
Coolgradient is a company that provides an AI-driven platform for optimizing data center infrastructure. Their software leverages existing data points within data centers to create a comprehensive view of the entire ecosystem, enabling optimization of resources, reliability, and uptime throughout the data center's lifecycle. The platform focuses on asset reliability, energy consumption reduction, benchmarking, compliance, and productivity enhancement without requiring new hardware. Coolgradient's solutions have demonstrated significant energy savings (20%), water savings (25%), and efficiency improvements (40%) across 15 countries. The company collaborates closely with customers to deliver expertise-driven, sustainable, and impactful AI software solutions, positioning itself as a leader in intelligent data center optimization and sustainability.

Coolgradient is a company that provides an AI-driven platform for optimizing data center infrastructure. Their software leverages existing data points within data centers to create a comprehensive view of the entire ecosystem, enabling optimization of resources, reliability, and uptime throughout the data center's lifecycle. The platform focuses on asset reliability, energy consumption reduction, benchmarking, compliance, and productivity enhancement without requiring new hardware. Coolgradient's solutions have demonstrated significant energy savings (20%), water savings (25%), and efficiency improvements (40%) across 15 countries. The company collaborates closely with customers to deliver expertise-driven, sustainable, and impactful AI software solutions, positioning itself as a leader in intelligent data center optimization and sustainability.
What they do: AI-driven SaaS platform that optimizes data center operations using existing facility telemetry (no new hardware)
Impact claims: Reported energy savings ~20%, water savings ~25%, efficiency improvements ~40% across deployments
Founders / leadership: Co-founders René Gompel (CEO) and Jasper de Vries (Co-CEO / CPO)
Funding: Pre-Seed round announced May 13, 2024; investors include 4impact (lead) and Golden Egg Check Capital
Employees: 24
Data center operations optimization; energy and water efficiency; asset reliability and lifecycle management.
Data center software; sustainability SaaS
Round reported May 13, 2024; participating investor Golden Egg Check Capital
The digital world never stops. Every video you stream, call you make, swipe, like, or product you buy online runs through data centers, and those consume an enormous amount of energy. That’s where comes in. We’re a green-tech start-up on a mission to make our digital lives more sustainable. Our solution, , is a no-code, plug-and-play optimization tool that helps data centers operate more efficiently, sustainably, and cost-effectively. Already in use across the globe, GRADIENT has saved tens of thousands of GWh in energy. And we’re just getting started! As we scale up, we’re looking for a collaborative to help expand GRADIENT’s reach and drive impactful change in how the world powers digital life. 🚀 As a at Coolgradient, you’ll be part of a fast-moving, collaborative team of data professionals passionate about sustainability, innovation, and technology. You'll work closely with colleagues across engineering, product, and data science to build reliable data pipelines, maintain a modern data stack, and co-create solutions that enable our partners to reduce energy and resource use in real time. - Build scalable data pipelines from external systems (e.g., BMS) or OT networks to support analytics and machine learning - Develop and maintain robust data ingestion workflows using dbt and Snowflake - Optimize our data warehouse for reliability, performance, and scalability - Collaborate across teams to integrate ML models and automate delivery of insights - Contribute to architecture discussions and influence tooling and design decisions - Share knowledge and support the growth of teammates when possible - Work closely with data centres' technical teams to ensure sensor data will be available to GRADIENT 🔋 We value a variety of experiences and backgrounds. If you meet most of the criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply. - A bachelor’s or master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Data Engineering, (Business) Informatics, or a related field, with 3+ years of experience in data or analytics engineering, ideally in a start-up or scale-up environment - Proficient in SQL, Python, and Jinja for data transformation and automation, with familiarity in data modeling techniques such as Data Vault. - Experience working with dbt, Snowflake, and cloud platforms (preferably AWS), as well as Git, Jira, and Visual Studio Code - Background in industrial IoT or Operational Control Systems, especially around streaming data ingestion, is a strong plus; hybrid (cloud/on-prem) setup experience is also valued - Experience with CI/CD pipelines is a pré - Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic start-up environment that offers autonomy, ownership, and the opportunity to shape systems and processes from the ground up - A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, eagerness to learn, and commitment to building inclusive, sustainable, and impactful solutions 🌱 To support your success and well-being, we offer: - A competitive salary, with plans underway to introduce an Employee Stock Option Plan so you can grow your stake in the company’s future. - Comprehensive benefits including pension, disability insurance, and a holiday allowance to support your well-being both at work and beyond. - A flexible hybrid setup. Blend office, home, or remote work, with hours that fit your lifestyle while staying connected with the team. - Mobility options including public transport subscription, company bike, or travel reimbursement for your preferred commute. - Strong focus on professional growth with plenty of opportunities for development and skill-building. - Team activities, meetups, and business events to connect and collaborate. At Coolgradient, we believe that diversity fuels innovation. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone, no matter their race, gender, age, background, ability, or identity, feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. We proudly welcome candidates from all walks of life to join us in building a brighter, more sustainable future together. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your CV and a brief motivation letter in English. A member of our team will get back to you within 5 working days. 🐶 We know everyone’s got different comfort levels around animals, and we want our workspace to feel safe and welcoming for everyone. If you’re coming in for an interview and have any concerns, whether it's allergies, phobias, or just a personal preference, no worries at all. Just let us know, and we’ll happily keep our furry friend at home so you can feel totally at ease.