Critical Loop
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$38.4M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$26M
Series A · Apr 2026 · 6 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
17
+9 posted in 30 days
Backers
3
Better Ventures, Earthrise Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
6 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
41/100
hiring for its size, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 13
Raised a round Series A $26M · led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners · YahooFinance
2023
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 6%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Apr 2026 | $26M | Conifer Infrastructure Partners lead, Hanover lead, better ventures, Climate Capital, Adapt Nation Capi | YahooFinance |
| Venture round | Jan 2026 | $12.4M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Critical Loop, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Lydia MaherExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Andrew GrinaldsExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Balachandar RamamurthyExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Earthrise VenturesVia a fund
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Soma CapitalVia a fund
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News
Critical Loop Raises $26M Series A to Accelerate Grid Interconnection
LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2026--Critical Loop, an industrial power solutions company, today announced a $26 million Series A round led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners and Hanover, with participation from Better Ventures, Climate Capital, Adapt Nation Capi
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Critical Loop Raises $26M Series A to Accelerate Grid Interconnection
LOS ANGELES, April 13, 2026--Critical Loop, an industrial power solutions company, today announced a $26 million Series A round led by Conifer Infrastructure Partners and Hanover, with participation from Better Ventures, Climate Capital, Adapt Nation Capi
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Critical Loop over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
21
Postings analysed
12
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
Python33%
Julia17%
MATLAB17%
C++8%
Cloud & platforms
Linux8%
Power BI8%
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21 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$160k
Typical range
$48k – $300k
Open positions
17
12
Jobs
Middle
16.7%
Senior
58.3%
Staff
16.7%
Architect
8.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $115k | $75k – $155k |
| Senior | 7 | $160k | $90k – $200k |
| Staff | 2 | $168k | $135k – $200k |
| Architect | 1 | $300k | $300k |
Highest paying role
Head of Operations
$300k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Critical Loop
By role, level and city, against the market · 17 jobs with pay
People
Lydia Maher
Executive Officer
Andrew Grinalds
Executive Officer
Balachandar Ramamurthy
Executive Officer, Director
Joseph Malchow
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
69/100
Growing
Open positions
17
9 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
19 days
faster than 59% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
33% ▼
Administrative
21% ▲
Field & Service
17% ▼
Hardware
13%
Management
8% ▼
Leadership
4% ▲
Actively hiring for Administrative (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added ETAP to stack
Oct 2026
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
Added AS9100 to stack
Oct 2026
Added DNP3 to stack
Oct 2026
Added Statistical Process Control to stack
Oct 2026
Added GD&T to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Design of Experiments to stack
Oct 2026
Added SQL to stack
Oct 2026
Added Power BI to stack
Oct 2026
Added Confluence to stack
Oct 2026
Added Microsoft Office to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Long Beach
Long Beach
United States
HQ
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $148k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, QA, Hardware
Earlier presence
Torrance, United States
Jobs
$150k – $200k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Long Beach
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$90k – $110k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Long Beach
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$130k – $180k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · Long Beach
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$50k – $75k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
SQL
Power BI
Management
Confluence
Smartsheet
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$76k – $90k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · High School Diploma · United States
AS9100
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$115k – $135k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
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$200k – $300k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · United States
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$120k – $155k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 4+ years exp · Long Beach
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$95k – $115k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · United States
Python
AS9100
GD&T
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$130k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · United States
Statistical Process Control
SpaceTech
GD&T
FMEA
Life Sciences
Design of Experiments
MedTech
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$130k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · United States
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