Govinda Upadhyay
InvestorFounderUnreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable · Founder at SmartHelio
Switzerland
FoundedSmartHelio · YC
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SomnathunlockedGovinda: together at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2005–2009)
Govinda: together at Unreasonable
Govinda: together at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Govinda: together at Esade
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
YC
Govinda went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran SmartHelio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Govinda can intro founders to SmartHelio's investors below.
SmartHelio's investors · 4
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Co-founders at SmartHelio
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Neeraj DasilaFounder
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Shankaransh
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
Matlab58Simulink24C17C++13LaTeX10AutoCAD7Mathematica4PostgreSQL2Communication5Solar Energy48Sustainable Energy40Smart city21
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Smart GridSustainable city planningRenewable EnergySocial EntrepreneurshipSimulationsPedagogyPhysicsSimulationOptimizationMaterials ScienceHOMERPhotovoltaicsLanguages English · French · Hindi · Sanskrit
From Govinda's professional profile.
Colleagues at Unreasonable
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General Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital Ventures
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Investor at Daphni
Daniel Epstein
Investor at Unreasonable Capital
Edward Chiang
Founder at Moment Energy
Gia Schneider
Executive Officer, Director at Natel Energy
Grace Sai
Founder at Unravel Carbon
Jevan Nagarajah
CEO at Better Dairy
Julian Golder
Founder/CEO at Emote
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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Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani mafia148
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EPFL mafia115
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology mafia106
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Esade mafia85
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Shared employers
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Also worked at LEDsafari1
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