Leap Secures Funding to Expand Marketplace for Grid Flexibility with Series A Led by Union Square Ventures New funds enable expansion of team in San Francisco and Utrecht, growth of distributed energy marketplace in California and new markets SAN FRANCISCO, January 16, 2020-- Leap, provider of a universal distributed energy marketplace, today announced a new capital raise totaling $8.2 million from a combination of equity and debt. The Series A funding round was led by Union Square Ventures. Leap represents Union Square’s first investment in the energy sector. Silicon Valley Bank funded the debt portion of the capital raise.