# Squid (YC W26)

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/squid-yc-w26
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/squid-yc-w26.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/squid-yc-w26/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://squid.energy
- **Slug:** squid-yc-w26
- **Categories:** data-analytics-business-intelligence

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Solves the problem of disconnected grid plans by keeping models, assumptions, evidence, and decisions connected in one governed source; resolves network assets across disparate formats; offers comprehensive versioning, scenario branching/merging, and traceability; enables AI-powered analysis with engineer oversight; designed for integration with existing tools ("no rip and replace").
Source: Brand's website (https://squid.energy) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Squid is a model repository for power-system planning, ensuring models, scenarios, and decisions remain connected from a single, governed source. It allows engineers and agents to validate, analyze, and publish grid plans by integrating various power-system model formats, providing version control, and enabling advanced analytics for utility operators.
Source: Brand's website (https://squid.energy) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - A unified model repository and planning platform for power-system operators. It integrates existing specialist tools (PowerFactory
  - PSS®E
  - IPSA
  - CYME
  - ETAP) to provide model governance
  - version control
  - scenario management
  - network validation
  - and analytical interfaces.
Source: Brand's website (https://squid.energy) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Not explicitly mentioned.
Source: Brand's website (https://squid.energy) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Electricity Distribution System Operators (DSOs), Transmission System Operators (TSOs), utilities, and other power-system planning entities, including National Grid DSO and Northern Powergrid.
Source: Brand's website (https://squid.energy) · 2026-10-04

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