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Switched Source funding, valuation and investors
Power-electronics systems that unlock distribution-grid capacity without rebuilding lines.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Financing
More than $17M · October 13, 2026
Latest known valuation
Undisclosed
Financing · October 13, 2026
Total disclosed equity funding
$17M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
Stage not recorded · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Cubit Capital
Other: ABB , Emerald Technology Ventures , Red Cedar Ventures , Southern States , Southwire Company
Overview
Chicago grid-technology company developing automated medium-voltage power-flow controls that help electric utilities increase capacity and reliability on existing distribution circuits.
Why Switched Source is interesting
Switched Source offers a faster alternative to multi-year distribution upgrades as electrification and data-center loads strain utility capacity. Hardware qualification, utility procurement cycles and manufacturing scale remain the main execution risks.
Product & use cases
Phase-EQ is an automated three-phase power-flow controller that rebalances distribution circuits to improve reliability, power quality and load-serving capacity.
- Increase distribution-circuit load-serving capacity
- Balance phases under volatile EV and heat-pump loads
- Support faster storm restoration and feeder reconfiguration
Key facts
- Secured more than $17M in October 2026.
- Company reports more than 150,000 operating hours across twelve utility service areas.
- Company-reported field data shows 10%–25% increases in load-serving capacity.
Funding history (newest first)
Financing
2026-10-13 More than $17M Valuation: Undisclosed- Cubit Capital (lead)
- ABB (participant)
- Emerald Technology Ventures (participant)
- Red Cedar Ventures (participant)
- Southern States (participant)
- Southwire Company (participant)
Investors in our directory
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Field-deployed power electronics can add capacity in roughly 14–20 weeks, versus one to three years for many traditional distribution upgrades, according to the company.
Competes with traditional reconductoring and substation upgrades, distribution automation vendors and other grid-enhancing technologies. Adoption depends on utility confidence in long-duration field performance.
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Smart Wires adjacent
Grid-enhancing power-flow controls focused mainly on transmission.
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Gridco Systems direct
Historical solid-state distribution-grid control provider.
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Traditional grid upgrades alternative
Reconductoring and substation investment offer established but slower capacity additions.
Industries
Market / IPO context
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