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etalytics
etalytics is a Darmstadt-based deep-tech company that builds AI software to make industrial energy systems more efficient and resilient. Its flagship platform, etaONE, pairs machine learning with physics-based model predictive control and digital twins to monitor, forecast, and autonomously optimize energy-intensive systems - especially HVAC and cooling - in data centers, automotive plants, and pharmaceutical and chemical production. Customers including Volkswagen, Equinix, Merck, and Digital Realty have reported cooling and ventilation energy reductions of up to 50%. Spun out of TU Darmstadt in 2020, the company raised a €16 million Series A backed by Microsoft's M12 fund and Alstin Capital.
Mark Housley
Mark Housley is the Chairman and CEO of Vigilent, an Oakland-based AI-powered cooling optimization company that serves over 1,500 data center and telecom facilities across 36 countries. A serial entrepreneur and seasoned technology executive, Housley has led multiple companies through turnarounds, acquisitions, and growth phases across optical networking, display technology, and enterprise software. At Vigilent, he oversees a platform backed by 52 patents in applied AI that has collectively reduced energy consumption by hundreds of millions of kilowatt hours and eliminated hundreds of thousands of tons of CO2 emissions globally.