Derapi

Founders, Backgrounds, and Bench

Derapi is led by CEO Stina Brock and President Thomas Lee. The founding team brings experience from Proterra's energy management SaaS unit, AutoGrid, and Enphase Energy [Derapi.com/about/, retrieved 2026] [Tech Funding News, retrieved 2026].

Company Overview

Derapi was founded in 2022 to address the fragmented integration landscape for distributed energy resources (DERs). The company is headquartered in San Carlos, California, and operates as a developer-focused API platform [Crunchbase, retrieved 2026]. The company participated in the Chattanooga Sustainable Mobility Accelerator. In February 2026, Derapi closed a $7 million seed round led by Earthshot Ventures [The SaaS News, February 2026]. This capital is earmarked for scaling the platform to support millions of smart energy devices nationwide [Derapi, February 2026].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Founding year and headquarters confirmed by Crunchbase; funding round and leadership details are company-sourced or from single trade publications.

The Product and the Stack

Derapi's core offering is a single, standardized API designed to abstract away the complexity of connecting to a diverse universe of distributed energy resources. The platform provides cloud API access to device data and control capabilities, enabling customers to run VPPs, manage solar installations, and simplify participation in utility DER programs [Derapi.com/solutions/, retrieved 2026]. A partnership with inverter manufacturer Solis allows Solis energy storage customers to access VPP and demand response programs through the Derapi platform [Solar Power World / pv magazine USA, retrieved 2026]. The company's developer documentation references internal caching of inventory information from multiple vendors [Derapi.com, retrieved 2026].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Product claims are consistent across the company's website and a cited partnership. Technical implementation details and full device support list are not publicly available.

The Market They Are Entering

The market for software to manage distributed energy resources (DERs) is a critical component of grid modernization. According to a 2024 report from Wood Mackenzie, the U.S. VPP market is projected to grow from 7.8 GW of enrolled capacity in 2023 to over 90 GW by 2030 [Wood Mackenzie, 2024]. The Inflation Reduction Act allocates funding for grid modernization, and FERC Order 2222 mandates that DER aggregators be allowed to participate in wholesale energy markets [U.S. Department of Energy, 2022] [FERC, 2020].

Metric	Value
VPP Capacity (U.S.) 2023	7.8 GW
VPP Capacity (U.S.) 2030	90 GW

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Market sizing based on an analogous sector report from a known research firm. Regulatory drivers are cited from primary government sources.

Sources

1. [Derapi, retrieved 2026] Derapi - Data Infrastructure for Distributed Energy | https://derapi.com/
2. [Derapi.com/about/, retrieved 2026] About - Derapi | https://derapi.com/about/
3. [Derapi, February 2026] Derapi Raises $7M Seed Round | https://derapi.com/2026/02/03/derapi-raises-7m-seed-round-to-scale-the-software-infrastructure-behind-distributed-energy-ecosystem/
4. [Derapi.com/solutions/, retrieved 2026] Solutions - Derapi | https://derapi.com/solutions/
5. [The SaaS News, February 2026] Derapi Raises $7 Million Seed Round | https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/derapi-raises-7-million-seed-round
6. [Solar Power World / pv magazine USA, retrieved 2026] Partnership with Solis | https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/10/solis-partners-with-derapi/
7. [Tech Funding News, retrieved 2026] Derapi Funding | https://techfundingnews.com/derapi-raises-7m-seed-round-led-by-earthshot-ventures/
8. [Stina.io / LinkedIn, retrieved 2026] Stina Brock Profile | https://www.linkedin.com/in/stinabrock/
9. [Climatebase, retrieved 2026] Derapi Climatebase | https://climatebase.org/company/derapi
10. [Crunchbase, retrieved 2026] Derapi Crunchbase | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/derapi
11. [Wood Mackenzie, 2024] U.S. VPP market report | https://www.woodmac.com/press-releases/us-virtual-power-plant-market-to-grow-tenfold-by-2030/
12. [U.S. Department of Energy, 2022] Inflation Reduction Act | https://www.energy.gov/inflation-reduction-act
13. [FERC, 2020] FERC Order 2222 | https://www.ferc.gov/order-no-2222
14. [apply.workable.com, retrieved 2026] Director of Product Management job posting | https://apply.workable.com/derapi-inc/j/7377B2E082