# Molecule Software

> Molecule is a Houston-based software company that builds cloud-native energy trading and risk management (ETRM) and commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) software. Founded in 2012 by Sameer Soleja, Molecule replaces slow, on-premise legacy systems with a modern SaaS platform that captures trades, calculates real-time position and P&L, and handles risk analytics across 50+ commodities. Its add-on modules - Elektra for power markets, Hive for renewable certificates, Djinn for crypto, and Bigbang for data-lake analytics - let energy traders, utilities, hedge funds and commodity firms manage multi-asset portfolios in one place. The company has captured more than five million trades and raised a Series B round led by Sundance Growth in July 2025.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Houston, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Sameer Soleja (Founder, President & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~60 employees
- **Products:** Molecule (core ETRM/CTRM platform), Elektra, Hive, Djinn, Bigbang
- **Notable:** Captured more than 5 million trades in its ETRM/CTRM platform, Named a Rising Star in Chartis Research's RiskTech100 and a Category Leader in its CTRM study (2023), Won two 2025 Power Technology Excellence Awards from GlobalData for its power and renewable trading modules

## Products & services

- **Molecule (core ETRM/CTRM platform)** — Cloud-native energy and commodity trading and risk management software providing trade capture, near real-time position and P&L, VaR and risk analytics across 50+ commodities, plus 30+ integrations and reporting.
- **Elektra** — Add-on package for power markets that supports complex power trading and market modeling.
- **Hive** — Renewables add-on that simplifies managing the lifecycle of production-linked renewable certificates and obligations alongside the rest of a portfolio.
- **Djinn** — Add-on for enterprises trading cryptocurrency, letting firms manage crypto risk alongside other financial and physical assets.
- **Bigbang** — Data-lake-as-a-service add-on that automatically imports Molecule trade data and merges it with external sources for querying and analysis.

## Achievements

- Captured more than 5 million trades in its ETRM/CTRM platform
- Named a Rising Star in Chartis Research's RiskTech100 and a Category Leader in its CTRM study (2023)
- Won two 2025 Power Technology Excellence Awards from GlobalData for its power and renewable trading modules
- Earned both SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications
- Rolled out its 200th product release
- Processes trades representing nearly $100B in value across 50+ commodities daily

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Closed a Series B round led by Sundance Growth to fund product innovation, team growth and expansion into additional regions.
- **2025-05** — Won two 2025 Power Technology Excellence Awards from GlobalData for its Elektra power and Hive renewables modules.
- **2024-01** — Announced its platform had captured more than five million trades.
- **2023-01** — Named a Rising Star in Chartis Research's RiskTech100 and a Category Leader in its CTRM study.

## Links

- Website: https://molecule.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/molecule-software
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wearemolecule
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wearemolecule/

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