When was Smart Wires founded?

Smart Wires was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Smart Wires located?

Smart Wires is headquartered in Union City, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Smart Wires?

James Davis and Gregg Rotenberg s of Smart Wires.

How many employees does Smart Wires have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Smart Wires is 102.

Is Smart Wires a funded company?

Smart Wires is a funded company, having raised a total of $280M across 12 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Apr 23, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Smart Wires?

Smart Wires' latest funding was a $***** PE round on Jan 29, 2025, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is Smart Grid. In United States, the Smart Grid sector has seen $4.52B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Smart Wires rank among its competitors?

Smart Wires ranks 1st amongst 6 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Switched Source, which secured $10M in May, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Smart Wires?

Smart Wires' top competitors include Switched Source, Blixt and Infosec. Among them, Switched Source secured the most recent funding round in May, 2026.

Smart Wires - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of technology to enhance electric grid capacity and flexibility. The company offers solutions for actively managing power flows and reducing congestion. These technologies create firm capacity on existing transmission assets. The company's offerings enable a faster, more cost-efficient path to meet growing energy demand with clean energy generation.

Website: www.smartwires.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

Union City, United States

Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$280M in 12 rounds

Latest Funding Round

PE, Jan 29, 2025, $*****

Investors

RiverVest Venture Partners & 10 more

Ranked

1^st among 6 active competitors

Employee Count

102 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Switched Source & 5 more

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Smart Wires is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Smart Wires Inc. CIN: 32058012132 , United States, Deadpooled	Aug 11, 2015	-	-	-

Smart Wires has raised a total funding of $280M over 12 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 23, 2012. Its latest funding round was a PE round on Jan 29, 2025 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Smart Wires has 11 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Smart Wires:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 29, 2025	5209539	PE	4002263	9117334	5368648	1271626
Jan 02, 2020	7102572	Series E	2034423	8661144	4815839	9095960
Oct 01, 2019	4865316	Grant (prize money)	5066212	5460189	9051410	Europa

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Here are the details of Smart Wires' key team members:

James Davis: CEO of Smart Wires.
Gregg Rotenberg: CEO of Smart Wires. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Smart Wires' Board of Directors

Smart Wires's board has 24 active members. Mark Lewis, Tony Arnerich, Nicholas Walrod, Thomas Voss, James C David, Gregg Rotenberg, James C Davis, Frederick Buckman, Stewart Ramsay, Mark Freyman, Haroon Inam, Anthony Arnerich, Alexandra Pressman, Woody Gibson, Frederick W. Buckman, Jane Lindner, Randy Sprout, Christopher M. Bass, Steven Specker, Frank Kreikebaum, Gregory Tibbitts, Frederick W Buckman, Christopher Bass and Jay Schmelter are independent board members.

Here is the list of Smart Wires' board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Mark Lewis	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 9m
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daxtjin	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 4m
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Smart Wires' employee count trend

Smart Wires has 102 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Smart Wires's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Smart Wires include Switched Source, Blixt and Infosec. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Smart Wires, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Smart Wires 2010, Union City (United States), Series E	Provider of technology to enhance electric grid capacity and flexibility	$280M	RiverVest Venture Partners, ARPA-E & 9 others	58/100
2nd	Switched Source 2016, Vestal (United States), Seed	Developer of hardware-based system for distributed energy resources	$10M	Joules Accelerator, Capital Innovators & 7 others	46/100
3rd	Blixt 2018, Stockholm (Sweden), Seed	Developer of programmable power infrastructure for electrical distribution systems	$5.43M	Union Square Ventures, Energy Revolution Ventures ... & 6 others	40/100
4th	Infosec 1991, Sautron (France), Unfunded	Manufacturer of power protection equipment, including uninterruptible power supplies	-	-	29/100
5th	Faraday Grid 2016, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Deadpooled	Offering autonomous and responsive transformer like solution	$32.5M	Gov & 1 others	26/100
6th	KAIZEN platform 2013, Shinjuku (Japan), Early Stage	Developer of software that increases transmission capacity and enhances reliability	$17.8M	-	25/100
7th	Sensorzoid Kolkata (India), Unfunded	Manufacturer of condition-based monitoring systems for electrical asset protection	-	-	16/100