GENIUS NY Cohort 9 Graduates Yearlong Accelerator
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The five companies in GENIUS NY’s ninth cohort celebrated the completion of the yearlong accelerator program with a graduation this August.
Prior to completing the program, the five teams took time to reflect on their GENIUS NY journey and what they hope to accomplish next.
Read reflections from the five teams:
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Flox IntelligenceFlox Intelligence combines AI, bioacoustics and behavioral science to decode how wildlife communicates and uses their own language to tell them to stay away. The technology is now used by airports, railways, roads, and farms across North America and Europe, guiding tens of thousands of animals away from danger, keeping operations running, and keeping wildlife alive. Read the team's reflection. |
Lamarr.AILamarr.AI helps building portfolio owners and operators make informed decisions about their building envelopes. The company delivers scalable building enclosure intelligence that reveals thermal inefficiencies, water intrusion risks, and visual defects, turning inspections into ROI-driven, actionable insights for capital planning and long-term asset strategy. Read the team's reflection. |
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Lighthouse AvionicsLighthouse Avionics builds passive, modular sensing systems for Counter-UAS (cUAS) detection and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Lighthouse Avionics help defense teams detect, track and classify drone threats while commercial operators fly safely. Read the team's reflection. |
ModovoloModovolo is a USA-based start-up that's launched the Lift, an endlessly configurable modular drone platform of Lift Pods and Utility Pods that are clicked together like Legos to build the right drone for every application, with hours of flight time, and at a price orders of magnitude less than anything on the market. Read the team's reflection |
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SkyfireAISkyfire AI is a next-gen autonomous and swarming AI platform for drone systems in multiple domains. Offering a turnkey “drone-as-a-service (DaaS)” platform, we leverage AI to enable highly effective, precise and efficient drone operations for law enforcement, fire, search-and-rescue / First Response, intelligence, defense and critical infrastructure. Read the team's reflection.
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