Invenia Labs

Invenia Labs

ML-powered software optimizing electricity grid planning

Overview

Invenia Labs uses machine learning to optimize planning and distribution of electricity for utilities and grid operators. Its software forecasts generation and demand, optimizes dispatch, and balances the grid in real time while integrating with existing grid-management systems. By considering limited grid capacity and the difficulty of storing electricity, it helps reduce waste and lower costs, with environmental benefits. The company differentiates itself through a multidisciplinary team and a focus on seamless integration, aiming to improve reliability and cost efficiency of the power grid.

About Invenia Labs

Simplify's Rating
Why Invenia Labs is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Energy

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$5M

Headquarters

Winnipeg, Canada

Founded

2006

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What believers are saying

  • LinkedIn updated in 2026 still positions Invenia Labs in Winnipeg and Cambridge.
  • Climatescape updated April 2026 highlights demand for reliability, efficiency, transparency, and pollution reduction.
  • Electric utilities need real-time planning software as volatility increases across generation, transmission, and trading.

What critics are saying

  • RocketReach showed 16 employees and $7 million revenue in 2024, limiting scale.
  • Schneider Electric, Oracle, and Itron can bundle similar grid analytics into existing contracts.
  • If utilities standardize on embedded AI inside DERMS and ETRM suites, Invenia loses relevance.

What makes Invenia Labs unique

  • Invenia Labs optimizes utilities and electricity markets with one real-time decision engine.
  • Its high-frequency data model links forecasting, pattern recognition, and optimization tightly.
  • Winnipeg and Cambridge teams combine power-systems expertise with machine learning and operations research.

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Funding

Total Funding

$5M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

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Company News

Invenia
Oct 11th, 2021
Invenia Technical Computing Corporation launches C E and C I

where x is the vector of grid parameters and y is the vector of optimization variables, f ( x, y ) is the objective (or cost) function to minimize, subject to equality constraints c i E ( x, y ) ∈ C E and inequality constraints c j I ( x, y ) ∈ C I, where for convenience Invenia Technical Computing Corporation introduced C E and C I that denote the sets of equality and inequality constraints with corresponding cardinalities n = | C E | and m = | C I |.

BetaKit
Mar 3rd, 2020
Canada sees improvement from 2019 as eight Canadian startups appear on CB Insights’ AI 100

Canada has made a marked improvement from last year's CB Insights' AI 100 list, with eight Canadian artificial intelligence startups placing on the list.

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