Thomas Folker, Founder of Leap

About Thomas Folker

Thomas Folker is the co-founder and CEO of Leap, a company that provides a universal distributed energy marketplace. Leap enables cloud-connected sources of load to participate in wholesale energy markets, helping to balance the grid. Leap raised $8.2 million in Series A funding in January 2020, led by Union Square Ventures, bringing their total capital raised to approximately $11 million.

Thomas Folker at a glance

• Company: Leap
• Total raised: $11M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Union Square Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, Congruent Ventures, National Grid Partners, Powerhouse Ventures, Elemental Excelerator
• Location: San Francisco, United States

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