelerates grid planning cycles
Single source of truth for grid infrastructure data
Version control for grid models and scenarios
Founders with experience from National Grid, BCG, Octopus Energy, AWS, and Cambridge
Part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch
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Early
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Jan 2026 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
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$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- What is Squid?
- Squid provides AI-powered grid planning software for electricity networks, building a unified, versioned model of grid infrastructure to centralize data and speed up planning.
- What problem does Squid solve?
- It addresses fragmented grid data by centralizing infrastructure data, assumptions, and decision-making evidence into a single versioned model, accelerating planning cycles.
- Who is Squid for?
- It is aimed at electricity network operators and planners who need to manage complex grid infrastructure data and plan capacity and expansion.
- Who founded Squid?
- Its founders bring experience from National Grid, BCG, Octopus Energy, AWS, and Cambridge University, and Squid is part of Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch.
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