# Swarup Mavanoor

> Swarup Mavanoor is the CEO and co-founder of SenseHawk, a solar-software company that grew from a response to construction cost overruns into a map-based platform for development, construction, commissioning, and operations. An engineer and IIM Kozhikode alumnus, he previously designed handheld computing systems, launched semiconductor products at Cypress Semiconductor, and ran solar irrigation programs for SunEdison before co-founding SenseHawk with Rahul Sankhe.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at SenseHawk
- **Organizations:** SenseHawk, SunEdison, Cypress Semiconductor
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, PES Institute of Technology, MBA, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
- **Known for:** Co-founded SenseHawk and led it from field pilots to a platform that the company says manages more than 200 GW of solar and storage analytics across 20-plus countries., Raised a $2 million institutional round led by SAIF Partners in 2018 and a $5.1 million round led by Alpha Wave Incubation in 2020., Led SenseHawk through Reliance Industries' $32 million investment for a majority stake in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked as a designer on the Simputer handheld computer and as lead designer on SATHI, a handheld intelligence system.
- **Before 2016** — Launched semiconductor product-development programs at Cypress Semiconductor and later managed SunEdison's solar irrigation business globally.
- **2016** — A solar-construction cost crisis prompted Mavanoor and Rahul Sankhe to explore a software solution; SenseHawk Technologies was established in India.
- **2017** — The founders piloted drone and software tools across 20 sites.
- **2018** — SenseHawk Inc. was incorporated in the United States and raised $2 million led by SAIF Partners.
- **2020** — SenseHawk served its 80th customer in its 15th country and raised $5.1 million from Alpha Wave Incubation and SAIF Partners.
- **2022** — SenseHawk crossed 100 GW of solar analytics, launched its digitization platform, and received a $32 million majority-stake investment from Reliance Industries.
- **2025** — SenseHawk launched NaaviX and business-intelligence tools for AI-driven reporting.
- **2026** — Mavanoor spoke at Intersolar Europe about data integration, digital twins, and AI-ready solar assets.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SenseHawk and led it from field pilots to a platform that the company says manages more than 200 GW of solar and storage analytics across 20-plus countries.
- Raised a $2 million institutional round led by SAIF Partners in 2018 and a $5.1 million round led by Alpha Wave Incubation in 2020.
- Led SenseHawk through Reliance Industries' $32 million investment for a majority stake in 2022.
- Helped move SenseHawk from drone analytics into asset-lifecycle software spanning development, construction, commissioning, and operations.
- Contributed to the Simputer and led design work on SATHI before entering semiconductors and solar energy.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Spoke at Intersolar Europe on how data integration enables reliable solar and storage performance.
- **2026-03** — SenseHawk announced that Gransolar's solar-EPC arm had implemented TaskMapper for end-to-end construction.
- **2026-02** — TaskMapper received a CyberVadis Gold Medal for cybersecurity performance.
- **2025-12** — SenseHawk launched NaaviX and BI tools for AI-driven reporting.
- **2025-04** — Published an overview of SenseHawk's document-management system for solar projects.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sensehawk.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swarupmavanoor
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sensehawk
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/SenseHawk/100063793222205/

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Last updated: 2026-08-26