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Govinda Upadhyay
InvestorFounderUnreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable · Founder at SmartHelio
Switzerland
FoundedSmartHelio · YC
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10,605 people in our graph share verified history with Govinda — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Govinda Upadhyay holds a background in physics and smart electrical systems, with education across Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and India. He works on clean technology adoption in the climate sector.
Founder at SmartHelioYC W22
Intro paths
Govinda went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran SmartHelio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Govinda can intro founders to SmartHelio's investors below.
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Co-founders at SmartHelio
Experience
- SmartHelioChief Executive Officercurrent2020 — presentLausanne
- UnreasonableUnreasonable Fellowcurrent2025 — present
- LEDsafariChairperson of the Boardcurrent2021 — present
- LEDsafariChief Executive Officer2016 — 2021Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- LEDsafariPresident and founder2014 — 2016Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Research2012 — 2015Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- VITOVisiting Researcher2011 — 2012Mol, Belgium
- ABB, SwedenSummer Researcher2011Sweden
Skills & more
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Smart GridSustainable city planningRenewable EnergySocial EntrepreneurshipSimulationsPedagogyPhysicsSimulationOptimizationMaterials ScienceHOMERPhotovoltaicsLanguages English · French · Hindi · Sanskrit
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Govinda Upadhyay?
- Govinda Upadhyay holds a background in physics and smart electrical systems, with education across Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and India. He works on clean technology adoption in the climate sector.
- Where does Govinda Upadhyay work?
- Govinda Upadhyay is Founder of SmartHelio and Unreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable.
- What companies did Govinda Upadhyay found?
- Govinda Upadhyay founded SmartHelio.
- Where did Govinda Upadhyay go to school?
- Govinda Upadhyay studied at Y Combinator; EPFL (Research, Sustainable City); Eindhoven University of Technology (MS, Sustainable Energy Technology).
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Y Combinator mafia10,444
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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani mafia175
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EPFL mafia137
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology mafia135
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Esade mafia110
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Also worked at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)137
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