Rhizome
Rhizome provides an AI-powered SaaS platform for electric utilities to plan for reliability and resilience in the face of extreme weather events driven by climate change. Their high-resolution climate-asset models help utilities identify vulnerabilities, prioritize investments, and quantify resilience benefits. The platform is designed to address the challenges of aging infrastructure and escalating climate threats, aiming to protect communities and economies from power outages and their associated costs. Rhizome's mission is to protect society from climate change impacts through intelligent planning, empowering utilities to strengthen and protect communities by ensuring their systems can withstand climate impacts.
Rhizome
Rhizome provides an AI-powered SaaS platform for electric utilities to plan for reliability and resilience in the face of extreme weather events driven by climate change. Their high-resolution climate-asset models help utilities identify vulnerabilities, prioritize investments, and quantify resilience benefits. The platform is designed to address the challenges of aging infrastructure and escalating climate threats, aiming to protect communities and economies from power outages and their associated costs. Rhizome's mission is to protect society from climate change impacts through intelligent planning, empowering utilities to strengthen and protect communities by ensuring their systems can withstand climate impacts.
TL;DR
Sector: AI-powered climate resilience software for electric utilities
Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
Founded: 2023
Employees: 20
Known products: gridADAPT, gridFIRM
Reported funding: $10.0M total (multiple early rounds)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Electric utility grid resilience and climate risk-informed infrastructure planning.
Founded
2023
Industry
Climate tech / Energy software
Funding Track Record
$2.5M
Announced Oct 24, 2023; reported as $2.5M
Funding round listed with announced date Jun 17, 2024
$6.5M
Announced May 21, 2025; reported led by Base10 Partners with participation from MCJ and CLAI
Investor Signal
“Base10 Partners led a $6.5M seed round; multiple early-stage investors have participated across rounds including Convective Capital, Looking Glass, Intelis Capital, El Cap, Streetlife Ventures, Everywhere, and Stepchange.”