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Nyquis funding, valuation and investors
US grid-monitoring startup building substation sensors to identify hard-to-detect electrical faults.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Seed
$6.3M · November 5, 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$6.3M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · San Francisco, United States
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Gigascale Capital , South Park Commons
Other: Pioneer Fund
Overview
Nyquis develops substation-deployed Nyquis Node hardware and software that analyzes grid waveforms and flags signals consistent with faults. The company says utilities can monitor parts of distribution systems from substations rather than installing devices along each power line. Its deployment speed and detection results are company claims, not independent laboratory verification.
Why Nyquis is interesting
Raised a $6.3M seed co-led by Gigascale Capital and South Park Commons, announced November 5, 2026, to expand its grid sensing and analytics.
Product & use cases
Illustrative utility operator workflow: select substation and validate safety requirements, install monitoring node, stream waveform signals, analyze anomalies and suspected high-impedance faults, triage alerts and inspect affected grid assets. Nyquis claims ~15-minute installation without line interruption where suitable.
- Utility operations fault investigation and targeted vegetation or equipment maintenance.
Funding history (newest first)
Seed
2026-11-05 $6.3M- Gigascale Capital (lead)
- South Park Commons (lead)
- Pioneer Fund (participant)
Source: Read source · businesswire.com
Competitive landscape
Edge: Grid anomaly monitoring from substation signals rather than all-line sensor rollout; sensitivity, false positives and return on investment require independent validation.
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Heimdall Power adjacent
Transmission line monitoring, not identical distribution fault detection.
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LineVision adjacent
Transmission sensing and dynamic line ratings rather than identical product.
Market / IPO context
Editorial / static context — not a live quote.
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