Data center energy efficiency startup Niv-AI has emerged from stealth with $12 million in seed funding.

The company’s pitch is that it can analyze power spikes in a GPU depending on the kind of workload that it is undertaking.

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This allows the company to “actively synchronize energy and compute” and safely “unlock” stranded capacity by giving the information to data center developers who can make more cost-efficient choices about energy use.

The Israeli startup is backed by Glilot Capital, Grove Ventures, Arc VC, Encoded VC, Leap Forward, and Aurora, according to a report by TechCrunch.

Niv-AI intends to have an operational system in some American data centers within the next six to eight months, says the report.

Energy is likely a data center operator’s operating cost, and Niv-AI is one of many startups looking to profit by offering operators a way to cut down their contracted usage without impacting performance.

Power management company Claros recently raised $30m in a seed round to fund the development of an integrated voltage regulator – a type of electronic device placed beneath or on a chip to maintain a stable voltage that is meant to reduce power losses – and a direct current power distribution platform.