Takeaways from Environmental Intelligence and What's Coming Up Next This Month!
From Environmental Intelligence to CrimeTech. Here's what you missed from last Thursday and what's still ahead this March in Edmonton.
Upcoming Tech Thursday in Edmonton:
March 26th
Topic - CrimeTech: How Tech is Solving Crimes in Alberta
Technology is becoming a critical tool in modern policing. From analyzing digital evidence to helping investigators connect complex data, new platforms are changing how crimes are solved.
We’ll bring together leaders from both law enforcement and the startup world to discuss how these tools are being built, adopted, and used in the field across Alberta.
Speakers:
Devin Laforce, Police Operations Chief at Edmonton Police Service
Bradley Pierson, Founder & CEO at Trouvay
Moderated by: Kirsten Sokolovski, Success Lead, Edmonton Unlimited
What you missed from last week's Next-Gen Environmental Intelligence conversation👇
Callie Lissinna, Co-Founder & VP Strategic Relations at Wyvern, and Callum Doolin, Head of R&D at LiORA, joined us last Thursday for a candid conversation on building in the environmental intelligence space, from satellites in orbit to sensors underground.
Wyvern is building hyperspectral satellite imagery that captures the planet from space at a remarkable resolution and spectral depth. LiORA is building subsurface sensor technology that reads what’s happening underground: contamination, soil conditions, and environmental data that has long been out of reach. Both are generating a layer of environmental data the world is only beginning to know how to use.
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How Getting Rejected Twice Made Wyvern Stronger
Y Combinator said no to Wyvern. Twice. That pushed the team to completely rethink their approach, cutting their first satellite mission from $50M down to $10M. Leaner, more focused, and ultimately the version that got them into YC.
Key Takeaways:
Constraints aren't always the enemy: Cutting the budget by a factor of five forced sharper decisions and a cleaner path forward
The lean path opened the bigger door: A $10M plan that could actually be executed was more compelling than a $50M plan that couldn't
What Environmental Data is Uncovering About the World We Live In
The data that's starting to emerge from environmental intelligence companies is changing how we see the world around us, and the numbers are striking.
The scale of environmental contamination is staggering.
What the Data Says:
75% of Americans live near contaminated sites, most of them have no idea
In Canada, mid-tier contaminated sites outnumber active gas stations
Tech Thursday Happens Across Canada Every Week!
Saba El-Hilo, CTO at Certn, and Cullen Jennings, CTO of AI and Audio Visual at Cisco, join Tech Thursday for a head-to-head on everything from labour arbitrage, AI’s impact on the workforce, optimizing for timezones, and data sovereignty.
Check out the full video here:
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