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Novele closes $17M Series A led by boisei labs to scale autonomous energy intelligence for commercial buildings.

PRIVATEOct 01, 2026

Amount Raised

$17 Million

Round Type

Series A

EnergySoftwareArtificial IntelligenceRenewable EnergyEnergy ManagementPower Grid

Investors

Barton MalowArup VenturesLocke HealthBoisei Labs

Description

Novele, an applied AI company for energy in the built environment, has closed an oversubscribed $17M Series A financing round led by boisei labs. The round included participation from Locke Health, Arup Ventures, Barton Malow, and commercial real estate owners and operators. Novele's platform combines BoardOS, its AI-powered energy software, with EnergyBoard, its distributed energy storage hardware, to help commercial buildings predict, reshape, and optimize their power consumption in real time. The funding will be used to expand engineering, deployment, and commercial teams, scale installations, and develop its autonomous energy intelligence layer.

Company Information

Company

Novele

About

Novele is an applied AI company that provides autonomous energy intelligence solutions for commercial buildings. Its platform combines BoardOS, an AI-powered energy software, with EnergyBoard, a distributed energy storage hardware system, creating a full-stack solution for existing buildings. The platform enables commercial buildings to predict, reshape, and optimize their power consumption in real time. Novele helps building owners reduce costs, improve resilience, and enhance sustainability while supporting grid flexibility.

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