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§ Private Profile · Arlington, VA, USA
AI platforms predicting soft commodity prices and agricultural supply disruptions for agriculture and food supply chains.
Helios Artificial Intelligence, based in Middleburg, Virginia, develops AI platforms predicting soft commodity prices and agricultural supply disruptions across global markets. Its technology analyzes billions of real-time signals, leveraging 53 custom machine learning models per crop, over 1 million lines of code for its generative AI platform, and 500 billion climate risk data points. This robust analysis helps organizations anticipate market changes and build more resilient food systems across 85 countries and 50+ commodities. Co-founder and CEO Francisco Martin-Rayo, formerly Chief Commercial Officer at Deep Labs and a Principal at BCG, has been quoted in prominent publications such as Bloomberg and the Financial Times. The company was founded by Francisco Martin-Rayo and Eden Canlilar; its specific founding year remains undisclosed.
Helios Artificial Intelligence has raised $8.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Helios Artificial Intelligence has raised $8.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Helios Artificial Intelligence has raised $8.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Seed in September 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2025 | $5M Seed | Collide Capital | Supply Change Capital, Angeles Ventures, Equity Alliance, S&P Global, Stray DOG Capital | Announced |
| Oct 1, 2023 | $3M Seed | — | 11K Ventures, Spark Capital, Supply Change Capital | Announced |
Helios Artificial Intelligence has raised $8.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Helios Artificial Intelligence's investors include Collide Capital, Supply Change Capital, Angeles Ventures, Equity Alliance, S&P Global, Stray Dog Capital, 11k Ventures, Spark Capital.
Helios Intelligence Platforms (also referred to as Helios AI in some contexts) is an early-stage AI startup founded in 2024, building Proxi, the first AI-native operating system and agent for public policy professionals, lobbyists, government teams, and Fortune 500 policy groups[1][3][4]. Proxi streamlines workflows with tools like Proxi Consult (AI policy advisor on federal/state legislation), Proxi Scribe (automated policy document creation), Proxi Decipher (data extraction from unstructured sources), and Proxi Library (centralized document repository), solving fragmented, slow policy tracking and analysis[1][3][4]. It delivers impacts such as 90% data accuracy, 55% higher analyst throughput, and centralized monitoring across 12+ domains, serving clients in energy, global policy, and compliance with real-time insights into regulations and stakeholder mapping[4]. Backed by Founders Inc, NVIDIA Inception, and Google for Startups, the 4-person team drives growth from private beta traction among Fortune 500s and agencies[1][3].
*Note on naming ambiguity:* Search results distinguish this policy-focused Helios from a separate agriculture AI firm (Helios AI at helios.sc) predicting commodity prices and supply risks using climate/news data; this profile centers the policy platform as the primary match for "Helios Artificial Intelligence," per investor and product sites[1][2][6].
Helios Intelligence Platforms was founded in 2024 by Joseph Farsakh, Brandon Smith (CTO), and Joe Scheidler (CEO), drawing from elite backgrounds including the White House, Microsoft, U.S. Department of State, and Harvard[1][3]. The idea emerged from founders' experiences in slow, fragmented public policymaking—Scheidler highlighted challenges like manual stakeholder mapping and regulatory responses, inspiring a 24/7 AI solution built on vast legislative datasets[3]. Early traction came via private beta with Fortune 500s, government agencies, and compliance teams, yielding reported gains in real-time regulatory insights; backing from Founders Inc accelerated momentum[1][3].
Helios rides the AI agent wave transforming knowledge work, specifically targeting public policy—a $10B+ U.S. market slowed by manual processes amid rising regulatory complexity from climate, tech, and trade shifts[3][4]. Timing aligns with AI's maturation for domain-specific agents (post-ChatGPT), where policy pros need speed on fragmented data; market forces like geopolitical volatility and Fortune 500 compliance demands favor Proxi's real-time edge over legacy dashboards[1][3]. It influences the ecosystem by augmenting lobbyists/government workflows, potentially standardizing AI in advocacy and enabling faster corporate responses to bills—pioneering "AI for governance" akin to AI copilots in finance/legal[4].
Helios is poised for scale with Proxi's beta-proven metrics, likely expanding to more domains (e.g., international regs) and integrations amid AI policy tool demand[1][4]. Trends like multi-agent systems and sovereign AI will shape it, amplifying influence as regulations on AI itself proliferate—positioning Helios to advise on its own disruptors. Expect Series A funding and enterprise wins, evolving from niche agent to policy infrastructure backbone, much like how early AI tools redefined legaltech.