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AI-powered workflows for energy infrastructure
Backed by Y Combinator · AI Grant
Spark AI is workflow software for solar, storage, and data center developers. We've reviewed and identified over 1 million zoning, permitting, and project-related documents in nearly every jurisdiction in America, so that you can instantly identify project requirements, local sentiment, and fatal flaws in seconds. We’re trusted by dozens of industry-leading developers representing over 90 gigawatts of project pipeline and $30 billion in financing. Our team combines leadership experience from AI and energy (Microsoft, Apple, Department of Energy, Brex).
Spark provides AI-powered workflows for permitting, zoning, and community sentiment analysis to accelerate solar, storage, and data center development. It combines permitting intelligence, zoning analysis, and competitive/community insights to streamline site selection and diligence.
Spark offers an end-to-end permitting and diligence platform that analyzes sites by land use, permits, moratoria, and ordinances; extracts permitting feasibility from zoning codes; tracks local sentiment from authorities and social channels; and provides auditable outputs with citations. It enables bulk screening of markets, automated site diligence from initial screening to deep-dive analysis, and integration with GIS/mapping tools for comprehensive site evaluation and workflows for portfolio and M&A diligence.
Who it’s for: Energy infrastructure developers focusing on solar, battery storage, and data centers, including developers needing permitting, zoning, and community sentiment intelligence.
Customers: Doral Renewables, LLC, Stellera, Standard Solar
Mentions of customers and testimonials; YC-backed; SOC 2 compliant; 2026 copyright; growth demo requests
Julia is the co-founder and CEO of Spark, an AI-powered permitting and workflow solution for energy infrastructure. Before Spark, Julia was an engineering manager and early engineer at Brex, where she led teams like Card Fraud, Growth, and Rewards. She was also an engineer at Apple Siri and Microsoft Azure. Julia studied computer science & economics at Brown, speaks 3 languages natively, and grew up between Brazil and China.
Prior to Dataherald, I led Revenue Ops at Nauto, an AI company focused on the transportation industry. I also held roles in cleantech and finance: GM at EVgo (EV fast charging), SunEdison, the Dept of Energy, and JPMorgan Investment Bank. Northwestern Kellogg MBA, UC Berkeley Economics.
We help large-scale clean energy developers break ground faster
Spark offers an AI-powered planning and workflow tool for large-scale clean energy developers to identify requirements and map insights to counties and parcels, enabling faster pre-construction screening and project development. It targets utility- and community-scale solar/storage developers, aiming to reduce time spent on research, documentation, and portfolio management.
From the original launch (Feb 2024) — may be outdated.
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