# Josh Wong

> Josh Wong is the Toronto-based founder and CEO of ThinkLabs AI, which develops physics-informed AI digital twins and agents for electric utilities. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto, he worked at Toronto Hydro, founded Opus One Solutions in 2011, sold it to GE in 2021 and later led grid orchestration at GE Vernova. ThinkLabs emerged from GE Vernova incubation in 2024 and announced a $28 million Series A in March 2026.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at ThinkLabs AI
- **Organizations:** ThinkLabs AI, Opus One Solutions, GE Vernova, GE Digital, Toronto Hydro, eCAMION
- **From:** Hong Kong
- **Education:** Degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto, Master of Engineering in Electric Power Engineering, University of Waterloo, Executive Certificate of Management and Leadership, MIT Sloan School of Management, Executive education: Launching New Ventures, Harvard Business School, Executive program, IMD Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Opus One Solutions and sold it to GE in 2021., Led development of Toronto Hydro’s 25-year smart-grid roadmap., Opus One was recognized on the Global Cleantech 100 for five consecutive years by 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2011** — Led smart-grid work at Toronto Hydro, including its 25-year smart-grid roadmap; also served as Director of Engineering at eCAMION before Opus One.
- **2011** — Founded Opus One Solutions, initially a one-person consulting firm.
- **2013** — Contacted MaRS for support and joined Toronto’s entrepreneurial community.
- **2021** — GE acquired Opus One Solutions.
- **After acquisition, before 2024** — Served as General Manager of Grid Orchestration at GE Vernova.
- **2024** — Led the launch of ThinkLabs AI from GE Vernova incubation; public launch and $5 million seed round announced May 23.
- **2026** — ThinkLabs announced SCE collaboration results in January and a $28 million Series A on March 31.

## Achievements

- Founded Opus One Solutions and sold it to GE in 2021.
- Led development of Toronto Hydro’s 25-year smart-grid roadmap.
- Opus One was recognized on the Global Cleantech 100 for five consecutive years by 2022.
- Led ThinkLabs AI, the first startup launched from GE Vernova, in 2024.
- ThinkLabs reported processing a full year of hourly power-flow data across more than 100 SCE circuits in under three minutes in January 2026.
- ThinkLabs announced a $28 million Series A led by Energy Impact Partners in March 2026.
- Licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario, according to his University of Toronto speaker biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — ThinkLabs appointed Dragos co-founder and CEO Robert M. Lee to its board on October 13.
- **2026-09** — NVIDIA featured ThinkLabs’ digital twins and agents in its September 21 clean-energy AI article.
- **2026-08** — Wong discussed utility planning, operations and physics-informed AI on Catalyst with Shayle Kann on August 20.
- **2026-03** — ThinkLabs closed a $28 million Series A led by Energy Impact Partners, with NVentures and Edison International participating.
- **2026-01** — ThinkLabs announced AI-powered grid-analytics results from collaboration with Southern California Edison.

## Links

- Website: https://thinklabs.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-wong-tl/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22