Best Energy Efficiency Tech Companies in Georgia, United States
The 47 best Energy Efficiency Tech companies in Georgia, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Comverge.
Our analysis of 50 Energy Efficiency Tech companies
$7.8b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Energy Efficiency Tech companies in Georgia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comverge Offering demand response and energy efficiency solutions | $38M | 164 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1997 | — | 48 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 2 | ElectraTherm Waste heat recovery solutions converting low-temperature heat into clean electricity | $33M | 123 mo ago | Acquired | Richard Langson Founder & CEO | 2005 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 51 patents Organic Rankine Cycle waste heat recovery and low‑grade heat utilization systems | — |
| 3 | PhosphorTech Provider of nanotech-based LED lighting components | $14M | 100 mo ago | Funding Raised | Chris Summers CEO & President | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 20 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 4 | Nlyte Provider of data center infrastructure management, energy optimization, and asset solutions | $12M | 188 mo ago | Acquired | Robert Neave Co-Founder | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — |
| 5 | Pointivo AI-driven inspection maintenance service provider | $8M | 54 mo ago | Series B | Habib Fathi Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | 51 patents 3D scene reconstruction and object extraction from sensor imagery for analysis | — |
| 6 | InfoTycoon Online inspection and asset management software for multi-family properties | $5M | 87 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Sequr Access software for gated communities | $3M | 94 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Rohit Dangayach Co-Founder | 2016 | ReactReact RouterAmazon Web Services+5 | — | — |
| 8 | Bright Light Systems Provider of lighting and energy management solution for commercial spaces | $2M | 95 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Maptician Cloud-based space management software for offices | $2M | 12 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28 | — | 1 award |
| 10 | EcoInsight Cloud-based energy audit app and applications for professionals | $757K | 177 mo ago | Seed | Sean McCloskey Founder & CEO | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+3 | — | — |
| 11 | Get Optimal Tech Provider of solutions for solar sales and design | $623K | 69 mo ago | Seed | Reginald Parker Founder | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Orca IoT Provider of AI and cloud-based video surveillance services | $190K | 69 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Virtual Citadel Solutions for management of data center infrastructure | — | 74 mo ago | Funding Raised | Michael L. Oken Founder & President | 1990 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Blue Ridge Technologies Provider of unified lighting control solutions | — | 75 mo ago | Funding Raised | Prasad Erabelli Co-Founder | 2009 | WordPressSite Search 360MySQL+19 | — | — |
| 15 | Acuity Brands Manufacturer of diverse lighting products, controls, and components for various applications | — | — | Public | Khloe Austin Co-CEO | 2001 | SitecoreApple iCloud MailVideoJS+32 | 5 patents Wireless lighting control systems with sensor interfaces and location-based provisioning | — |
Top 12 Energy Efficiency Tech companies in Georgia
#1
Series A · Alpharetta, Georgia · founded 2016 · 12 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Cloud-based space management software for offices. The platform enables users to create office floor plans, manage employee, occupant lists, monitor or manage unutilized space, and more. Features include floorplan editor, reporting, and more.
- Aug 2025Series A$4.1M
- Apr 2021Seed$1.7M
#2
Series B · Atlanta, Georgia · founded 2014 · 40 employees$8.4Mraised▾
AI-driven drone inspection maintenance service provider. Provides 3D visualization and modelling tools to the construction, roofing, insurance, and home improvement industries. Features include connecting AI, computer vision and advanced analytics into drone inspection services. Users can capture videos and reconstruct the property including measurements, and create a 3D model with dimensions that can be integrated with other applications.
- Jan 2022Series B—
- Feb 2019Series A$7M
- Sep 2016Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- Jan 2016Seed$600K
#3
Acquired · Flowery Branch, Georgia · founded 2005 · 51 employees$32.7Mraised▾
Waste heat recovery solutions converting low-temperature heat into clean electricity. The company provides energy efficiency solutions, utilizing Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology to convert waste heat and geothermal heat into clean electricity. Their systems generate clean electricity, boost efficiency, reduce energy costs, and decrease emissions without additional fuel consumption. They offer solutions for power generation, methane optimization, industrial waste heat recovery, oil and gas operations, geothermal energy utilization, biomass systems, and biochar production. Their technology supports sustainability goals, reduces reliance on the grid, and provides a dependable electrical supply. The company's solutions are applicable to industries dealing with natural gases, industrial processes generating waste heat, and projects incorporating biomass or biogas boilers. They offer project analysis and support ESG initiatives, contributing to a greener future.
- Apr 2016Series B$2.8M
- Jun 2014Series B$5.3M
- Jan 2014Series B$1M
- Oct 2012Grant (prize money)$982K
#4
Acquired · Norcross, Georgia · founded 1997 · 331 employees$37.7Mraised▾
Comverge is a leading provider of integrated demand response, energy efficiency and customer engagement solutions that enable electric utilities to ensure grid reliability, lower energy costs, meet regulatory demands and enhance the customer experience. It operates in residential business and commercial business.
- Dec 2012Post IPO$16M
- Dec 2012Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2006Series C$5.5M
- Oct 2004Series B$13.6M
#5
Funding Raised · Kennesaw, Georgia · founded 1998$13.8Mraised▾
Provider of nanotech-based LED lighting components. Its offerings include LED phosphors, nanocrystals, color conversion films alongside custom LED devices and lamp fixtures. It develops multiple types of phosphor materials to manufacture a series of solid-state lighting modules and lamps. It also provides options to buy the luminaries online and allows for the use of cards.
- Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$150K
- Feb 2016Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Feb 2015Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Jul 2013Grant (prize money)$928.2K
#6
Acquired · Kennesaw, Georgia · founded 2004 · 42 employees$12Mraised▾
Provider of data center infrastructure management, energy optimization, and asset solutions. The company delivers solutions for data center monitoring and IT device security management. It offers connectors and modules for various integrations. The company provides solutions for sustainability compliance reporting and workload asset management. It also offers solutions for edge computing and hybrid cloud.
- Nov 2010Series C$12M
- May 2008Series A—
#7
Acquired · Atlanta, Georgia · founded 2011 · 18 employees$5Mraised▾
InfoTycoon is an online inspection and asset management software for multi-family properties. Features include process management, performance management, maintenance management, risk management, transaction management, and more. The company's clientele includes Greystar, Morgan Properties, and Cortland among others.
- Apr 2019Seed$5M
#8
Acqui-Hired · Atlanta, Georgia · founded 2016 · 14 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Sequr offers a smart access software for gated communities. Users can generate customized access pin codes for visitors. It also includes Activity Logs, Pass History, & Arrival Timelines, and Automatic and Customized Notifications. It also offers software for large facilities like tech parks. Available in 3 versions - Single home ($19/month), Residential ($199/month), Enterprise ($299/month).
- Sep 2018Seed$600K
- Jan 2017Seed$1.9M
- Nov 2016Seed—
- Feb 2016Seed$330.3K
#9
Acqui-Hired · Alpharetta, Georgia · founded 2010 · 11 employees$1.9Mraised▾
Provider of lighting and energy management solution for commercial spaces. The management system includes software, control hardware, sensory equipment, and luminaries. Sensors are connected via an IoT infrastructure and integrated with lighting management systems and controls. The product offerings include floodlights, linear lights, work lights, and more.
- Sep 2018Series A—
- Dec 2012Series A$1.9M
#10
Seed · Mableton, Georgia · founded 2020 · 7 employees$623Kraised▾
Provider of solutions for solar sales and design. It provides solutions for project development which include technical, structural, and financial solutions to ensure that projects are on time and under budget.
- Nov 2020Seed$623K
#11
Seed · Atlanta, Georgia · founded 2009 · 68 employees$757Kraised▾
Cloud-based energy audit app and applications for professionals. The platform provides software designed for contractors, distributors, manufacturers, and energy professionals. The app allows users to walk through buildings, entering audit data precisely and accurately on their iPhone or iPad. The data collected on the iPhone can be seamlessly uploaded for online analysis and proposal tools where users can export the data, specify products, conduct analysis on building upgrades, and generate proposals for customers.
- Oct 2011Seed$757K
#12
Seed · Woodstock, Georgia · founded 2018 · 7 employees$190Kraised▾
Provider of AI and cloud-based video surveillance services. Its product portfolio includes indoor and outdoor cameras, real-time telemetry devices, cellular network-based asset tracking systems, cloud-based video management software, and a mobile application. Its features include facial recognition, GPS timestamp videos, time-lapse recording, remote monitoring, heat maps, and daily reports.
- Oct 2020Seed$190K
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How research on Energy Efficiency in Georgia is moving
A read on the academic research around Energy Efficiency in Georgia — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 64 papers.
- Georgia Institute of Technology53
- University of Georgia4
- Georgia Tech Research Institute3
- Georgia Southern University2
- Georgia Tech Lorraine1
- Heat sink4
- Renewable energy3
- Smart grid3
- Thermal management of electronic devices and systems3
- Heat pipe3
- Energy management7
- Heat exchanger6
- Heat sink6
- Energy management system6
- Waste heat5
- Energy management2
- Heat pump1
- Sizing1
- Coefficient of performance1
- Air conditioning1
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