About us
for managing distributed and flexible energy resources
Introducing GridBeyond
At GridBeyond, we envision a future where we work hand in hand with our customers to unearth the full potential of energy assets, crafting sustainability, resilience, and affordability to steer the course towards a zero-carbon future. Our technology unlocks the potential of every connected asset, from utility-scale renewable generation and battery storage to industrial loads. By intelligently dispatching flexibility into the right market at the right time, asset owners and energy consumers can unlock new revenues and savings, enhance resilience, manage price volatility, and support the transition to a net zero future.
Our Story
GridBeyond is a smart energy company led by Michael Phelan and Richard O’Loughlin. Since its commercial launch in 2010, the company has been revolutionising the energy sector through the use of technologies and business models that are advancing the transition to the next-generation electricity industry. GridBeyond is now a global leader in managing assets of all types at the grid edge.
Beyond pioneering the world’s first hybrid battery and demand network, the company’s advanced AI-driven DERMS & VPP platform elevates asset management at the grid edge, optimising real-time energy usage, enhancing efficiency, and ensuring grid stability. The technology empowers businesses and utilities with future-proof energy solutions, revenues, savings, and funding, but also supports the integration of renewable energy sources into the wider energy mix.
As a result, GridBeyond is, with technological excellence, a consultative approach and unrivalled expertise, accelerating the transition to a sustainable, greener future.
Company Timeline
Key Dates:
- 2024: Team reaches 160+ number of employees. Load portfolio passes 2.6+ Gigawatt. Top 10 innovators on the Darcy Partners platform under DER management. Secures €52 million in Series C funding round including ABB, Act, Alantra, Constellation, EDP, Energy Impact Partners, Mirova, Yokogawa.
- 2023: Entered new markets in USA: CAISO, MISO, SPP. Acquired Veritone Business Energy. Realigned our vision, mission and values. Launched SaaS services.
Launched EV optimisation services. Market first, behind-the-meter storage into aggregated unit. - 2022: Expansion to Australia. Secures €6 million loan financing from Claret Capital. Ranked in the Top 5 Virtual Plant Platform providers by Guidehouse Insights.
- 2021: Expansion into Japan.
- 2020: Expansion to the US. Opens office in Houston, Texas. Secures €10.5 million in Series B funding round.
- 2016: Secures €3.3 million in Series A funding round.
- 2014: Launch of AI-enhanced Point Platform.
- 2012: Expansion to the UK.
- 2010: Commercial trading begins In Ireland. Secures €800,000 investment from AIB Seed Capital Fund.
Our technology provides a platform for success
Discover GridBeyond’s award-winning platform, and how it connects, controls and automates energy demand using machine learning technology.
Meet the Team
Leading the team are our highly experienced senior board. With expertise across the energy sector and all areas of business, these are the people taking your business to success.
160+
Employees
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Continents
900+
Clients
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- Leadership
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Michael Ryan, Board Director, Chairman
BComm, MBS
Michael is a highly successful entrepreneur and business leader with 35 years of experience working in international business. He has a strong track record of significantly increasing wealth for companies such as Kleerex, Quaestus Management Consultants, Irish Export Board and Smurfit Finance.
Prior to joining GridBeyond, Michael held the role of CEO of Kleerex where he focused on transforming the company from an Irish focused, single product, manufacturing led business to an international service-led company employing over 400 people.
Under his leadership, revenues grew from €3m to €80m and it became the “Number One” supplier of bespoke fixtures displays and value added services in the UK market. During this time he was nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the year in 2002.
He holds a BComm and an MBS from University College Dublin. In addition to his role at GridBeyond, Michael sits on the board of a number of scaling companies.
Michael Phelan, Board Director, CEO & Co-Founder
MBA
“Michael has over 22 years management experience in sales, marketing and product development in electronic and software companies targeting the energy sector.
Prior to joining GridBeyond, Michael held positions at Philips, Microsol, PCAS and Duolog in automation and electronics. He was responsible for developing European, Asian and American markets and OEMs such as Invensys, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, and Alstom. In addition, he has facilitated several successful exits. Michael is a graduate of University College Dublin where he obtained an MBA in Business Administration, Management and Operations.”
Richard O Loughlin, Board Director, Deputy CEO
BA, FCA
“Richard is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and brings to GridBeyond a wealth of experience garnered in financial director, control and asset management positions.
Richard has developed extensive transactional experience in domestic and international markets over many years, spending his career working with partners and clients to protect, create and maximise the value to stakeholders he represents in a diverse range of projects.
Prior to joining GridBeyond in 2014, Richard held several senior management positions and directorships at Select Capital, Venturise, Conlon & Co and Investor First Ltd. and therefore has significant experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, due diligence, definition and implementation of growth strategies, identifying and implementing corporate venturing opportunities, trade sales, M&A, and equity fund raising.”
Bastien Gambini, Board Director
Klima Energy Transition fund – Alantra, Managing Partner – MBA
Bastien leverages his experience in Venture and Private Equity, coupled with a robust financial analysis background, to spearhead investments in cleantech across Europe and North America.
Before being managing partner at Klima Energy Transition Fund, he held key positions at Equinor Ventures and Demeter Partners, leading deals in energy-related and environmental sectors. With board memberships in over 13 companies spanning renewables, power grids, waste management, and AI, he has acquired profound sectoral expertise. Bastien is a graduate of Paris University Panthéon-Assas with a financial degree and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Debbie Rennick, Board Director
Act Venture Capital Limited, General Partner
Debbie is a General Partner in Act Venture Capital Limited, one of Ireland’s leading venture capital firms. Act has raised over €555 million sourced from leading US, European, Irish and UK institutions and invested in 135 companies. Debbie has a wide range of investment experience in a number of technology sectors over a twenty year career in venture capital and has a degree in Civil Law and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Miguel Fonseca, Board Director
EDP, ExCo EDP Client Solutions B2B and Solar DG, Msc Management, Universidade Católica – MBA, INSEAD
“Business builder and transformation focused executive leveraging over 18-years of experience as a Partner at McKinsey & Company and 2-years at EDP. Currently leads EDP Retail B2B BU in Europe and Solar Distributed Generation strategic agenda for EDP global client solutions platform.
International experience in business development and marketing and sales across industries (Utilities/ Renewables, Telecom and Media and Banking). Proven track record of success in large scale transformation – 2 to 3-year business transformations industry and consulting side lead – and business building – successful new B2C and B2B start-ups and business acceleration results.
Deep skills in implementing state-of-the-art customer base management practices, new product and value propositions and respective go-to-market, as well as developing and executing robust digital marketing and sales strategies. A strong leader, business partner, and brand builder fostering strategic innovation to enhance growth and customer experience.
Multilingual communicator with proficiency in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with basic knowledge in French.”
James Sprinz, Board Director
Energy Impact Partners, Vice President
James Sprinz is a Vice President at Energy Impact Partners (EIP) where he invests in and works alongside European growth-stage companies spanning a variety of ClimateTech verticals.
He brings over a decade of experience working in cleantech across investment, strategy, and research roles. Prior to joining EIP, James spent six years at BloombergNEF, most recently leading the Decentralized energy team from New York. James advised energy companies, investors, technology firms and policymakers on clean energy markets and technologies.
James holds a MSc in Theoretical Physics from Imperial College London and a MSci in Physics & Philosophy from the University of Bristol.
Anne Boulet, Board Director
Mirova – Investment Director – MBA
Anne has spent most of her career in the energy space.
She joined Mirova end of 2021 as part of the team launching the environmental impact private equity strategy.
Prior to that, she had spent almost ten years in the Eren group, a family office focusing on cleantech and the energy transition. In particular, she participated in scaling up the branch dedicated to renewable power generation which was bought by Total Energies.
Anne holds an MBA from ESSEC Business School.
Maria Muro-Lara, Board Observer
Klima Energy Transition fund – Alantra, Senior Analyst
Maria has experience in venture capital and energy transition investing since she joined Klima fund in 2020. She has a financial background and before joining Klima fund, she worked at JP Morgan in Leverage Finance and in the Private Equity team of Alantra.
Maria is a graduate of the international degree of ICADE and Lancaster University in Business Administration and Management
Luís Manuel, Board Observer
EDP Inovação, Executive Director
Luis Manuel, Executive Director of EDP Inovação since 2008; responsible for corporate VC (EDP Ventures) and startup engagement activities. Board member or observer of Effizency, Defined Crowd, Arquiled, Feedzai, Aperio, Principle Power, Gridbeyond and Vyntelligence, among others. Previously he worked 2 years at Explorer Investments (private equity) and 6 years at Galp’s Strategy and Business Portfolio department. He also worked in Espírito Santo Investment in the Project Finance and Corporate Finance Advisory divisions in Portugal and Brazil. Member of the Cabinet of the Secretary of State of Economic Development and Innovation during the XVI Portuguese Constitutional Government. He is also a member of the board of the Portuguese Electric Vehicles Association (APVE). Luís has a degree in Economics from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Aakash Deepak, Bsc Business Management
Marketing Data Manager
Advika Bhat, B.Tech MSc
Aidan Downes, BEng, Prince 2
Head of Client Solutions
Aidan is electrically qualified with a background in the Aggregates industry. He has a BEng (Hons) in Electrical Engineering with Edinburgh Napier University and a Level 9 Postgraduate Diploma in Management & Marketing from the Dublin Institute of Technology. Aidan is also Prince 2 certified.
Prior to joining Gridbeyond, Aidan spent years working as a field / project engineer for Rockwell Automation both in the UK and Ireland delivering automated solutions across all the different industrial sectors. Aidan developed extensive practical experience programming PLC’s, configuring VSD’s and commissioning bespoke solutions to a wide range of clients.
Since joining Gridbeyond in 2017, Aidan has managed the customer facing technical team in designing technical solutions, developing proposals and overseeing project delivery in all our markets.
Alden Phinney, BA (Hons)
Ali Forbes, BSc
Global Head of Content
Amruta Nadgouda, MSc Env. Sustainability, MSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science
Anjukan Kathirgamanathan, BE (Hons), PhD
Aoife Mc Mahon, BComm, ACA, MBA
CFO
Aoife has over 12 years of energy experience from holding senior roles at Mainstream Renewable Power. Prior to joining GridBeyond, she was Head of CEO Office and played a pivotal role in implementing a Group-wide strategy, and new organisational structure and operating model.
Prior to this, Aoife held leadership roles including General Manager for the Philippines and Corporate Finance Manager. Throughout her career, she has led large-scale financial transactions, strategic business transformations, and high-value corporate negotiations, demonstrating a strong track record in driving financial and operational excellence.
As CFO, Aoife is responsible for overseeing our Finance and HR teams, ensuring robust financial management, strategic planning, people strategy and plays a key role in supporting the company’s growth ambitions.
Aoife is a Bachelor of Commerce graduate, obtained her ACA qualification with PwC and her MBA with the Michael Smurfit Business School.
Cian Lawlor, BSc
Dave Calder, CEA, Prince2
Denver Blemings, BA Hons.
Dominika Nowak, MSc
Etim Asuquo, BEng, MSc
Gabriella Di Salvo, MA Communications Management
Global Head of Communications
Gerald O Connell, BSc
James O Sullivan, MEng, GDip, BEng
Keith Kelly, BEng, BSc
Kevin O’Sullivan, MSc. , BSc
Laura Merriman MSC CIPD
HR Manager
Laura is an experienced Human Resources Leader who graduated from DCU and DIT. Laura has a proven history of strategic HR delivery in technology, security solution, pharmaceutical and gaming industries. Skilled in Leadership, Talent , Strategy and M&A. Specialist experience of complex TUPE,ER and WRC interactions.
Lisa Balk
Sales Director, Australia
Manik Lowe, MBA, BSc
Mark Davis, MBA (AMBA), BSc (Hons)
CCO
“Mark is an experienced business leader with more than 20 years experience leading business development and business strategy. Mark has successfully led sales, marketing, communications, and technical teams through his career, with the last 20 years focusing on energy risk management and demand side response in the UK and Europe. Mark’s management experience combines the knowledge gleaned from a leading finance house, a market leading energy company, a start-up with a world’s first technology, and accelerating growth and new markets within a major international energy company.
Prior to joining GridBeyond, Mark headed Business Development at Total Gas & Power, representing the UK for Pan-European partnerships. Prior to this he held the position of Sales & Marketing Director at a UK based aggregator, which he joined from RWE where he held the responsibility for the Industrial P&L within RWE npower major business.
Mark has an MBA (AMBA) from the Open University and a BSc (Hons) in Industrial Engineering from DeMontfort University.”
Mehrdad Saei, BEng
Miguel Sakamoto
Sales Director, Japan
Mike Haralambakis, BSc
Mitesh Chauhan, BSc (Hons)
Nicholas Georgiou, BSc (Hons), MCIL, MBA
Nick Langlois, BEng
Padraig Curran, BEng, MEngSc
CTO & Co-Founder
“Padraig is a University College Cork (UCC) and Tyndall National Institute Research Masters Graduate in wireless sensing and control technology with eight years’ experience developing smart grid energy optimisation solutions.
Padraig joined GridBeyond after a research collaboration project with Tyndall National Institute. Since then, he has led the development of market leading aggregated demand response, frequency response and smart tariff optimisation platforms for the Irish and the UK Markets.”
Ricardo Rosa
Rob Killeen, QFA
Seamus King, B.Eng
Sean McEvoy, BSc, MBA
US President & CPO
With over twenty years’ experience at the forefront of technology innovation, Sean is leading the North American team, with a critical focus on pioneering front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter AI solution development, a role which combines his technical expertise and passion for connecting innovation with real-world applications. His appointment follows GridBeyond’s acquisition of Veritone Energy Business Inc. In his various C-level and executive leadership roles, Sean has managed several teams across multiple business sectors including sales, product management, software development, and product marketing. Before joining GridBeyond, Sean worked for Veritone, IBM, DELL, QUEST, and Symantec. Having lived in both Europe and Asia, Sean possesses a deep understanding of international markets. His keen insights into global trends and adeptness in formulating go-to-market strategies have enabled companies to establish a presence on the international stage. He has a BSc in Software Engineering and an MBA in International Business.
Sean O Neill, B.Eng
Seun Ottu, B.Eng, M.Eng
Shawn Duckett
Shreya Jacob, MSc
Sinead Naughton
Tom McNamara, BEng, MBA, Prince2
Business Unit Manager – Battery, EV, Solar
“Tom has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Limerick and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from UCD Michael Smurfit Business School which he has both received a first-class honors.
Tom has strong experience working with end-to-end product life management in solar, batteries and automotive solutions, while working in several countries like Ireland, Hungary, Switzerland, and Australia.
Prior to joining GridBeyond, Tom has work with companies such as Alstom, Thermo King and Howden where he worked has a Mechanical Design Engineer, designing solutions for the automotive, power generation and solar industries.
Tom has been brought on board to manage the new asset development of the business which includes Batteries, EV and Solar as well as market entry strategy for the US.”
Vivien Boidron, BA, MSc
Global Marketing Director
“Vivien is a Business School of Management of Grenoble Masters Graduate in Marketing & Communications with twenty years’ experience translating technical capabilities into innovative marketing programmes that drive demand.
Vivien and his team won the Marketing Comms Team of the Year Award at the The Energy Live Personality Awards 2018.
Vivien joined GridBeyond in 2013 to kick start the UK market and create demand generation strategies that help hit revenue growth targets and build the company story around company solutions and expertise.
Vivien builds the brand, shapes product offerings, drives engagement and generates demand through growth-focused and customer centric Account Based Marketing delivering the right content throughout the customer’s journey on a global scale.”
Yuko Tanaka
