# Allie Janoch

> Allie Janoch is the CEO and co-founder of Mapistry, a Berkeley-born software company that turns the soul-crushing paperwork of environmental compliance into maps, mobile inspections and automated alerts for industrial and manufacturing companies. A computer-vision engineer by training - MIT Lincoln Labs, IQ Engines, Yahoo's Flickr - she walked out of a comfortable Silicon Valley job in 2013 to build software for stormwater permits, of all things, alongside her husband and environmental-engineer co-founder Ryan Janoch. The bet: regulations don't have to be the enemy of either the economy or clean water.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Mapistry
- **Organizations:** Mapistry, Yahoo (Flickr), IQ Engines, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Computer Science, University of Maryland, M.S. Computer Science (left PhD program early), UC Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Mapistry, a leading environmental-compliance software provider for industrial, manufacturing and transportation companies, Built software credited with helping 83% of participating California facilities cut stormwater contaminants to allowed levels, versus roughly 50% statewide, Shipped computer-vision algorithms into Flickr after Yahoo's acquisition of IQ Engines

## Career timeline

- **~age 8** — Convinces her parents to buy the family's first computer
- **~age 15** — Takes first programming class (Visual Basic and C++) and is hooked
- **2009** — Earns B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland
- **pre-2013** — Works at MIT Lincoln Labs on computer-vision technology for the Air Force
- **pre-2013** — Enters UC Berkeley's CS doctoral program; leaves early with a Masters to join a startup
- **pre-2013** — Joins IQ Engines (IQE), building image-recognition products
- **2013** — Yahoo acquires IQ Engines; she integrates the vision algorithms into Flickr
- **2013** — Inspired by a Women Who Code event, leaves Yahoo and co-founds Mapistry with Ryan Janoch
- **2020** — Mapistry partners with the California Metals Coalition on EHS compliance technology

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Mapistry, a leading environmental-compliance software provider for industrial, manufacturing and transportation companies
- Built software credited with helping 83% of participating California facilities cut stormwater contaminants to allowed levels, versus roughly 50% statewide
- Shipped computer-vision algorithms into Flickr after Yahoo's acquisition of IQ Engines
- Worked on computer-vision technology for the U.S. Air Force at MIT Lincoln Labs
- Signed industrial customers including Sims Metal Management, AC Transit and ITRenew

## Latest updates

- **2020-11** — Mapistry's most recent recorded funding round; the company continues to expand its EHS compliance platform across air, water and waste.

## Links

- Website: https://mapistry.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alliejanoch/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/alliejanoch
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/mapistry

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Last updated: 2026-06-25