An affiliated fund of Greenbacker Capital Management led the investment in the energy-storage software company. Existing investors Osmington Inc., BDC Capital, Export Development Capital, Hatch, Sensata Technologies and The Atmospheric Fund also participated. (The Logic)
Talking point: Energy storage projects and commercial and industrial buildings use Peak Power’s software to optimize building and EV battery storage. The company will use the funds to expand in the U.S., develop software capabilities and hire more staff. Peak Power already has customers in Ontario, the northeastern U.S. and the states of California and Virginia. CEO and co-founder Derek Lim Soo said U.S. government policies such as the Inflation Reduction Act have reduced costs for customers and created “tailwinds” for the energy storage market.