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Voxel Energy

Energy independent data centers with solar and repurposed batteries.

The best grid connection is no grid connection. Voxel data centers capture, store, and consume solar energy onsite without the grid, completely bypassing utility connection delays. By leveraging the vast supply of second-life EV batteries with our novel DC microgrid architecture, we drastically reduce engineering overhead and time-to-power.
Active Founders
Max Pfeiffer
Max Pfeiffer
Founder
Forbes 30 Under 30 recognized for bootstrapping Maxwell Vehicles, a multi-million-dollar EV manufacturing business founded out of UW ECE following a year at Tesla designing electric big-rig prototypes. Built the first economically sustainable and materially circular model for manufacturing EVs using second-life EV batteries and motors. Now focused on transformational deployment of clean energy technologies in AI energy infrastructure.
Evan Schmidt
Evan Schmidt
Founder
Evan is a seasoned business leader with over a decade of experience in architecture and commercial construction management, including work on data centers. His hands-on engineering and fabrication expertise allow him to integrate innovation with the practical demands of technical construction. Now deploying clean energy technologies to meet the demands of cutting edge computing.
Casey Spencer
Casey Spencer
Founder
Casey is an award winning engineer, and was previously Project Manager of Tesla’s Infotainment/Autopilot team, where he oversaw distribution of prototype hardware. Casey played a key role in Tesla’s “production hell” in 2018, leading teams that built ad-hoc assembly lines, then worked on those lines himself, building Model 3’s.
Company Launches
Voxel Energy - Rapidly deployed data centers. Power included.
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TLDR; Voxel is building data centers and power together, speeding new builds from years to months.

Ask; If you or someone you know has GPUs and is stuck waiting for power, we’d love to hear from you! 

Our Launch Video: https://youtu.be/ONSk5D4-evQ


Our Team

Voxel was founded by ex-Tesla serial entrepreneurs and builders, who have spent the last decade defining the future of American energy consumption.

  • Casey Spencer, CEO, was Project Manager for Tesla Autopilot, and has since founded three hardware companies.
  • Max Pfeiffer, CTO, ex-Tesla, and listed on Forbes 30 Under 30 for founding the EV manufacturer Maxwell Vehicles.
  • Evan Schmidt, COO, years of experience managing millions of dollars of commercial, HVAC, and data center projects.

Problem

AI has maxed out the electrical grid. Average data center time to power is five years and growing. $3 Trillion in data center projects are slated for construction by 2030, yet half may never be built due to power constraints. Energy prices for everyone, everywhere, are creeping up. The AI bottleneck isn’t chips - it’s power.

Solution

Voxel Energy is building data centers with on-site solar energy generation, distribution, and storage for 24/7 power in months, not years.

  • No Grid Connection Wait because Voxel doesn’t need agreements with utilities.
  • Solar at Scale - we’re deploying hundreds of megawatts to power GPUs.
  • 24/7 Battery Storage powers compute when the sun is down.
  • Backup Generation ensures redundant operation 365 days a year.
  • Stable Power with the rapid-response needed to handle dynamic training loads.
  • Inherent Redundancy from Voxel’s proprietary DC power distribution system.

We’ve Already Started

Our systems prototype is live, operational, and already running off-grid compute. Hundreds of acres are already under contract.  And we’re already amassing batteries.

Now Accepting Reservations

Voxel is taking reservations for our existing sites. Capacity is limited. Contact us if you’re tired of waiting to power your compute.

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Voxel Energy
Founded:2025
Batch:Winter 2026
Team Size:3
Status:
Active
Primary Partner:Jon Xu