Pylon

Infrastructure management software for water & electricity companies

Y CombinatorSummer 2021ActiveB2BInfrastructureEnterprise Software

What they do

Problem

Water and electricity utilities in emerging markets lose significant revenue due to leaks, theft, and poor billing/collections.

Solution

Pylon provides an infrastructure management software platform that connects to utility endpoints to detect losses and improve billing and revenue recovery.

Who it's for

Water and electricity distribution companies (utilities) in emerging markets.

Founders

Ahmed Ashour

Founder

I've worked in the metering and Energy business for over 12 years. I've led the development and implementation of smart metering technologies in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. I'm also a board member of Prime Alliance, the leading organization working on developing a new open, public, and non-proprietary telecom solution in the smart metering business.

Omar Radi

Founder

I have over 14 years in the software development business delivering over 100 software projects catered for various industries. I am one of the early adopters of utility management platforms in Egypt and the Philippines. I've been a leading member of the team responsible for implementing the Egyptian Smart Meter Standard.