Smart Energy Instruments (SEI) is a Toronto-based company that develops synchronous measurement technologies and high-precision electronic chipsets for the smart grid. Its technology platform is built on a core set of chips offering measurement precision and low-power consumption that can be integrated into intelligent electronic devices. SEI's chips give equipment manufacturers and utilities capabilities in grid load monitoring, fault detection and isolation. Led by CEO Jeff Dionne, the company has offices in Tokyo and Silicon Valley. SEI received a $5M equity investment to accelerate development of its chipsets and advance its real-time monitoring product efforts. Smart Energy Instruments is a Toronto-based developer of low-cost energy sensors that form the framework of a smart grid. Incorporated in 2004, the company applies its expertise and IP in power systems, digital signal processing, embedded OSes, network communications and IC technologies to create real-time, highly granular data measurements for intelligent devices in power systems. Products incorporating SEI’s technology provide electric utilities and system operators the ability to monitor, understand, control and plan electric power grids. The company has a wholly owned subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan. SEI received equity funding from the MaRS Cleantech Fund LP; the amount of the investment was not disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Aug 2014