
Bandora optimizes commercial building energy use and occupant comfort with an AI-driven autonomous operations platform. Their cloud-based SaaS integrates with existing Building Management Systems (BMS) and IoT devices to provide real-time command-and-control, fault detection, and machine-learning driven energy forecasting. The platform acts as a 24/7 virtual facility manager that fine-tunes HVAC and building systems without replacing existing automation investments. Bandora serves commercial building owners and managers, scaling across portfolios and deployments for energy and operational efficiency.

Bandora optimizes commercial building energy use and occupant comfort with an AI-driven autonomous operations platform. Their cloud-based SaaS integrates with existing Building Management Systems (BMS) and IoT devices to provide real-time command-and-control, fault detection, and machine-learning driven energy forecasting. The platform acts as a 24/7 virtual facility manager that fine-tunes HVAC and building systems without replacing existing automation investments. Bandora serves commercial building owners and managers, scaling across portfolios and deployments for energy and operational efficiency.
Headquarters: Porto, Portugal
Product: Bandora.OM — AI-driven autonomous operations platform for HVAC/building systems
Founded: 2017
Recent funding: Venture round announced 2025-06-24
Building energy efficiency, HVAC optimization, autonomous facility management
2017
DeepTech
Most recent round reported as a Venture round announced June 24, 2025.
Seed round reported with BlueCrow Capital as lead (date reported).
“HearstLab, BlueCrow Capital, Portugal Ventures”
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About Bandora:
At Bandora, we are shaping the future of building operations. Buildings are among the largest consumers of energy, accounting for nearly one-third of global CO2 emissions. Maintaining optimal indoor conditions in commercial buildings, especially those with multiple tenants, is a significant challenge. Bandora’s cloud-based platform leverages real-time IoT data to provide intelligent dashboards, analytics, anomaly detection, and automation to eliminate energy waste and enhance occupant comfort. Our mission is to create autonomous, greener, and more comfortable buildings.
The Role:
You will be a part of the platform team, which handles the heart of our system, so this is a crucial role with a lot of responsibility. You will be maintaining and developing features for existing services but you will also be developing new (internal) products. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious candidate who is a generalist and would like to be involved in the various aspects of a complex system.
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Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to see your work making a real-world impact. You’ll thrive in a collaborative and supportive environment, continuously grow your skills, and contribute to making the world a greener place.