257, a NYC-based software and AI company focused on the residential energy market, raised $9.2m in seed funding.
The round was led by F2 Venture Capital, with participation from Mike Fallquist (Founder & CEO of Crius Energy, Co-Founder & CEO of Energywell), Jeff Hammerbacher (founder and co-CEO of Open Athena, founder of Cloudera, original Facebook data team manager), Otto von Troschke (a European growth capital investor focusing on the energy transition, co-founder of SUSI), and Gil Golan (former GM CTO and head of GM Ventures).
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach.
Led by Scott Rosenberg, co-founder and CEO, and Tal Chalozin, co-founder and CTO 257 is an enterprise software company dedicated to using data and AI to accelerate the adoption of residential energy products delivering insights, marketing efficiencies, and personalization. Leveraging a detailed, proprietary energy profile on every US home, and AI-driven upgrade predictions, the company enables companies in the utility, solar, HVAC and electric supply markets improve customer experience and engagement.
The initial products include:
- 257 Insights household-level insights into current and prospective customers, enabling data-driven decisions in consumer engagement.
- 257 Audiences – AI-powered propensity scores, helping providers find the best prospects for solar, heat pumps, alternative energy plans, and more.
- 257 Engage – Brandable lead capture and customer onboarding forms that use 257’s data to improve first contact with a prospective customer.
FinSMEs
18/03/2025