Strategic Seed Investment Opportunity – AI + SOFC Microgrid Infrastructure (Hygrid)

Opportunity Overview
Hygrid is seeking strategic seed-stage investors to join our mission to decarbonise community-scale power through a full-stack AI-integrated SOFC microgrid platform.

• Capital required: £10M (in staged or syndicated tranches)

• Valuation: £10M (pre-money)

• Equity: £1/share (10M shares outstanding)

• Founder ownership: >60% retained post-raise

• Structure: Convertible notes or equity – under discussion with early investors

• Use of funds: 50kW SOFC demonstrator, EMS platform build, regulatory certification, matched grant execution

Why Now?
We’ve spent more than 5 years de-risking core elements:

• COGS fully validated, supply chain locked

• EMS software stack is under active development

• 6+ grant proposals in flight (UK DESNZ, Horizon Europe, Catapult)

• Deep technical board including Prof. Robert Steinberger-Wilckens

• EPC and utility engagement underway for pilot deployment

Our Model
Hygrid’s business is built on a vertically integrated, modular stack:

• Hardware: Containerised SOFCs (50kW–1MW)

• Software: Role-based Energy Management System powered by Unified Namespace + GenAI

• Services: Power-as-a-Service contracts with predictive uptime SLAs

• Tooling: EPC calculation engine for confidence in tech performance

Investor Alignment
We are actively speaking with:

• Climate-tech, deep-tech, and infra-aligned VCs

• Strategic angel investors with grid, energy, or OEM expertise

• Grant co-funders and ecosystem players

• OEMs and EPCs seeking long-term low-emission dispatchable power partnerships

Let’s Talk
If you're interested in joining the European answer to Bloom Energy—with a strong AI edge and vertically integrated energy infrastructure approach—let’s connect. We are open to co-developing the capital structure with aligned partners who share our long-term vision.