Gridware
Gridware sells sensor systems for monitoring electrical grid reliability, with 216 employees and $97M in funding including a 2025 Series B.
The growth story
Gridware grew from 15 to 216 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $97M along the way, most recently a Series B in November 2025.
About
Gridware makes mechanical sensors that detect physical and electrical issues in power grids before they cause outages. Utilities and grid operators use its system to schedule maintenance and prevent failures.
The company has raised $97M, with a Series B in late 2025. Its headcount of 216 suggests rapid scaling since its 2020 founding, though year-over-year growth figures aren't available.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 20% of staff (43 employees). The company operates from San Francisco with a median tenure of just 1 year, indicating recent hiring.
The Gridware org chart
Timothy Barat (Co-Founder & CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 66 (+106% YoY), Information Technology 38 (+12% YoY), Operations 35 (+75% YoY), Business Development 9 (+50% YoY), Research 9 (+29% YoY), Customer Success and Support 8 (+167% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly 1 in 5 employees came from UC Berkeley. Recruits frequently come from Apple (9 hires) and Google (7), while exits are scattered across small firms like Flipdish and Diligent Robotics.
Most common previous employers of Gridware staff: Apple (9), Google (7), Stanford University (4), Humane (4), Amazon (4), Saildrone (4). Former Gridware employees most often moved to Flipdish (1), Landis+Gyr (1), Diligent Robotics (1), Ace Parking (1), Google (1), Guidehouse (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 32% search, 7% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Gridware: Python (Programming Language) (100), Data Analysis (80), Microsoft Excel (68), Microsoft Office (67), SQL (66), Leadership (65), Communication (61), Project Management (60).
Where the team actually sits
Gridware people are concentrated in California, United States (78), San Francisco Bay Area (38), United States (9), National Capital Region, Philippines (4).
Search footprint
Gridware attracts about 115 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 23 ranking keywords and lost 23 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Gridware has 216 employees as of September 2026.
Gridware has raised $97M in total, most recently a Series B round in November 2025.
Gridware was founded in 2020 by Timothy Barat, Hall Chen, A Bin Omar.
Timothy Barat (Co-Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Gridware's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Gridware staff are Apple (9 people), Google (7 people), Stanford University (4 people).
Former Gridware employees most often move to Flipdish (1), Landis+Gyr (1), Diligent Robotics (1).
Gridware attracts about 115 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Gridware staff are Python (Programming Language), Data Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, SQL.
Gridware staff are concentrated in California, United States (78), San Francisco Bay Area (38), United States (9).
Gridware has about 66 people in Engineering, up 106% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Gridware has about 38 people in Information Technology, up 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 162 current and 50 former Gridware profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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