Ubicquia Inc. has closed a $106 million Series D funding round to accelerate growth in grid modernization, smart lighting, and public safety technologies. The round was led by 67 Capital and Marunouchi Innovation Partners, with participation from existing investors Hamilton Lane, ClearSky, GMS, and strategic partner Sercomm.

The new capital comes as utilities, cities, and law enforcement agencies adopt AI-enabled systems to strengthen grid resilience, lower energy costs, and improve safety. Ubicquia plans to use the funding to expand AI development across its product portfolio and grow its direct sales operations in the United States and abroad.

Demand for Smarter Infrastructure Grows

Across global markets, infrastructure owners are under pressure to manage aging assets while controlling costs. Utilities need better grid visibility. Cities want more efficient lighting. Law enforcement agencies are looking for scalable public safety tools.

Ubicquia says its platforms now process billions of data sets each day, delivering real time insight into power quality, lighting performance, and operational reliability.

“More than 1,000 customers, including the largest cities and utilities, are leveraging our AI driven smart grid, intelligent lighting and security and safety solutions. Our scale and partnerships make Ubicquia attractive for growth investors. With the growing demand on the grid, and the need to make our communities safer, this investment allows us to further scale our business and bring our solutions to utilities and cities of all sizes. We’re excited to add these new capital partners to our marquee investor network to help Ubicquia lead the global shift to intelligent infrastructure.”

Ian Aaron, CEO of Ubicquia.

The company is expanding across commercial and industrial sectors, including retail, healthcare networks, universities, and large enterprise campuses. Its infrastructure as a service model provides subscription based recurring revenue, supported by AI analytics and managed services. Ubicquia currently operates across the United States, LATAM, Europe, and MENA.

Where the New Capital Will Go

Ubicquia plans to deepen the AI capabilities of its UbiVu platform, which serves as an asset management system for utilities and cities. The platform helps customers monitor assets, detect issues earlier, and improve maintenance workflows. It also enables smarter dispatch and troubleshooting processes.

The company has recently broadened its intelligent streetlighting portfolio. This includes the UbiCell Micro universal streetlight controller, expanded analytics within the UbiVu platform, and UbiScout, a Zhaga Book 18 compliant smart camera accessory that adds adaptive lighting and traffic intelligence to existing networks. Together, these tools aim to reduce energy consumption and improve roadway safety without requiring full infrastructure replacement.

Ubicquia’s Power Monitoring service provides transformer level visibility for utilities and large industrial customers. It combines the UbiGrid DTM+ device with the UbiVu platform to detect anomalies and diagnose power disturbances using machine learning. Offered as a subscription service with no upfront hardware costs, it remains a core driver of recurring revenue.

The company is also investing in public safety technology through the UbiHub edge processing platform. Built to work with existing streetlight infrastructure, UbiHub supports license plate recognition, live streaming, and vehicle intelligence capabilities. Ubicquia positions this system as a scalable option for law enforcement agencies operating with limited budgets.

Company Profile and Global Footprint

Founded to make existing infrastructure smarter rather than replacing it, Ubicquia focuses on adding sensors, connectivity, and analytics to assets already deployed in cities and utility networks. Its AI driven platforms process more than 3.5 billion data sets per day.

Ubicquia’s technology is compatible with over 450 million streetlights, 500 million transformers, and 1 billion utility poles worldwide. The company reports deployments across more than 1,000 utilities and municipalities. It also works with original equipment manufacturers in the transformer, lighting, and public safety sectors.

Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Ubicquia continues to expand its international footprint while strengthening partnerships across energy, telecom, and municipal infrastructure markets.

What Investors Are Saying

Private capital is increasingly targeting infrastructure technology as utilities face rising demand, aging assets, and tighter budgets. Investors are looking for companies that can deliver measurable operational gains without requiring full system replacement, particularly in power distribution and urban networks.

“We are thrilled to lead this round and support Ubicquia’s transformative vision for leveraging AI to monitor and digitize critical infrastructure. Ubicquia stands out for its ability to turn existing urban and utility infrastructure into AI-enabled networks that deliver immediate operational and financial value. Their traction with utilities, municipalities, and commercial customers demonstrates they are defining the next generation of intelligent infrastructure, and we believe they are positioned to become the category leader globally.”

Cort Ahl, Partner at 67 Capital

Grid resilience has also become a strategic priority in many regions, driven by electrification, extreme weather events, and higher energy consumption. Solutions that modernize existing assets, rather than rebuild from scratch, are attracting sustained investor interest.

“We are proud to partner with Ubicquia. Digitizing legacy assets such as streetlights and transformers is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways to strengthen grids as utilities seek to reduce maintenance cost and improve grid resilience. Ubicquia’s plug-and-play technology is fully consistent with our mission of supporting the global energy transition, and we look forward to supporting their further growth and global expansion.”

Ichiro Miyoshi, CEO/CIO of Marunouchi Innovation Partners.

Origianl Creator: Paulo Palma
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Originally Posted: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:59:22 +0000