# Abhay Gupta

> Abhay Gupta is the co-founder and CEO of Bidgely, an energy analytics company established in 2011. His career spans Sun Microsystems, Broadcom, Echelon and Grid Net, and his work centers on using meter data to explain household energy use and support utility decisions.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Bidgely
- **Organizations:** Bidgely, Grid Net, Echelon, Broadcom, Sun Microsystems
- **Education:** B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, MBA in Marketing Management, Santa Clara University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bidgely with Vivek Garud., Named a finalist for Chief Trailblazer of the Year in the 2025 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards., Led Bidgely through its first acquisition, Grid4C, announced in March 2025.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Joined Sun Microsystems after completing graduate studies at USC, according to his TECHBLITZ biography.
- **2004-2005** — Worked as a senior staff design engineer at Broadcom.
- **2005-2009** — Worked in product marketing, product management and business development at Echelon.
- **2009-2011** — Director of Product Management at Grid Net.
- **2011** — Bidgely was established by Gupta and Vivek Garud; the company uses 2011 as its founding year.
- **2024** — Published his explanation of Disaggregation as a Service and its API delivery model.
- **2025** — Bidgely acquired Grid4C, expanding predictive analytics capabilities.
- **2026** — Continued as CEO while Bidgely expanded its executive leadership team.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bidgely with Vivek Garud.
- Named a finalist for Chief Trailblazer of the Year in the 2025 S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards.
- Led Bidgely through its first acquisition, Grid4C, announced in March 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Appeared with OG&E’s Kirby Brinlee on a Bidgely-sponsored Open Circuit episode about personalized demand flexibility.
- **2026-07** — Remained co-founder and CEO as Bidgely announced promotions for Gautam Aggarwal and Ted Nielsen and the appointment of Creighton Oyler as COO.
- **2026-06** — Discussed utility analytics, India and grid planning in an Electrical & Power Review interview.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bidgely.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhaygup

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Last updated: 2026-10-25