Sharper Shape Wins 2025 Data Visualization Solution of the Year Award from AI Breakthrough

Sharper Shape, a global leader in utility asset intelligence and grid resiliency software, has been named the winner of the Data Visualization Solution of the Year award in the 2025 AI Breakthrough Awards. The award, presented by AI Breakthrough Awards, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes top companies, technologies, and products in the global artificial intelligence industry, highlights Sharper Shape’s innovation in transforming raw utility data into visual, actionable insights through its Living Digital Twin (LDT) technology.

The AI Breakthrough Awards program is renowned for evaluating the most promising AI companies from around the world, with more than 5,000 nominations submitted this year alone. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts based on innovation, performance, ease of use, functionality, and impact. Winners include but are not limited to global leaders such as IBM, NVIDIA, and Intel—underscoring the prestige and competitive nature of this recognition.

Sharper Shape’s award-winning solution is powered by CORE (Cloud Optimized Remote Evaluation), its AI-driven platform that processes LiDAR, imagery, and other data to build a dynamic, digital representation—or Living Digital Twin—of utility infrastructure. This visualization enables utilities to understand, inspect, and manage their assets with a level of precision and proactivity never before possible.

“Our team is honored to be recognized by the AI Breakthrough Awards for our work in utility data visualization,” said Chris Beaufait, CEO at Sharper Shape. “This award validates our mission to revolutionize utility operations by making massive volumes of complex data understandable and actionable. We’re proud to empower utilities to make smarter decisions that protect people, infrastructure, and the environment.”

Sharper Shape’s CORE platform is already being used by major utilities to reduce truck rolls, inspect assets, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve wildfire risk mitigation. The platform’s visual insights help transform traditional grid management into a proactive, data-first discipline.

About Sharper Shape

Sharper Shape builds Living Digital Twin (LDT) software to help power transmission & distribution utilities and other operators of linear infrastructure manage risk, improve safety, and create operational efficiencies. Delivered on a cloud-based, SaaS platform and supplemented by data collection and work package execution services, Sharper Shape’s technology is built by some of the brightest tech minds in Finland and the US. Our ever-expanding library of advanced AI/ML algorithms allows us to produce LDTs that are easy to integrate into user workflows and to update with live field data. Our ultimate vision is a safer world, and our mission is to create tools and insights that empower asset operators to make it so.
Sharper Shape was founded in 2013 in Helsinki, Finland. It serves tier-one utilities worldwide and has dedicated technology centers in Helsinki and Salt Lake City, Utah.

For more information about Sharper Shape and its award-winning technology, visit www.sharpershape.com