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).

Govinda Upadhyay

InvestorFounder

Unreasonable Fellow at Unreasonable · Founder at SmartHelio

Switzerland

FoundedSmartHelio · YC

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 SmartHelio YC 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 ↗

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In turn, Govinda can intro founders to SmartHelio's investors below.

SmartHelio's investors · 4

ACE & CompanyNew York GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks quantumEDGE VenturesDoha Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at SmartHelio

Neeraj DasilaFounder

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

+12 more

Smart GridSustainable city planningRenewable EnergySocial EntrepreneurshipSimulationsPedagogyPhysicsSimulationOptimizationMaterials ScienceHOMERPhotovoltaics

Languages English · French · Hindi · Sanskrit

From Govinda's professional profile.

Colleagues at Unreasonable

Ajaita Shah

General Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital Ventures

Cristian Pinto

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

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).