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Orkestra

Software for the
energy transition.

SectorClimate · Energy
Entry2021
Rampersand roleSeed · lead
StatusActive
Founded
2020
Brisbane
Founders
James, Chris & Michael
ex-New Energy Ventures
Rampersand role
Lead
Seed
Latest round
A$2M
Seed · Oct 2023
Why we invested

Why Orkestra,
and why then.

Every industrial off-taker needs to sign a new PPA every few years, and most do it with a spreadsheet and a consultant. Orkestra is the decision engine underneath – what energy mix, what cost curve, what carbon profile.

Co-founders Chris Cooper, James Allston and Michael Jurasovic came out of the New Energy Ventures consulting world. They'd seen the spreadsheets. Orkestra is the answer.

The journey so far

Orkestra ×
Rampersand

2021

Pre-seed

Rampersand backed Orkestra's early round alongside Tidal Ventures for its clean-energy feasibility platform.

2023

Seed round

Tidal Ventures led with Rampersand, Impact Ventures and Luxem following on.

A$2M
2024

ARENA grant

Secured A$2.77M from ARENA to fast-track a commercial EV charger rollout.

A$2.8M

Partner

AP

Andrew Poesaste

Partner

Andrew partners with the team on enterprise utility GTM and building the category around DERs and BESS modelling.

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