WorkOnGrid Raises INR 22.5 Crore to Scale AI-Driven Utility Intelligence Platform

WorkOnGrid, an AI-native operations intelligence platform for utilities, has raised INR 22.5 crore in a funding round led by Transition VC and also saw participation from Indian Angel Network (IAN).

The fresh capital will be deployed to scale WorkOnGrid’s global go-to-market efforts, strengthen its AI and machine learning capabilities and build international infrastructure. 

WorkOnGrid is building a unified data intelligence layer for utilities across power, water and gas—sectors that are increasingly challenged by fragmented systems, rising operational complexity and the need for real-time decision-making. Its platform integrates disparate data sources, including smart meters, sensors, GIS and financial systems, into a single queryable environment, enabling sub-second insights and automated workflows.

At the core of the platform is an integrated architecture that combines a data lakehouse, operational intelligence, workflow automation and AI-driven analytics. This enables utilities to transition from reactive operations to predictive and increasingly autonomous decision-making, improving both efficiency and reliability across critical infrastructure. WorkOnGrid already works with 20 plus utilities globally and manages the data of millions of smart meters and a majority of the asset and field data generated by utility operations. 

Udit Poddar, CEO of WorkOnGrid, said, “This funding round marks a pivotal step in our mission to modernise the last mile of critical infrastructure. By digitising manual operations and embedding AI-native intelligence into utility workflows, we are enabling providers to shift from reactive maintenance to predictive reliability, ensuring that essential services remain resilient and future-ready.”

WorkOnGrid offers flexible options including SaaS, self hosted or managed services options to ensure compliance with different regulatory standards across different regions for critical infrastructure requirements. 

Adding to this, Raiyaan Shingati, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Transition VC said,"We invested in WorkOnGrid because it represents a fundamental shift in how utilities operate. Popularly known by their customers as 'DiscomGPT,' its agentic intelligence layer turns fragmented utility data into a seamless, closed-loop system, empowering teams to move from manual processes to real-time, automated decision-making across metering, billing and field operations." 

WorkOnGrid’s platform is already demonstrating measurable impact. In its pilot deployment with Apraava Energy, the platform’s AI framework identified high-risk distribution transformers, with the potential to generate significant annual cost savings by avoiding failures. The platform has also proven effective in reducing manual analysis efforts for utility operators and improving operational efficiency.

The global utility digitalisation market continues to expand rapidly, driven by the proliferation of smart meters and the need for more efficient and resilient infrastructure. WorkOnGrid is positioning itself as a flexible, integration-first platform capable of working seamlessly across existing systems such as SCADA, GIS, ERPs, AMI and IoT platforms.

With this round, WorkOnGrid aims to accelerate adoption of its AI-native platform and establish itself as a key player in the transformation of global utility infrastructure.