Pylon

Active · Infrastructure management software for water & electricity companies

YC S21

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14signal of 100 · rising 3

team of 72Team size · YC's directory+9.7
went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Company	Category	Status	Program
Buc MobileShared: infrastructure management, system500 Global 2011Not statedDevtools	Devtools	Not stated	500 Global2011
KoyebShared: infrastructure managementPlug and Play Not statedAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Not stated	Plug and Play
RDashShared: management software, infrastructureYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active	YCW22

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OtherShortlistShared: management softwareAlchemist Class 14San FranciscoStartup →Other

Sonar LabsShared: management softwareAntler 2024IndiaStartup →Other

JuroShared: management softwareSeedcamp 2016Startup →Other

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ShortlistShared: management softwareAlchemist Class 14Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	AlchemistClass 14
Sonar LabsShared: management softwareAntler 2024Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	Antler2024
JuroShared: management softwareSeedcamp 2016Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	Seedcamp2016
EvolyShared: electricity, water, consumptionYC S22ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS22
PartenderShared: management software, theft500 Global GA 7Not statedDevtools	Devtools	Not stated	500 GlobalGA 7

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About Pylon

Pylon provides water and electricity distribution companies, in emerging markets, with a platform for reducing their losses as well as opening new revenue streams. These losses are coming from leakages, consumption thefts, and uncollected bills, amongst others. We have signed 11 utilities onto our platform across 2 countries and connected our systems to over 560k endpoints. Today our average client has reduced their aggregate revenue losses by 45% Expanding in Africa, LATAM, and SEA.

YC batch: S21 · Summer 2021
Status, per YC: Active
Category: Developer tools
Team size: 72
Location: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Checked: 7h ago

YC tags: Enterprise Software

Pylon in S21: 391 companies, 34% AI

Pylon: questions

Which YC batch was Pylon in?

Pylon was in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch (S21).

Is Pylon still active?

Y Combinator lists Pylon as active.

Where is Pylon based?

Pylon lists Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt as its location on YC's directory.