When Drofika Labs pitched last year at Atlanta Startup Battle, they were selling the crowd on a drone analytics platform that automated flights and provided data to farmers. Though they didn’t win, shortly after, they landed a substantial farm land analysis contract. But they quickly realized they couldn’t afford to work on the project, due […]
IoT startup VeriSolutions, an Atlanta-based startup that focuses on compliance for the food service industry, is looking to grow following its Series A funding round. The round was led by Fortune 500 materials manufacturer Avery Dennison Corporation with contributions from Atlanta Seed Company and Service Provider Capital. Though the exact breakdown of the funding was not […]
Around the world, urban populations are rising. Metro Atlanta, for example, is projected to double by the year 2040. This rapid growth puts pressure on cities in terms of resources like food, water, housing and more. Technology, particularly in the category of smart cities, can provide solutions to some of these challenges. But innovation needs […]
During a school sustainability-focused hackathon, North Carolina State engineering students Nick Conlon, Hartley LeRoy, Nick Sischo and Goutham Subramanian were taken aback by the lack of efficiency within the waste removal market. Garbage trucks average 2.5 miles per gallon and each burns about $42,000 of fuel a year, but often they’re picking up nearly-empty dumpsters, since they […]
On average, healthcare providers clean their hands less than half of the times they should, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This can contribute to the spread of the healthcare-associated infections that affect 1 in 25 hospital patients on any given day. “We are ultimately solving the problem of the spread of […]