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Critical Loop, founded in 2023 in Los Angeles, builds modular, relocatable battery-storage microgrids paired with its software-defined controller Cygnus, giving grid-constrained factories, data centers, airports and aerospace test sites reliable power in weeks instead of years of utility interconnection queues.
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Investor· 6
Founders / team· 3
Funding history
- 2026-04-13Series A$26M
Investors · Conifer Infrastructure Partners, Hanover, better ventures, Climate Capital, Adapt Nation Capital, Cyrus VenturesSource · criticalloop.com ↗
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