The AI Agentic Twin™ Platform for Intelligent Plant Operations
Spector.ai is The AI Agentic Twin™ Platform for Intelligent Plant Operations, empowering industrial organizations to enhance asset and process reliability, maximize plant performance, and improve operational efficiency.
Industrial plants already hold the answers. Spector.ai brings that intelligence together.
Industrial plants generate vast amounts of data across equipment, processes, and operations. Yet most of it stays fragmented, making it hard to see how assets and plants actually behave.
At the core of the platform is the Agentic Twin™, a contextual intelligence layer that unifies design, operational behavior, and real-time data, giving AI Agents the context to diagnose, optimize, and support decisions.
Powered by specialized AI Agents, Spector.ai detects issues early, diagnoses them to root cause, recommends actions, and continuously optimizes plant performance, learning from plant behavior and updating its models in real time.
Trust is built into every layer of the platform. Subject matter experts validate the knowledge and models used by the Agentic Twin™, while deterministic checks verify agent outputs against plant context, operating data, and known engineering relationships.
Built-in safeguards filter false positives and reject outputs that cannot be verified, helping prevent hallucinations and ensuring recommendations are traceable, explainable, and grounded in the twin.
Building the Future of Industrial Intelligence
Spector.ai brings together industry veterans and technology leaders with over 200 years of combined experience across industrial operations, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, research, and business leadership. Our founders have held key roles at leading organizations including Halliburton/KBR, Google, GoDaddy, AVEVA, GE Digital, Hitachi, and Oracle, bringing deep domain expertise and a proven track record of building pioneering solutions for complex industrial challenges.
Prashant Nedungadi Chief Executive Officer30 years technology leader, serial founder with 3 successful exits. VP of Product & Engineering at Poynt (sold to GoDaddy), VP of Commerce at GoDaddy, Founder & CEO of NimbleCommerce (sold to Blackhawk Network), Founder & CTO of Andale (sold to Alibaba). BTech from IIT Delhi and an MS from Stanford.
Nikhil Chauhan Chief Commercial Officer30 years of experience in the energy and chemical sector, specializing in industrial AI and digitalization. Previously held C-level leadership roles with PEs and startups and served as Head of Digitalization & Corporate Strategy at Halliburton/KBR. B.Tech from IIT Delhi and MBA from Rice University.
Rishabh Uppal Chief Technology Officer16 years of experience in high-performance AI/ML platforms. Previously ML Tech Lead at Google and Quantitative Trader at Tower Research Capital. Dual B.Tech and M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kanpur.
Dr. Sridhar Iyer Head of Research25 years of experience in computer vision and AI. Co-founder of two start-ups focused on automated tutoring and vision-based quality assessment. PhD in Computer Science from UIUC and Product Design degree from Stanford.
Sukrit Goel Head of GenAI15 years of experience in AI/ML technology. Previously Head of AI at EY and Head of Data Science at OYO. Earlier worked as a Derivatives Trader at Deutsche Bank. B.Tech from IIT Kanpur.
Jenn Khong Head of Product15+ years in industrial AI, predictive analytics and digital transformation. Former Services Principal Solutions Consultant at AVEVA/Schneider Electric, and previously with Commonwealth Edison and GE Digital, delivering large-scale predictive analytics deployments for global energy, mining and manufacturing leaders. Dual B.S./M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UIUC.
Don Doan Head of Reliability40+ years in reliability engineering, APM and predictive analytics. Former APM leader at Hitachi, GE Digital and Meridium, delivering advanced FMEA-driven analytics for global energy, utilities and manufacturing. M.S. Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of North Texas. Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional and Cat IV Vibration Analyst.
Advisory Board
Global leader in petrochemicals. ex-CEO Dow Chemical, ex-CEO Equate Petrochemical, Board Member SABIC and Sanmar Group
Principal Engineer – Databricks, ex-Principal Engineer Google, ex-Principal Architect Microsoft. MS/PhD MIT & B.Tech IIT Delhi
Industrial Reliability Leader. Ex-CEO of Smart Signal (industry’s first Predictive Analytics platform acquired by GE), Venture Advisor, IIT Trustee.
Entrepreneur, Board member & Advisor. Ex-Partner Helion Ventures Woodside Fund, co-founder Junglee (AMZN)
Global industrial alliance leader. VP at LTTS, former Head of Alliances at Digitate and TCS, driving strategic SI and technology alliances. Former faculty at BITS Pilani.
Entrepreneur, Executive, & Board member. Chairman MetricStream, Board Member MarketStar, Co-founder, EGain.
Digital Transformation Head – Ineos, ex-VP PEMEX, Technology Leader – Shell Corp