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Sustainable Development Goals
Company Overview
Ecolibrium is a sustainability technology company that provides AI and machine learning software for monitoring and optimising energy use, equipment health and carbon performance in commercial and industrial facilities. Its platform, SmartSense, is offered on a subscription basis to real estate portfolios, manufacturers and data centre operators.
The company was founded by brothers Chintan and Harit Soni at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship at IIM Ahmedabad. It began in India as Ecolibrium Energy, selling energy monitoring software to industrial customers, and later moved toward a software-as-a-service model. In 2022 it announced a London headquarters and a UK launch, supported by a pre-Series A round of about $5 million.
SmartSense collects data from meters, sensors and existing building or plant management systems and presents it on a single dashboard covering multiple sites. Ecolibrium describes the platform as a digital twin of a client’s asset portfolio, and it pairs the software with consulting support during deployment.
Recognition over the years includes the Ashden Award in 2017 and a Global Climate Solver award. A notable recent milestone is the 2024 partnership with Nxtra by Airtel, which began at a Chennai data centre and was extended to the operator’s core facilities across India.
Why These SDGs Matter
SDG 7 applies because SmartSense measures and reduces energy consumption in buildings and plants. One documented deployment cut energy costs by 8% across 20 telecom campus locations.
SDG 9 is relevant because the platform upgrades existing industrial and digital infrastructure with sensors, analytics and condition-based maintenance. This lets facilities run existing equipment more efficiently rather than replace it.
SDG 11 is relevant to the commercial real estate work. Energy, water and indoor environmental quality monitoring in office buildings supports lower-impact urban building stock.
SDG 12 applies through resource efficiency and predictive maintenance. Extending equipment life and cutting specific energy consumption in manufacturing reduces wasted materials and power.
SDG 13 is supported by emissions tracking and reduction. A tyre manufacturer case study reports a 57% cut in greenhouse gas emissions at one plant over eight years.
Products & Services
- SmartSense AI decarbonisation and asset analytics platform
- SmartSense Meter+ wireless power monitoring
- SmartSense ET energy trading and power purchase optimisation
- SmartSense Load Manager for demand penalty control
- SmartSense Discovery for carbon emissions visualisation
- Predictive maintenance and equipment health analytics
- Energy management system (EMS) implementation
- Facility surveys and deployment consulting
- Unified multi-site portfolio dashboards
Business Challenges Solved
- High electricity spend in commercial buildings and plants
- Demand charge penalties from poorly managed contract demand
- Unplanned equipment downtime and reactive maintenance
- Poor visibility across many sites and assets
- Manual energy, carbon and asset performance reporting
- HVAC and chiller inefficiency affecting indoor air quality
- Data centre power usage effectiveness and uptime pressure
- Slow progress on net-zero targets without asset-level data
Approach & Methodology
Ecolibrium's delivery starts with a facility survey, followed by installation of wireless sensors and meters that retrofit onto existing electrical and mechanical systems without shutting down operations. SmartSense can also ingest data from existing building or process management systems, so clients do not need to replace current controls.
Once data flows in, the platform applies a library of equipment-specific machine learning algorithms and rule sets. The company states that this library includes 112 proprietary algorithms and more than 2,500 rules covering about 90% of industrial assets. These algorithms benchmark asset performance, detect anomalies and identify early signs of degradation, which supports a move from scheduled to condition-based maintenance.
Outputs are delivered as alerts, trend analysis and recommendations on a unified dashboard. Analysis works at asset level and rolls up to portfolio level, so performance can be compared across sites.
Projects often begin with a small proof of concept and then scale. In the tyre manufacturing case, deployment started on two transformers and two motors and grew to more than 1,800 sensors across eight plants. Ecolibrium also provides staff training and project handover, and it describes a goal of delivering insights within 60 days of deployment.
The company states that it is ISO 27001 certified and follows an information security management framework.
Market Position
Ecolibrium operates in the energy management and industrial asset analytics segment. Its primary customers are commercial real estate owners, industrial manufacturers and data centre operators that manage many sites and want asset-level energy and maintenance data.
Its documented client work includes a tyre manufacturer, a telecom provider and Nxtra by Airtel. A 2017 Ashden assessment described the company as the market leader in energy monitoring for industries in India at that time.
Differentiation rests on its equipment-specific algorithm library, a portfolio view across sites, and the pairing of software with consulting support. Data providers list competitors such as Enel X and Landis+Gyr, among others, which operate in adjacent energy services and metering markets.
Procurement Considerations
- Confirm sensor and meter compatibility with existing electrical panels, HVAC and plant systems
- Ask for a scoped proof of concept before a portfolio-wide rollout
- Verify the baseline used for savings figures, since company-wide averages may differ from site results
- Check the current ISO 27001 certificate and data hosting terms for operational data
- Clarify subscription pricing per site, sensor or asset, and any extra consulting fees
- Confirm local support and service coverage in each region of operation
- Agree how alerts and recommendations will feed into your maintenance workflows
- Request reference customers in your industry and region
Funding, Recognition & Ecosystem
- Ecolibrium Energy raised $2.6 million in 2017 from Infuse Ventures, JLL Technology Ventures and an undisclosed angel investor
- Pre-Series A round of about $5 million announced in 2022 alongside the UK launch
- Incubated at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, IIM Ahmedabad
- Ashden Award winner in 2017 for energy analytics
- Winner of the Momentum for Change award at COP20 in Lima, 2014
- Winner of the Global Climate Solver Award, 2013
- Property Technology Company of the Year award, 2024
- SAP Startup Studio Accelerator Program participant, 2013
- Strategic partnership with Nxtra by Airtel for data centres, announced 2024
Natnavi Analysis
Ecolibrium addresses a practical gap in decarbonisation. Many organisations set net-zero targets but lack asset-level data on where energy is used and wasted. By linking meter data, equipment health and carbon reporting in one platform, the company targets the operational layer where most efficiency gains are found.
Its longevity stands out among sustainability software companies. It has moved from an Indian energy monitoring provider to a multi-region platform with documented industrial and data centre clients, and its work in data centres and manufacturing connects to sectors where energy demand is rising.
The published case studies give concrete site-level results, including energy cost reductions and emissions cuts. These are company-reported, and headline averages such as reductions in carbon footprint or operating costs are stated by the company as averages across its client base. Buyers should ask for site-specific baselines and independent verification.
The provider's value is greatest for organisations with many sites and ageing equipment where retrofitting sensors is more practical than replacing systems. As a software subscription supported by consulting, outcomes depend on how clients act on the recommendations.
Sources & References
- Inc42: IoT Startup Ecolibrium Energy Raises $2.6 Mn from Infuse Ventures, JLL, Others: https://inc42.com/buzz/iot-ecolibrium-energy-2-6-mn/
- The Fintech Times: Ecolibrium Launches in the UK with SmartSense, the ML Decarbonisation Platform: https://thefintechtimes.com/ecolibrium-launches-in-the-uk-with-smartsense-the-ml-decarbonisation-platform/
- Ashden: Ecolibrium Energy award profile: https://ashden.org/awards/winners/ecolibrium/
- Business Standard: Nxtra to invest Rs 5,000 cr to double its capacity to 400 MW in three years: https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/nxtra-to-invest-rs-5-000-cr-to-double-its-capacity-to-400-mw-in-three-years-124110601507_1.html
- Tracxn: Ecolibrium company profile: https://tracxn.com/d/companies/ecolibrium/__MfpeR1uQA4rR8Y4-vgqqkJ3Xz2c4RzwcPy0ZH80NYQ
Founded: 2008
Company Stage: Growth-Stage Company
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom (with operations originating from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)
London, United Kingdom (with operations originating from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)
Geographic Presence
Ecolibrium's software is deployed across more than 500 sites worldwide, according to the company. Its main markets are India and the United Kingdom, where it opened a London headquarters in 2022 and signed JLL's UK engineering arm Integral as its first commercial contract. In India, sales and service operate from Ahmedabad and other cities including Pune, and the company has spoken publicly about expansion into Saudi Arabia. Its client base spans real estate, manufacturing and data centre operators.
Ecolibrium's software is deployed across more than 500 sites worldwide, according to the company. Its main markets are India and the United Kingdom, where it opened a London headquarters in 2022 and signed JLL's UK engineering arm Integral as its first commercial contract. In India, sales and service operate from Ahmedabad and other cities including Pune, and the company has spoken publicly about expansion into Saudi Arabia. Its client base spans real estate, manufacturing and data centre operators.
Solution Type
Software Platform, Technology Provider
Software Platform, Technology Provider
Sustainability Outcomes
Business Transformation, Carbon Reduction, Energy Efficiency, Resource Efficiency
Business Transformation, Carbon Reduction, Energy Efficiency, Resource Efficiency
Industries Served
Commercial Buildings, Construction & Real Estate, Energy & Utilities, IT & Digital Infrastructure, Manufacturing
Commercial Buildings, Construction & Real Estate, Energy & Utilities, IT & Digital Infrastructure, Manufacturing
Certifications: ISO 27001
Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026
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