# Plentify

> Plentify is a South African climate-tech company that builds AI-driven hardware and software to intelligently manage home energy use. Its flagship device, HotBot, is a smart controller for electric water heaters (geysers) that shifts heating to when power is cheaper and cleaner, while its SolarBot companion maximizes solar self-consumption. Founded in 2017 by Jon Kornik and Kailas Nair, Plentify links water heaters, batteries and solar inverters into a coordinated energy platform that cuts household electricity costs and eases pressure on strained grids. The company raised a roughly $15M Series A in 2025 to expand from South Africa into the UK, Australia and Brazil.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- **Founders:** Jon Kornik (Co-founder & CEO), Kailas Nair (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~70 employees
- **Products:** HotBot, SolarBot, Plentify App, Plentify Platform
- **Notable:** Raised an oversubscribed ~$15M Series A (2025) to fund global expansion into the UK, Australia and Brazil., Deployed 7,500 smart geyser controllers across 13 Balwin estates, with a reported 46% cut in peak demand and 36% drop in short-term demand spikes., Reported ~9.9 GWh of electricity saved and over R40 million in avoided household energy costs.

## Products & services

- **HotBot** — An AI-powered smart controller that installs on electric water heaters (geysers). It uses digital twinning and revenue-grade metering to heat water at optimal times, cutting water-heating costs by up to 30%, and adds features like load-shedding awareness, vacation mode and geyser leak/burst detection.
- **SolarBot** — An intelligent companion for home solar and battery systems that maximizes solar self-consumption by analyzing weather, load-shedding schedules and household behavior. Works wirelessly with HotBot to store surplus solar as hot water.
- **Plentify App** — A consumer app giving homeowners real-time insights into energy consumption and control over their connected devices and schedules.
- **Plentify Platform** — A fleet monitoring and control dashboard for installers, property companies and utilities to manage large deployments of connected energy devices and run demand-response programs.

## Achievements

- Raised an oversubscribed ~$15M Series A (2025) to fund global expansion into the UK, Australia and Brazil.
- Deployed 7,500 smart geyser controllers across 13 Balwin estates, with a reported 46% cut in peak demand and 36% drop in short-term demand spikes.
- Reported ~9.9 GWh of electricity saved and over R40 million in avoided household energy costs.
- Founders recognized as Energy Innovator of the Year at the SAEEC 2023 Energy Awards.
- Named to the 2023 Africa Climate Tech 50 list by HolonIQ.
- Grew deployments more than tenfold since its 2023 raise.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Plentify and Balwin Properties reported deploying 7,500 smart geyser controllers across 13 estates, cutting peak demand by 46%.
- **2025-11** — Closed an oversubscribed Series A bringing total capital raised to ~$15M, funding pilots in the UK, Australia and Brazil.
- **2024-09** — Launched SolarBot, a smart companion for home solar and battery systems that maximizes solar self-consumption.

## Links

- Website: https://plentify.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plentify
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/plentifyhq
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/plentify.io
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/plentify

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Last updated: 2026-07-11