encoord, a Denver, CO–based company that provides a financial and operational planning platform for the energy industry, has raised $2 million in a Seed funding round.
Investors
The round was led by KittyHawk Frontier, with participation from new and existing investors.
KittyHawk is a Los Angeles–based investment firm that backs mission-driven entrepreneurs from seed to late-stage pre-IPO. Its two main strategies are KittyHawk Frontier, which invests in early-stage technology sectors like AI, energy, aerospace, healthcare, advanced materials, and robotics, and KittyHawk Secondaries, which provides pre-IPO secondary investments through Nasdaq and Nasdaq Private Market. The firm has a global team across San Francisco, Salt Lake City, New York, and Austin.
As part of the investment, Paul Burgon, Partner at KittyHawk Frontier, will join encoord’s board as an observer.
encoord Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to support platform development, expand its team, and enter key markets to meet growing demand for smarter, data-driven grid planning solutions.
About encoord
Led by CEO Carlo Brancucci, encoord provides the energy industry with a fully integrated financial and operational planning platform for electricity generation, transmission, distribution, and distributed energy resources (DERs). Its flagship product, SAInt (Scenario Analysis Interface for Energy Systems), is a software platform designed to model and plan energy networks and markets. It enables utilities and developers to optimize capital expenditures, reduce interconnection timelines, and support national, regional, and project-level energy planning. Founded in 2019, encoord has offices in Denver, CO, and Essen, Germany.
Funding Details
Company: encoord, Inc.
Raised: $2.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: January 2026
Lead Investor: KittyHawk Frontier
Additional Investors:
Company Website: https://encoord.com/
Software Category: Energy / Grid Planning / Utility Software
Source: https://world.einnews.com/pr_news/881311373/kittyhawk-frontier-leads-2m-seed-round-in-encoord-to-accelerate-grid-planning-innovation