Derapi Raises $7M Seed Round to Scale the Software Infrastructure Behind Distributed Energy Ecosystem
Funding accelerates the adoption of a universal integration layer, as grid reliability pressures mount
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Derapi, a software company building the connective infrastructure for the distributed energy ecosystem, today announced it has raised $7 million in seed funding to expand its team and accelerate adoption of its universal API platform. As grid operators, utilities, and energy companies work to unlock flexibility from distributed energy resources (DERs), Derapi is making it easier for those resources to connect, coordinate, and participate at scale.
The round was led by Earthshot Ventures with participation from Tuesday Capital, Susquehanna Sustainable Investments, WYVC, Breakthrough Venture Capital, WovenEarth Ventures, Radicle Impact, Raisewell Ventures, and notable angel investors including E8 Angels, GreenSky Capital, Aurora Venture Investments. These firms join existing investors UNION, Ubiquity Ventures, and M1C.
As global electricity demand continues to rise and grid reliability faces mounting pressure, distributed energy resources including solar, batteries, EV chargers, and smart devices are increasingly critical to meet peak demand. Despite rapid DER deployment, a lack of standardized, scalable integrations has limited their ability to participate meaningfully in grid services and virtual power plants (VPPs).
Derapi serves as a software hub for the distributed energy ecosystem, providing a single, trusted integration layer across devices, platforms, and programs. Its universal API enables secure data access, device control, and authorization across a fragmented landscape. By standardizing how systems connect, Derapi helps utilities, VPP operators, grid software providers, and energy platforms move faster, scale programs with confidence, and reduce engineering complexity.
“Distributed energy already holds enormous potential, but participation hasn’t kept pace with deployment,” said Stina Brock, CEO of Derapi. “We built Derapi to make distributed energy easier to connect, easier to trust, and easier to scale. When integration is simple and reliable, innovators can move faster and the grid can become more flexible and resilient.”
Customers say that shift directly impacts their ability to grow and respond to grid needs.
“Derapi has transformed the speed at which we onboard new battery partners,” said Gisela Glandt, Vice President of Partnerships and Business Development at Uplight. “With streamlined integrations, our utility partners can tap into more distributed energy resources and flexible load, while Uplight gains more capacity to focus on innovation.”
