# George Demosthenous

> George Demosthenous is the Boston-based co-founder and CEO of VODA.ai, founded in 2017 with Jim Fitchett. A former head of software product management at Mueller Systems, he combines water-industry experience with a focus on predictive analytics and infrastructure planning. His company helps water and wastewater utilities prioritize pipe investments and has expanded into meter revenue recovery and conversational decision support.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at VODA.ai®
- **Organizations:** VODA.ai, Mueller Systems, Sani Systems, O2 Oxygen Bar, Hellenic Innovation Network
- **Education:** Master’s in Management, Harvard University, BSBA in Management Information Systems and Industrial & Operations Management, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- **Known for:** Co-founded VODA.ai in 2017., VODA.ai joined Endeavor Greece’s third Scale Up cohort in 2021., Led VODA.ai during its 2024 Itron collaboration and 2025 CRH Ventures-led Series A.

## Career timeline

- **2006-2008** — Co-founded Sani Systems; dates reported by The Org.
- **2006-2010** — Shareholder at O2 Oxygen Bar; dates reported by The Org.
- **2010-2017** — Worked at Mueller Systems, including leading software product management; The Org dates the employment period to January 2010-December 2017.
- **2017** — Co-founded VODA.ai with Jim Fitchett and became CEO.
- **2021** — VODA.ai selected for Endeavor Greece’s third Scale Up cohort.
- **2024** — Itron announced a collaboration with VODA.ai for Pipe Asset Management on June 6.
- **2025** — CRH Ventures announced a Series A investment on June 10; Demosthenous accepted VODA.ai’s Smart Water Summit Lifetime Achievement Award in September.
- **2026** — VODA.ai announced Meters on June 17 and introduced Advisor on June 18.

## Achievements

- Co-founded VODA.ai in 2017.
- VODA.ai joined Endeavor Greece’s third Scale Up cohort in 2021.
- Led VODA.ai during its 2024 Itron collaboration and 2025 CRH Ventures-led Series A.
- Accepted VODA.ai’s 2025 Smart Water Summit Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the company.
- VODA.ai reports analyses of more than one million miles of pipe and work across 31 U.S. states and eight countries on its About page, checked October 25, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — VODA.ai introduced Advisor on June 18, describing conversational planning and analytics workflows and announcing customer availability later in 2026; the announcement itself does not establish subsequent general availability.
- **2026-06** — VODA.ai launched Meters on June 17 to help utilities prioritize investigation and replacement of meters likely to under-register consumption.
- **2026-01** — Published an article on the financial and operational return from AI-driven pipe-risk prediction on January 30.
- **2025-09** — Accepted the company’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Smart Water Summit in Charlotte Harbor, Florida.
- **2025-06** — CRH Ventures announced that it led a VODA.ai Series A with participation from L-Stone Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://voda.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgedemosthenous/

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