Startup profile for Heron Power: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Heron Power funding, valuation and investors

Solid-state transformer company (Heron Link) modernizing grid connections for data centers and renewables.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Series B

$140M · 2026

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$140M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series b

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Other: Energy Impact Partners

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Heron Power (Heron Link) builds solid-state transformers to modernize grid connections for data centers, renewables, and industrial loads — founded by former Tesla SVP Drew Baglino.

Why Heron Power is interesting

Founded by ex-Tesla SVP Drew Baglino; planning 40 GW/year U.S. manufacturing for grid bottleneck tech.

Product & use cases

Heron Power (Heron Link) builds solid-state transformers replacing legacy grid hardware — accelerating connections for data centers, renewables, and industrial loads.

  • Data center grid interconnection
  • Renewable energy grid connections
  • Industrial load grid modernization

Key facts

  • Series B (2026): $140M co-led by a16z American Dynamism and Breakthrough Energy Ventures; Energy Impact Partners participated — GlobeNewswire
  • Product: solid-state transformers (Heron Link) targeting grid-connection bottlenecks for data centers and renewables

Funding history (newest first)

Series B

2026 $140M

Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/heron-power-series-b

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Heron Power's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Energy Impact Partners

Competitive landscape

Edge: Founded by ex-Tesla SVP Drew Baglino — planning 40 GW/year U.S. manufacturing for grid bottleneck tech.

Grid connection delays bottleneck AI data centers and clean energy. Solid-state transformers are unproven at scale — Heron's $140M Series B funds manufacturing ramp.

  • ABB / Siemens grid equipment incumbent

    Legacy transformer manufacturers; Heron solid-state approach.

  • Traditional transformers incumbent

    Proven but slow to deploy; Heron targets faster interconnection.

  • Microgrid vendors adjacent

    Different scope; Heron focuses on grid connection hardware.

Notable stories

  • Founded by Drew Baglino, former Tesla SVP of powertrain and energy (GlobeNewswire, 2026).
  • Series B $140M co-led by a16z American Dynamism and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Industries

Climate Tech Deep Tech

FAQs about Heron Power

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Builds solid-state transformers (Heron Link) for faster grid connections for data centers and renewables.
a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) and Energy Impact Partners (/fund/energy-impact-partners) co-led $140M Series B (2026). Breakthrough Energy Ventures also participated.
Drew Baglino, former Tesla SVP.
Power electronics replacing legacy grid transformers — aims to compress interconnection timelines.
Grid connection delays are a bottleneck for AI data center buildout.
Series B — $140M in 2026.
Solid-state approach targets faster deployment; legacy transformers are proven but slow.
No — remains private.
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