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Allosense debuts new data fabric tech at SXSW

14Mar

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Allosense debuts new data fabric tech at SXSW

Allosense, a technology startup specializing in advanced sensors and measurement solutions, debuted a new product at SXSW this year. Allosense’s new data fabric technology called Dash has the potential to revolutionize how data is collected, analyzed, and shared in industries ranging from aerospace to healthcare.Data fabric technology is a way of managing data that combines different types of information from various sources, such as cloud, on-premises, and edge devices, into one centralized location. This technology enables data integration in real-time and at a large scale for analytical and operational purposes.Data fabric also helps to standardize data management practices, making it easier to access and analyze data consistently across different endpoints. With data fabric, b...

Allosense joins National Security Innovation Network Propel Program

14Jul

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Allosense joins National Security Innovation Network Propel Program

Allosense, a technology startup specializing in advanced sensors and measurement solutions, is one of 16 startups chosen for the highly selective National Security Innovation Network (NSIN) Propel Program. The accelerator program supports startups developing emerging technologies the U.S. federal government urgently needs for national defense and space exploration.NSIN Propel is run in partnership with the National Security Innovation Network, Decisive Point, an investment and advisory firm investing in emerging technologies for security, health, energy, and critical infrastructure, and Newlab, a technology accelerator for defense-focused startups located in New York City’s Brooklyn Navy yard.The four-month accelerator program will provide Allosense product development resources, ...

Uber, Virgin Galactic Founders Invest in Advanced Tech Startup Allosense

19Jul

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Uber, Virgin Galactic Founders Invest in Advanced Tech Startup Allosense

Uber co-founder Garrett Camp and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson have invested an undisclosed pre-seed funding amount in the advanced technology startup Allosense."Their investment put us as oversubscribed on our pre-seed round," said founder and CEO Roman Sandoval. "The backing from world-class investors via Garrett Camp’s Expa Ventures sets us up for aggressive growth.”As part of the investment, the San Antonio-based company also joined the Expa Accelerator, a pre-seed program created by Camp to support startups during the earliest stages of company building. With a program acceptance rate of less than 1%, Allosense was one of three companies selected globally this year.“We understand what it takes to build a scalable company and we’re taking a hands-on approach to t...

Allosense Receives San Antonio Biomedical Seed Funding for Military Medical Innovation

31Mar

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Allosense Receives San Antonio Biomedical Seed Funding for Military Medical Innovation

Allosense, a startup company producing internet-of-things or IoT tracking devices, will receive $25,000 from the San Antonio Military Medical Innovation (SAMMI) Fund.The City of San Antonio established the fund in December 2019 to support local companies commercializing discoveries in medical devices, new drugs, and biotechnology and biomedical software that can meet military medical mission needs.This is the first $25,000 round of SAMMI investment for Allosense. The company provides an easy way for companies or organizations looking to integrate smart sensors for tracking assets. The asset trackers are cell phone-sized devices that are always in communication, either on-demand or via a data stream. The startup is developing a next-generation version of its tracker small enough to...

Geekdom 2020 Pre-Accelerator Startups To Pitch at Virtual Demo Day

11Sep

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Geekdom 2020 Pre-Accelerator Startups To Pitch at Virtual Demo Day

For the startups participating in this year's pre-accelerator program, Geekdom did what practically everyone has done since the COVID-19 pandemic closed down public gatherings starting in March. The downtown San Antonio co-working community improvised. That means that the 2020 Geekdom Pre-Accelerator Demo Day will be viewed online Sept. 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. Register to view the pitches from the seven startups here.For the third year of the startup program, Geekdom delayed its typical spring start until July 23 and ran the program until Aug. 27. Adapting the pre-accelerator program into a virtual mentoring curriculum helped broaden Geekdom's local mentoring network, said program manager Joyce Deuley.Investors from Active Capital, RealCo Longterm Accelerator, Dura Software, and Li...

Geekdom Startup Allosense Wins Air Force Funding for Asset Trackers

15Jan

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Geekdom Startup Allosense Wins Air Force Funding for Asset Trackers

Winning an Air Force contract estimated at a potential total value of up to $5 million has been game-changing for one Geekdom startup company producing internet-of-things or IoT tracking devices. Allosense founder Roman Sandoval applied to the competitive awards-based Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and won a Phase 1 SBIR award for $50,000 in December 2019.Allosense provides an easy way for companies or organizations looking to integrate the use of smart sensors for tracking assets. The asset trackers are cellphone-sized devices that are always in communication, either on-demand or via a data stream.“We make always-connected sensors that can be used as asset trackers in logistics,” Sandoval said. “Our ‘Sensing-as-a-Service’ can be used in many different ...