Energy climate

Spark

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Founded 2023Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Spark AI is workflow software for solar, storage, and data center developers. We've reviewed and identified over 1 million zoning, permitting, and project-related documents in nearly every jurisdiction in America, so that you can instantly identify project requirements, local sentiment, and fatal flaws in seconds.

We’re trusted by dozens of industry-leading developers representing over 90 gigawatts of project pipeline and $30 billion in financing. Our team combines leadership experience from AI and energy (Microsoft, Apple, Department of Energy, Brex).

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Product & workflow

The platform's ability to efficiently analyze critical project variables allows us to identify opportunities with greater accuracy and speed.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-10-27

Founders & team

Julia Wu

Founder/CEO

Julia is the co-founder and CEO of Spark, an AI-powered permitting and workflow solution for energy infrastructure. Before Spark, Julia was an engineering manager and early engineer at Brex, where she led teams like Card Fraud, Growth, and Rewards. She was also an engineer at Apple Siri and Microsoft Azure. Julia studied computer science & economics at Brown, speaks 3 languages natively, and grew up between Brazil and China.

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Anuj Saigal

Founder

Anuj Saigal is co-founder of Spark AI. He spent a decade building energy infrastructure at SunEdison, EVgo, and the Department of Energy before building the permitting tool he always needed. Previously CEO of Dataherald (YC W21), revenue lead at Nauto. Northwestern Kellogg MBA, UC Berkeley Economics.

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Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
5team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2023 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
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Maturity: Operating · 3 of 6 areas documented

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The company website explicitly reports customer or user adoption. This is a source-based assessment of a company claim; scale and revenue are not independently verified.

Company website: home Checked 2026-10-27

Trusted by leading data center & energy infrastructure developers

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