Phaidra develops intelligent control systems that use reinforcement learning to orchestrate power, cooling, and workload management across AI factories—data centers purpose-built for AI workloads. By coordinating these historically separate systems, the company unlocks efficiency gains that reduce costs and environmental impact. Current products include AI agents for liquid cooling, chiller plants, and workload scheduling, all designed to operate beyond the limits of traditional controls logic or human intuition. Phaidra already collaborates closely with NVIDIA to design next-generation AI infrastructure and plans to deepen this partnership. Proceeds from its latest financing will accelerate agent ecosystem development and support expansion to additional global operators. The company was founded by Jim Gao, Vedavyas Panneershelvam, and Katherine Hoffman, who collectively bring experience from Google DeepMind, AlphaGo, Trane, and Raytheon. Headquartered in Seattle, Phaidra positions itself at the intersection of profitability and sustainability in an energy-constrained world. Its recent Series B raise of more than $50 million underscores investor confidence in its mission.

Total raised

$93M

Funding rounds

5

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Oct 2025