Squid
AI agents for power grid planning 🦑
Founders
- Conor JonesFounder/CEO
- George KolokotronisFounder/CTO
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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.
London, England, United Kingdom
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.
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