OhmConnect
Home energy management solutions
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Energy
- Sustainability
- Home improvement
- Mobile
- Uptown, Oakland, CA
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Company mission
OhmConnect's mission is to improve the lives of people and the health of the planet.
8% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
OhmConnect provides incentives for its customers to reduce electricity consumption during certain peak-usage times. It targets times when "peaking" power plants are turned on to supplement the grid. These plants tend to have higher carbon emissions than typical facilities, and cutting energy demand reduces the need to switch them on.
It sends its customers texts and emails reminding them to take simple actions such as turning off unnecessary lights, setting their thermostats, and curtailing energy use by spending peak-energy times doing other activities. The company pays its customers for saving electricity when the grid is stressed, saving customers money while also relieving the pressure on the energy grid.
OhmConnect serves many thousands of households in both the US and Australia, and is constantly improving its offering - for example bringing in integrations with Google Home and Amazon Alexa. It raised funds back in 2022 that helped fuel expansion into new markets, as well as support making residential energy more flexible, and helping prevent blackouts.
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Benefits
- Fully remote work environment
- Home office set-up allowance
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability
- Stock options
- Unlimited paid vacation
- Parental leave
- Opportunity to help design and implement the accounting operations to support a mission-driven startup that’s building a carbon-neutral world
- Opportunity to work with amazing people who are passionate about reversing climate change
Company values
- Bring Curiosity & Courage: We bring deep curiosity and the courage to tackle hard problems. To lead the way to a sustainable future we must be bold and innovative. So we take initiative, lean into smart risks and learn along the way
- Prioritize with Purpose: Achieving our mission requires focus, follow-through and the ability to adapt. As the landscape evolves, we thoughtfully prioritize (and say “no”), enabling us to get the right things done. With spirited energy and deliberate planning, we work smarter to deliver, with purpose
- Work Sustainably: We are here to do great work, and do it sustainably. So we create an environment supportive of our lives & “families” outside of OhmConnect. When we show care and respect, we are able to bring our full selves and achieve our collective potential
- Empower Our Community: Our members power us and, in return, we commit to empower them. We provide tools, products and partnerships that fit their lives and needs—that delight. By making participation simple and accessible, we amplify our impact
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2022
$55m
SERIES D
Dec 2020
$20m
SERIES C
Total funding: $90m
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Leadership
Matt Duesterberg
(President)Joined DC Energy as an Associate after graduating from Stanford with a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Was CTO of kWh Analytics. Founded OhmConnect and was its first CEO and CRO before stepping into the President role.
Curtis Tongue
(CSO)Studied at Berkeley and then joined Bleu Marketing Solutions as an Account Director. Founded sustainability startup karbonkarma in 2012.