Avalanches, rock falls and landslides claim the life of more than 100 people in the European Alps yearly as well as causing multiple millions of EUR in cost on infrastructure damage and delays. Monava offers a solution that with a seismic sensor system will detect these types of disasters in real time so that rescue teams and local authorities will be notified immediately to avoid accidents.Meet Alexander Hebbe, co-founder of Monava, in a Q & A!
What does your company do and what’s the space connection?
We develop smart monitoring solutions from ground based acoustic sensors. In the training stage we validate our detections through satellite observations.
How and when did your startup journey begin?
It came out of a research project for detecting avalanches in late 2020.
Wich obstacles have you met and how have you handled them?
Financials, product-market fit, customers, team etc.
What have you gained by being an incubatee at ESA BIC Sweden?
Plenty of insights in space technology and its community.
Why do you think others should apply to EBS?
What's in it for startups?It opens up doors for further opportunities within space industry.What do you think about the space market - what’s happening now and how will it change?It is a very exciting market with a rapid fast development.
Visit the website: https://www.monava.io/