About OPOWER
Working with more than 85 utility partners and serving more than 18 million consumers across seven countries, Opower is the world’s leading provider of customer engagement solutions for the utility industry. By providing the tools, information, and incentives consumers need to make smarter decisions about their energy use, Opower’s engagement platform and solution suite enables utilities to involve their customers in programs that support energy efficiency goals, smart grid, and new rate structures, brand loyalty, and lowering the cost of service. Proven to drive behavioral change at scale, Opower has helped its utility partners achieve more than 2.5 TWHs of their energy efficiency goals and drive significant increases in customer program participation and overall customer satisfaction. Opower is a leader in using standing desks according to an article in the 5/21/2014 Washington Post. Founded in 2007 and privately held, Opower is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with offices in San Francisco, London, and Singapore.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$65.5M
Last stage
Public
Investors
Founders
Dan Yates
Co-founded Opower with Alex Laskey in 2007. Previously founder and CEO of Edusoft, an educational software company sold to Houghton Mifflin in 2004.
LinkedInAlex Laskey
Co-founded Opower with Dan Yates in 2007. Previously worked in political campaigns and public opinion research on energy issues. Later ran Rewiring America.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.
