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Squid

Active · AI agents for power grid planning 🦑

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
8signal of 100 · rising 8
  • team of 5Team size · YC's directory+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIArkionShared: power gridAntler 2019SwedenStartup →OtherGridwareShared: progress stop, grid, powerYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIFelix FusionShared: power gridGoogle AI for Energy 2026United StatesStartup →AIRhythmosShared: power grid, machine500 Global GA 12CanadaStartup →AICondor EnergyShared: grid, power, electricityYC W26ParisStartup →OtherEmerald AIShared: grid, powerStartup →
Companies closest to Squid
Company
ArkionShared: power gridAntler 2019Not statedAI
GridwareShared: progress stop, grid, powerYC W21ActiveOther
Felix FusionShared: power gridGoogle AI for Energy 2026Not statedAI
RhythmosShared: power grid, machine500 Global GA 12Not statedAI
Condor EnergyShared: grid, power, electricityYC W26ActiveAI
Emerald AInot in a program hereShared: grid, powerElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherPeak PowerShared: electricity grid, powerAntler 2022GermanyStartup →OtherElvyShared: electricity grid, powerGoogle AI for Energy 2026SwedenStartup →OtherMitiga SolutionsShared: power gridGoogle AI for Energy 2026SpainStartup →OtherNomadic DronesShared: power gridAlchemist Class 38MunichStartup →Developer toolsKyraShared: power gridGoogle AI for Energy 2026SwitzerlandStartup →
Companies next to Squid
Company
Peak PowerShared: electricity grid, powerAntler 2022Not statedOther
ElvyShared: electricity grid, powerGoogle AI for Energy 2026Not statedOther
Mitiga SolutionsShared: power gridGoogle AI for Energy 2026Not statedOther
Nomadic DronesShared: power gridAlchemist Class 38Not statedOther
KyraShared: power gridGoogle AI for Energy 2026Not statedDevtools

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All of W26
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Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Conor JonesFounder/CEO
  • George KolokotronisFounder/CTO

About Squid

We believe the electricity grid is the most important machine on Earth. If we want electrification to move fast, the teams planning and operating networks need software that is as modern as the challenge. Our thesis is simple. Better decisions come from one unified, trusted network model. When everyone works from the same model, planning becomes consistent, assumptions are visible, and progress stops getting lost in spreadsheets and static reports. Squid is AI powered grid planning in your browser. We have spent years inside National Grid, Octopus Energy, and AWS, building and learning what breaks. Now we are building what we wished existed.

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
5
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Founded
2026
Checked
6h ago

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 5, 2026

Team went from 3 to 5 people.

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HiringOct 5, 2026

Stopped hiring.

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Squid in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Squid: questions

Which YC batch was Squid in?

Squid was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Squid still active?

Y Combinator lists Squid as active.

Who founded Squid?

Squid's founders, as listed on its YC page: Conor Jones (Founder/CEO), George Kolokotronis (Founder/CTO).

Where is Squid based?

Squid lists London, England, United Kingdom as its location on YC's directory.