Sniffer Robotics, an Ann Arbor, MI-based environmental technology enabled services firm, raised $2.0M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Michigan Angel Fund. Other investors included Michigan Rise, Naruhisa Nakagawa (founder of Caygan Capital), and Abhishek Desai of Desai Ventures.
The company intends to use the funds to continue product development and expansion.
Led by CEO Arthur Mohr, Jr, Sniffer Robotics is an environmental technology enabled services firm serving waste, natural gas, biogas, and related industries. Its technologies and services improve emission detection and measurement, odor leak identification, and revenue generation from increased gas capture for conversion to energy. The start-up, founded in late 2016, developed a patented, drone-based solution to detect methane leak sources at ground level. Its Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), the SnifferDRONE™, is a comprehensive system to automate a hazardous and labor-intensive methane emission monitoring method where technicians walk miles to manually inspect landfills, natural gas pipelines, and similar land-based applications. In December, 2022, the US EPA recognized the benefits of Sniffer’s technology with approval of their automated tool for compliance. This system is used throughout the United States assisting sites to more accurately account for methane leaks, enhances gas collection, and reduce odors, for a triple benefit – operations, community, and the environment.
To date, the company has completed projects in 28 states on 150+ sites, identifying 16,500+ methane leak sources for remediation. Improving operations and the environment, Sniffer provides aerial (drone-based) and field services, automation tools, and comprehensive software analytics and reporting solutions.
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02/05/2023