Blue Pillar provides an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that connects energy devices and systems via its Aurora® platform. The Aurora platform is installed at large energy providers, commercial facilities (including Walmart, Target and Comcast) and higher-education campuses such as the University of Hawaii and Texas A&M University. It leverages real-time data to strengthen critical infrastructure, enable new energy services, centralize facilities operations, support safe hospital operations, and manage microgrids and energy. The platform is automated through a template-driven process with security built in from sensor to cloud. Led by CEO Tom Willie and based in Frederick, MD, the company said it will deploy new financing primarily for customer acquisition. Blue Pillar, led by CEO Tom Willie and based in Frederick, MD, offers software and services to connect, control and analyze distributed energy and facility equipment. Its Aurora Digital Energy IoT platform securely connects, controls and collects data from facility equipment. Its Avise Foresite suite provides centralized facility and energy fleet management for multi-site operators to manage energy efficiency, resiliency, capital and local emergency events. These platforms, together with professional services, augment the company’s Avise Insite real-time analytics offering to give local facility operators insight into energy, operations and compliance within single complex facilities. The company raised $14M to accelerate demand for its platforms and expand adoption. Blue Pillar develops distributed energy asset management software and control solutions designed to turn healthcare, manufacturing, telecom, data center, higher education, military and government facilities’ on-premises energy assets into Actionable Microgrids. Its core product is the Actionable Microgrid software product portfolio. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate deployment of that product portfolio and increase adoption among customers in healthcare, telecom/data, military, education and manufacturing sectors. Blue Pillar is led by CEO Kevin Kushman and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company closed a $7M Series B equity financing to support these plans. In conjunction with the financing, three investor representatives will join Blue Pillar’s board of directors.

Total raised

$31M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jan 2017