Whisper Energy Inc.
The University of Colorado Connection
was founded in 2023 in the inaugural Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator by . The company was founded off the work of ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s Ìý(̽»¨ÊÓƵ Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering) in collaboration with Iowa State University, the University of Washington and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Whisper Energy is commercializing a state-of-the-art ultra-low-power sensor platform for energy efficiency in commercial buildings.Ìý
Funding Status and Investment Opportunities
- Industry Applications: Environment and Sustainability​, Cleantech, Construction, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning​, Software, Smart Cities​, Hardware and Instrumentation
- Funding Round: Pre-Seed
- Contact for Investment Inquiries: , CEO, galen@whisperenergy.io
In the News
- ̽»¨ÊÓƵ startup WHISPER Energy named to TechCrunch’s 2025 Startup Battlefield 200 (2025)
- $1.25M awarded to University of Colorado innovators to advance their discoveries (2024)
- CU researchers to compete for share of $1.25M in grant funding to bring bio- and physical-sciences innovations to market (2024)
- First cohort of ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator launches groundbreaking innovations (2024)
- New deep tech startup creator Embark announces first cohort of entrepreneurs (2023)
Venture Partners Programs​
- Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator (2024)
- (2024)
- Destination Startup (2024)
- Lab Venture ChallengeÌý(2024)
- Intellectual Property Management (2020)
Technology Development Funding
U.S. Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
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