# Texture

> Texture is a New York-based climate-tech company building the operating system for the energy grid. Its AI-native software platform connects to any meter, device, or data source - solar arrays, batteries, EVs, AMI and SCADA feeds - and gives electric utilities, cooperatives, virtual power plant operators, and grid-services companies a single place to enroll devices, monitor the distribution system in real time, run demand-response and flexibility programs, and measure performance. Founded in 2023 by Sanjiv Sanghavi (co-founder of ClassPass), Texture aims to break the manufacturer 'walled gardens' that keep distributed energy resources from working together.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Sanjiv Sanghavi (Co-founder & CEO), Nicholas Alan Brown (Co-founder), Victor Quinn (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~20 employees
- **Products:** Texture Platform, Program Management, Device Identification & Integrations, Grid Monitoring
- **Notable:** Raised ~$23M total across Seed and Series A rounds, Partnered with NRTC to reach a network of ~850 utility cooperatives, Operational at utility cooperatives and energy companies including Vermont Electric Cooperative

## Products & services

- **Texture Platform** — AI-native, modular platform to command, coordinate, comply, and consolidate energy data across systems, stakeholders, and devices.
- **Program Management** — Enroll participants, dispatch devices, track telemetry, and review event performance for demand-response and flexibility programs in one workflow.
- **Device Identification & Integrations** — Identifies EVs, batteries, and solar from AMI/SCADA data patterns and connects to hundreds of device clouds, DERMS, CIS, GIS, and market platforms via OEM-backed API integrations.
- **Grid Monitoring** — Rolls up interval data along actual grid topology for real-time visibility, outage and anomaly detection, and transformer load tracking across the distribution system.

## Achievements

- Raised ~$23M total across Seed and Series A rounds
- Partnered with NRTC to reach a network of ~850 utility cooperatives
- Operational at utility cooperatives and energy companies including Vermont Electric Cooperative
- Built hundreds of OEM-backed device and data integrations (AMI, SCADA, DERMS, CIS, GIS, device clouds, markets)
- SOC 2 security posture

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Raised $12.5M Series A co-led by VoLo Earth Ventures and Equal Ventures, with Lerer Hippeau and Abstract Ventures, to tackle the operational complexity of the modern grid.
- **2026-05** — Announced partnership with NRTC to bring grid-management infrastructure to ~850 member utility cooperatives.
- **2024-04** — Came out of stealth with a $7.5M seed round to build a data and communication platform for the distributed energy economy.

## Links

- Website: https://www.texturehq.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/texturehq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TextureHQ

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Last updated: 2026-06-06