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Henrique Hoeltgebaum

Henrique Hoeltgebaum is the co-founder and chief AI scientist of Soma Energy, an energy and climate AI company based in Vancouver. Henrique Hoeltgebaum co-founded Soma Energy with Ath Caramanolis and Mario Souto. Soma Energy raised a US$7M seed round in April 2026 led by Category Ventures. The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Soma Energy in April 2026.

Co-founder/Chief AI Scientist of Soma Energy.

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Soma Energy

Data centre energy optimization.

Role
Co-founder/Chief AI Scientist
HQ
Vancouver, BC
Founded
2024
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
US$7M
Latest round
Seed, Apr 2026
Website
soma.energy

Co-founders: Ath Caramanolis, Mario Souto

Investors: Category Ventures, Panache Ventures

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