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SmartHelio

Building AI agents that keep clean energy infrastructure running

Govinda Upadhyay

CEO at SmartHelio

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Employees 21–50

Headquarters Switzerland

SmartHelio built GAIA, an AI orchestrator that identifies faults, predicts failures, and automates maintenance workflows for solar farms and battery storage, without additional hardware. Founded by Govinda Upadhyay, a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and climate researcher with roots at EPFL, SmartHelio combines physics-informed intelligence with industry experience and works with energy companies including Dominion Energy. Its investors include Y Combinator, Collaborative Fund, ACE & Company, and Pegasus Tech Ventures.

Energy & Environment

Notable Achievements

Supporting the health and performance of 8 GW of renewable energy assets.
Helping operators save up to 50% of operational time and generate up to 10% more solar energy.
Identifying 10,000 faults and recovering $202,000 of electricity in a 40 MW deployment.