# Daniel Danilatos

> Daniel Danilatos is the Sydney-based founder and CEO of Neara, which builds physics-enabled digital twins of infrastructure networks. A former Google software engineer and co-founder of Helix Collective, he began working on power-line software after encountering the design challenges in his wife’s engineering consultancy. His career combines browser collaboration, software consulting and infrastructure modelling.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Neara
- **Organizations:** Neara, Helix Collective, Google, Dropbox, Canva, Qwilr, Eureka Search
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, University of New South Wales
- **Known for:** Presented on software testing at Google I/O 2010., Built real-time collaborative editing software at Google., Co-founded Helix Collective and founded the infrastructure software business that became Neara.

## Career timeline

- **2008–2012** — Worked as a senior software engineer at Google, including real-time collaborative software.
- **2010** — Presented GWT testing best practices at Google I/O.
- **2012** — Co-founded Helix Collective, a software consultancy.
- **2013** — Worked at Dropbox and Canva; The Org lists these roles as Mercenary.
- **2016** — Origin of the infrastructure software business later known as Neara, according to Square Peg and Prosus.
- **2021** — Power Lines Pro rebranded as Neara and announced a Series A led by Square Peg.
- **2024** — Named in The Australian’s Top 100 Innovators energy category; Neara included in TIME100 Companies.
- **2026** — Neara announced an A$90 million Series D led by TCV in February and expanded its leadership team in September.

## Achievements

- Presented on software testing at Google I/O 2010.
- Built real-time collaborative editing software at Google.
- Co-founded Helix Collective and founded the infrastructure software business that became Neara.
- Included in The Australian’s Top 100 Innovators 2024 in the energy category.
- Led Neara as it expanded to utility customers across Australia, the United States and Europe.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Neara appointed Ian Wang as Chief Product Officer; co-founder Karamvir Singh moved to Chief Strategy Officer. Danilatos said headcount had more than doubled in the previous twelve months.
- **2026-02** — Neara announced an AUD 90 million Series D led by TCV to support engineering hiring and international expansion.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-danilatos/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11