Turning industrial assets into real-time intelligence.

Founded:

2017

Tech

Industrial Edge Computing

Forward.one entry point:

Growth-stage investor

Headquarters

Rijswijk, The Netherlands

The Challenge

Industrial assets at sea and in remote energy environments generate vast amounts of data, but most of it never becomes actionable. Connectivity is limited, latency is costly, and sending raw data to the cloud is often impractical, insecure, or impossible. As a result, operators run complex, capital-intensive assets with delayed insights, fragmented systems, and limited ability to deploy AI where it matters most: on site.

Helin was built to close that gap. The company set out to make real-time intelligence available at the industrial edge. Reliably, securely, and at scale.

FORWARD.one involvement

We invested in Helin to scale a mission-critical industrial data platform that enables operators to digitize, optimize, and decarbonize complex assets. Helin fits squarely within our Industrial Tech and Climate focus: deep infrastructure software, embedded in real operations, with clear commercial pull.

What stood out was Helin’s full-stack approach. Hardware, software, connectivity, and remote management are delivered as one integrated platform, allowing customers to deploy edge AI quickly without rebuilding their IT architecture. This is operational infrastructure.

Beyond capital, we support Helin in sharpening its commercialization strategy, scaling enterprise deployments, and expanding across maritime, offshore, and energy markets where performance, safety, and efficiency are non-negotiable.

Helin is on a mission to become the leading Industrial Edge Intelligence Platform, transforming dumb assets into intelligent, data-driven entities. This isn’t just about efficiency, it’s about making the world safer, smarter, and more sustainable.

Helin leadership team

Helin operates where performance is visible and failure is expensive. By bringing AI and intelligence directly to the edge, the company enables industrial operators to act faster, safer, and cleaner, without waiting for the cloud. This is industrial digitization built for real-world operations.

Results

Helin is already delivering measurable impact across some of the world’s most demanding industrial environments:

Trusted by global operators including Boskalis, Shell, BP, Maersk Drilling, Noble Corp, Stena, and Sunrock, a strong signal of mission-critical adoption and sticky enterprise traction.
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Proven efficiency and sustainability gains, with customers using Helin’s real-time edge intelligence to reduce fuel consumption, improve asset utilization, and lower emissions in offshore operations.
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Safety and performance improvements across maritime and renewable energy assets through on-site AI applications that operate independently of continuous cloud connectivity.
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Scalable platform economics, enabling customers to roll out edge intelligence across fleets and asset portfolios without custom integration or fragmented tooling.