Underscore is an autopilot for hybrid industrial power. We help African industrial facilities—manufacturers, mining operations, data centres—manage their energy more intelligently using edge controllers and graph-based optimisation.
The problem: Industrial facilities operate expensive, unpredictable energy systems. Power from the grid is unreliable and costly. On-site generation (diesel, solar) is fragmented and uncoordinated. Energy costs eat into margins and limit growth.
Our solution: Edge compute controllers that coordinate your entire energy ecosystem—grid, solar, batteries, backup generation—using graph optimisation to find the lowest-cost, most reliable power flow at every moment.
Why this matters: For industrial operations in emerging markets, energy is often the second-largest operating cost after labour. Better energy coordination directly improves profitability and enables businesses to scale sustainably.
Technical approach: - Edge controllers deployed at facilities, operating with minimal connectivity - Graph-based optimisation to model energy flows and constraints - Distributed decision-making that works even when connectivity fails - Real-time monitoring and continuous optimisation
Currently raising funding and exploring partnerships with industrial operators and energy ecosystem companies across Africa.