Andrew Grinalds

COO & Co-Founder, Critical Loop

Andrew Grinalds is Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Critical Loop, where he leads policy, supply chain, project finance, and customer delivery for grid-edge power solutions serving manufacturing, commercial real estate, transportation, and critical infrastructure. His work focuses on aligning policy, markets, and technology to meet growing electricity demand rapidly while improving grid utilization.

Andrew is a finance and operations leader with experience building innovative financial and infrastructure products for Uber, Airbnb, Privateer, and Lloyd’s of London. He began his career on the deal team at Andreessen Horowitz, supporting strategic investments in high-growth technology companies.

At Critical Loop, Andrew oversees domestic-content- and NDAA-compliant supply sourcing, structures financing for portfolios of distributed energy projects, and engages with state and federal regulators, including work in California, Texas, and before FERC.