What a year for Nimble. From securing investments to elevating our platform, extending our reach, and turning heads in the press, 2025 pushed us forward in all the right ways. Here’s how the year unfolded—and what we’re charging toward in 2026.
We closed our seed funding round.
We built Nimble to make energy management strategic, data-driven, and accessible. This seed round validated our vision and has been fueling our expansion at a time when rising complexity demands smarter tools, and cost savings and carbon reductions are more critical than ever.
Led by Cofounders Capital, the round also included participation from Front Porch Venture Partners, Blueridge Climate Ventures, Primordial Ventures, Triangle Tweener Fund, and 2ndF, as well as several angel investors.
“Nimble Energy has created a smarter, faster way for building owners to capture real savings and drive meaningful sustainability gains,” said Scott Albert, venture partner at Cofounders Capital. “Their technology is intuitive, scalable, and exactly what the market needs right now. We’re thrilled to support their growth.”
We grew…a lot.
This investment positioned us to accelerate product development and build out our team by adding highly skilled colleagues in software development, sales, operations, project management, and communications.
We also expanded our client base by 3x+, welcoming those in the K-12, higher education, local and federal government, and commercial sectors.
We got exciting press coverage.
The media has been taking note of our work. For instance, we’re still beaming after the Triangle Business Journal wrote a fantastic feature on Nimble in September.
We also received mentions in publications like Buildings magazine, and Founder/CEO Jeff Soplop has been interviewed numerous times, including on The GrepBeat Podcast.
We’ve been writing our own stories to help our clients better understand today’s energy and utility management landscape, too. Don’t miss our blog posts on subjects such as:
- Data Storytelling: Becoming A Strategic Energy Advisor
- Considering an Energy Audit? Here are 5 Steps to Maximize Its Value
- Energy and Sustainability Challenges Have Evolved—Your Strategy and Software Need to Keep Up
- This Isn’t a Cold Call About Energy Management—It’s a Wake-Up Call
We were honored to receive recognition.
Although we work in service of our clients and climate, it’s neat to receive some accolades in the process. This year, the North Carolina Technology Association (NC TECH) awarded Nimble a spot on its Top 10 Tech Startup to Watch list.
That’s not all, though. NC TECH also named Nimble a finalist for its Sustainable Tech Innovation Award.
“Nimble Energy has distinguished itself as one of the state’s innovative and emergent leaders,” said Brooks Raiford, NC TECH president and CEO.
We added next-level AI features to our platform.
In 2025, we took a major step forward in shaping how teams move from data to decisions. We launched new AI-powered reporting, analysis, and forecasting tools that scan utility, interval, and distributed energy data to surface anomalies, explain cost drivers, quantify savings opportunities, and project future costs without forcing teams to start from spreadsheets or raw dashboards.
Today, some of these tools intentionally operate with a human-in-the-loop, allowing teams to guide assumptions, refine narratives, and apply context where judgment matters most, especially for scenario planning and budgeting. At the same time, we’re rapidly expanding the depth, automation, and intelligence of these models so more analysis, forecasting, explanation, and storytelling happens automatically.
Our goal is clear: developing an always-on AI analyst that continuously monitors performance, forecasts what’s coming next, answers plain-language questions like, “How much did rate changes impact our overall costs?” and delivers executive-ready insights with minimal manual effort.
This year’s momentum places us in a strong position to continue scaling our impact alongside our clients. As we look to 2026, we’re focused on extending this foundation by deepening automation, broadening AI-driven forecasting and analysis, and bringing these capabilities to more organizations that need faster, clearer, and more-defensible energy decisions.
Onward!