Dr. Varun Sivaram
Emerald AI is revolutionizing data center operations with AI-powered software that transforms energy-intensive facilities from inflexible grid liabilities into responsive energy assets. Their platform enables data centers to reduce power consumption by 25% or more during peak demand periods while maintaining AI compute performance, unlocking new capacity on existing grid infrastructure.
Founded by world-leading energy expert and CEO Varun Sivaram, a Rhodes Scholar and physicist with senior experience across Fortune 500 renewables, government policy, and academia, Emerald AI emerged from Radical Ventures with $24.5M in funding led by top-tier investors including Nvidia, Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean, and former Secretary of State John Kerry.
