Helios AI is purpose-built for agri-food businesses.
Powered by crop and region-specific models, Helios AI predicts price and climate risk so you can beat volatility and act before disruptions hit.
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The world’s food systems are becoming harder to predict.
Climate volatility, geopolitical shifts, and fragile supply chains are creating unprecedented uncertainty for food systems worldwide.
Helios AI turns complex signals into accurate, actionable forecasts so governments, businesses, and food-system leaders can act before disruption becomes crisis.
Anticipate disruption
Take informed action
Build resilient systems
The people behind Helios AI
Francisco Martin-Rayo is the Co-Founder and CEO of Helios AI, where he is focused on building a more resilient and transparent global food system. A former avocado trader turned entrepreneur, Francisco has spent his career at the intersection of technology, trade, and climate adaptation, working to protect the world’s food supply from the increasing volatility of climate change.
Before founding Helios AI, Francisco served as Chief Commercial Officer at Deep Labs AI and as a Principal at the Boston Consulting Group, where he led digital transformation initiatives for Fortune 100 companies. His hands-on experience in global agricultural markets shaped his passion for sustainable sourcing and data-driven climate resilience.
Francisco holds an MPP from Harvard University, a B.Sc. in Economics from the Wharton School, and a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been quoted in the Financial Times, Nikkei Asia, Bloomberg, Fast Company, andInc.com. Beyond his work at Helios, Francisco is on the Board of Directors for She Should Run, a 501(c)3 dedicated to electing 250,000 women to office. He resides in Middleburg, VA with his wife and two children.
Francisco Martin-Rayo
Co-Founder & CEO
Eden Canlilar is the Co-Founder and CTO of Helios AI, where she harnesses the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to build a more resilient and transparent global food system.
Prior to her work at Helios, Eden was an AI/ML engineer at Google, specializing in helping Google customers leverage AI in cutting-edge ways.
Before that, Eden spent 6 years at Booz Allen Hamilton as a Lead Data Scientist, during which she was nominated for an Abie Award for Emerging Technologist. In her over 12 years of experience building and shaping data-driven AI engineering programs, Eden has made it her mission to use technology to solve real-world problems.
She holds a Masters Degree Quantitative Analytics and Statistics from American University. As a proud Muslim woman in tech and a working mom, Eden is also deeply committed to challenging the status quo, and has worked on data projects ranging from human trafficking to crime analysis, while also being an active member of the nonprofit Women for Women International. She resides in Plano, Texas with her family.
Eden Canlilar
Co-Founder & CTO
Experience That Guides Helios AI
Bill Hovis was formerly the Global Chief Procurement Officer for the Coca-Cola company, where he was in charge of leading the global organization responsible for purchasing over $25B of products and commodities per year. During his 23-year career there, he led teams of thousands of people globally and revolutionized the supply chain strategy and operational framework of the Coca-Cola Company.
Bill Hovis
Senior Advisor
Helga Flores Trejo is Senior Advisor to the CEO at Helios AI, where she leads institutional and government partnerships. She has spent three decades at the intersection of food security, climate risk and geopolitics, including as Vice President for Multilateral & Sustainability Affairs at Bayer, where she co-founded the LEAF Coalition, and eleven years in executive roles at the Inter-American Development Bank. She sits on the boards of BCIU and US for UNHCR and is Vice Chair of the ICC’s Global Environment and Energy Commission.
Helga Flores Trejo
Senior Advisor
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Hear what our partners have to say
Enterprise-grade commodity intelligence, now within reach for every food company
“What excites us about Helios AI is their ability to combine deep technical talent with a huge, underserved opportunity. Helios AI levels the playing field for smaller food companies, unlocking enterprise-grade insights that have historically been out of reach. In a market measured in the trillions and undergoing rapid transformation, that kind of democratization is both disruptive and inevitable. Helios AI is positioned to lead that wave."
Brian Hollins
Founder & Managing Partner, Collide Capital
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