# COI Energy

Every building is a battery.  We monetize it!

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/coi.energy
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:210673
- Last updated: 2026-08-24T23:52:14Z
- Generated at: 2026-08-25T18:56:54Z

## Quick facts
- With 3 patents granted and 2 pending, the VBN™ is a proven, deployment-ready TRL 7 technology.
- Strategic SAP partnership provides access to a global ecosystem of 440,000+ enterprise customers
- VBN™ enables businesses to buy idle energy capacity when they need it and share it when they don't.
- The Virtual Battery Network (VBN™), the first AI platform for B2B sharing of idle energy Capacity.
- $124B global market opportunity.
- 3,000+ building pipeline across Mag7, REIT, healthcare, municipality and retailer pilot portfolios.
- Over 100+ years combined experience in energy, finance, technology, engineering, and tech startups.

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:168563: 4(a)(6) open (USD)

## Story
COI Energy is a technology company that unlocks and monetizes flexible energy capacity across buildings by leveraging existing infrastructure; eliminating waste, creating operational flexibility, and transforming excess capacity into new revenue streams. Through advanced data intelligence and real-time energy orchestration, we optimize and redistribute capacity across a connected network of users, balancing loads more intelligently while improving reliability and economics. By activating what was previously unused, we enable enterprises to reduce inefficiencies, support their local distribution grid and generate measurable financial value at the same time.What It Is & Why It MattersWe built the first AI-driven virtual battery network (VBN) for hyperscalers and large enterprises; organizations that cannot afford to treat energy as an afterthoughtThis is not backup power. This is intelligent, distributed energy infrastructure that thinks, learns, and acts in real time across an entire network of assetsWe are replacing the old model where every facility manages energy in isolation with a connected, coordinated network where every kilowatt (kW) is optimized across the whole networkThe Business CaseEnterprises joining our network see measurable reductions in peak demand charges, energy costs, and grid exposure without capital expenditure on new hardwareFor hyperscalers specifically, energy is one of the largest operating cost line items; our platform turns that cost center into a managed, optimized assetParticipants also create new revenue opportunities by contributing capacity back to the grid during peak periods; energy that was previously wasted now generates returnsThe Proof PointWe built this network because the market sent an unmistakable signal: hyperscalers and enterprises were running out of options. The grid couldn't scale fast enough, new infrastructure takes years to permit and build, and energy costs were becoming a strategic liabilityOur virtual battery network is the bridge between where the grid is today and where enterprise energy demand is already going

## Team
- Sa Lisa Berrien (Founder & CEO)
- Sonya Little (President & COO)