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FloLogic Bet $2,190 That Your House Should Know When to Turn Off Its Own Water
Cheap sensors tell you the floor is wet. FloLogic installs a bronze valve in the main line, watches every ounce, and can stop the water itself - a costly, stubborn bet that prevention belongs in the plumbing.
The Cal Poly Drought Project That Turned Your Water Meter Into a Snitch
Three Cal Poly engineers built a clip-on sensor that reads the meter you already have. It cut the average home's water use 14% - and turned drought guilt into a phone notification.
The 1972 Oakland Two-Man Shop That Became Silicon Valley's Fire Whisperer
A special-hazards fire company from 1972 spent 45 years learning how to protect the rooms where a single sprinkler head would be a disaster. Then private equity came knocking.
Axiom Cloud
Axiom Cloud builds AI software that makes commercial refrigeration systems cheaper to run, easier to maintain, and dramatically less polluting. Its cloud platform plugs into existing refrigeration controllers at grocery stores and cold-storage facilities to spot refrigerant leaks early, shift energy use off-peak, and automate work orders - cutting both costs and the climate impact of supermarket cooling.
Project Canary
Project Canary is a Denver-based climate-tech public-benefit corporation that turns methane and emissions data into operational intelligence for energy companies. It pairs high-fidelity continuous monitoring hardware (the EPA-approved Canary X sensor) with a cloud platform (SENSE) and independent well-level ESG ratings (TrustWell), helping oil & gas producers and natural gas utilities detect leaks, cut emissions, meet regulations, and prove the climate attributes of their gas.
Runwise
Runwise is a New York-based smart-building company that retrofits aging heating, cooling, water, and electrical systems with proprietary wireless hardware, sensors, and cloud software. Its platform learns each building's behavior and automatically runs core systems at the minimum needed, cutting fuel use 20-25%, lowering carbon emissions, and helping owners comply with climate laws like NYC's Local Law 97. Used in over 10,000 buildings across the U.S., Runwise has saved customers more than $100 million in energy costs and positions itself as the operating system for buildings still running on 1960s technology.