We are a clean technology company using AI to pioneer change in the way households use energy.
Our free app rewards consumers for automatically pausing high energy usage appliances and electric vehicle charging when energy is most expensive and polluting.
This is Demand Side Response on a residential scale that puts money in the pockets of consumers, saves cost for energy providers and helps everyone to reduce their carbon footprint.
Our free app rewards consumers for automatically pausing high energy usage appliances and electric vehicle charging when energy is most expensive and polluting.
This is Demand Side Response on a residential scale that puts money in the pockets of consumers, saves cost for energy providers and helps everyone to reduce their carbon footprint.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Gateshead
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $1.3M
Founded date: 2015
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.04.2025 | - | $922.07K | - |
| 23.08.2023 | - | $378.9K | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.04.2025 | equiwatt Raises Further £700K in Funding | Johnson Fernandes of equiwatt, left, with Chris McCourt of Mercia Ventures. equiwatt, a Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK based company whose energy management app rewards consumers for switching off appliances at peak times, raised a further £7... |
| 23.08.2023 | equiwatt Raises £300K in Funding | equiwatt, a Gateshead, UK-based energy management company whose app helps consumers save money by switching off appliances at peak times, raised an additional £300k in funding. The funding has been secured from the North East Venture Fund (... |
| 21.09.2022 | Tech Nation Accepts 34 Companies into its Net Zero Programme | Tech Nation has announced the 34 climate tech companies who have been accepted into Net Zero 3.0 – the third iteration of the Net Zero growth programme. Net Zero 3.0 is the first government-backed programme designed to support the most prom... |
| 12.02.2021 | The Panel: Invested in the Digital Gaming Revolution | Over the last 11 months, the lockdown restrictions that were brought in to control the spread of coronavirus, have only seemed to have provided a major boost to the video game industry. |
| 10.02.2020 | What the tech is up with the weather? | From coast-battering storms to record-breaking summers, it could seem like a good ol’ British drizzle is a thing of the past. The Met Office is reporting that our storms are becoming more severe, and 97% of active and published climate scie... |
| 15.03.2019 | Meet the ‘EEMs’: our Entrepreneur Engagement Managers are here to help | At Tech Nation we’re creating a national network, connecting ambitious digital tech entrepreneurs across the UK. We understand that each city and region has unique challenges and opportunities, strengths and quirks. So we’re building an inc... |
| 18.01.2019 | Announcing the 20 tech startups set to pitch at the Rising Stars Grand Final | After an exciting Rising Stars Semi Final hosted at Barclays Eagle Labs in Manchester, we can now reveal the 20 early-stage tech companies through to the Grand Final at London’s Rich Mix on 5 March 2019. Complete with pitch training worksh... |
| 17.12.2018 | Meet the Rising Stars semi-finalists: the North East’s top three startups | In this series, we’ll find out more about the companies that have made it through to the Semi-Final of Tech Nation’s Rising Stars competition, and where they’ve come from. Next up it’s the North East. The nurturing North East In the Tech ... |
| 07.12.2018 | Announcing the UK tech sector’s 33 Rising Stars semi-finalists | Almost three months after applications opened, we’re ready to announce the 33 startups through to the Rising Stars Semi-Final. Rising Stars aims to find and showcase the most innovative, exciting tech startups across the UK. The competitio... |
| 28.06.2018 | City analysis: Newcastle community and networks key to tech success | As Tech Nation on Tour comes to Newcastle, we’ve heard from a panel of local figureheads about the issues affecting the North East’s tech ecosystem.There’s drive to thrive We heard that the North East is well-equipped to deal with challeng... |