A Mumbai-based startup delivering wireless, cloud-powered building intelligence to optimise energy use, automation, security, and performance at scale.
Founded in 2017 by Gaurav Bali and Garima Bharadwaj, Enlite Research Private Limited, based in Mumbai, is developing comprehensive, next-generation building management systems that monitor, automate, and improve building systems in real time. These systems include energy usage, lighting, HVAC, and asset management, making buildings more efficient and easier to manage.
“By replacing traditional hard-wired, binary building controls with flexible, data-driven platforms, we help building owners improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and operational performance. Our solutions provide actionable insights through digital dashboards, allowing smarter decision-making, lower operating costs, and better occupant comfort across modern built environments,” shares Garima.
The startup claims to provide a comprehensive solution for smart buildings across three interconnected technology layers. At the centre is the Intelligence layer, powered by its Know Your Building (KYB) platform. This cloud-based system continuously monitors buildings, analyses data, and helps owners and operators make better decisions in real time, whether for a single building or a large portfolio. The Access and Identity layer, called Enlite Enable, manages secure, smooth access across facilities using digital credentials, improving security and operational efficiency. At the base is the Control and Connectivity layer, powered by Enlite’s wireless STR hardware, which connects all devices reliably without traditional wiring, allowing everything to work together as one smart system.
Garima highlights the company’s global patent secured in 2025, which protects key innovations in wireless building management technology. The patent covers communication methods, system design, and intelligent control for complex building environments. “Additionally, we have filed three more patent applications and have three others under review, focusing on areas like scalability, security, and distributed intelligence. Together, these patents protect Enlite’s core technologies, support reliable cloud-based automation, and strengthen the company’s long-term competitive edge,” she adds.
Enlite primarily serves large and complex environments where automation requirements are high and conventional systems struggle to scale effectively. Its customers span greenfield, brownfield, and fit-out projects, including global capability centres, hospitals, hospitality properties, office campuses, and mixed use developments.
The startup follows a hybrid model that combines in-house design excellence with outsourced production. All core product design activities, including system architecture, hardware layout, component selection, firmware development, and schematic design, are executed internally. Critical components are primarily sourced within India to ensure supply stability and scalability, while select specialised components are procured from the United States and Taiwan.
Garima explains that the company generates revenue from one-time hardware sales, implementation charges, and annual subscription fees for its intelligence platform. For existing and older buildings, Enlite also offers Automation as a Service under multi-year contracts.
The startup has sold nearly 10,000 hardware units to date and expects cumulative revenue of about ₹450 million by the end of the current financial year. They currently employ around 120 people.
The company plans to expand further into infrastructure automation, data centres, pharmaceutical facilities, public infrastructure, and industrial projects. Parallel investments in wireless technology, analytics, and intelligent control systems will continue to strengthen its platform.
While explaining the meaning of Enlite, Garima shares that it originated from the combination of energy and light, reflecting the company’s early focus on intelligent lighting and efficiency. As the company’s scope expanded well beyond lighting into deep, full-stack building technology, the name evolved to represent clarity, intelligence, and forward looking innovation across complex physical systems.
