SnifferDRONE maker raises $2M seed funding

Sniffer Robotics, whose SnifferDRONE methane leak detection system is the only drone-based solution approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) for use at municipal solid waste landfill sites, has raised $2 million in seed funding.

The environmental technology-enabled services firm says the funding round was led by Michigan Angel Fund and saw participation from Michigan Rise, Naruhisa Nakagawa (founder of Caygan Capital), and Abhishek Desai of Desai Ventures (London).

Founded in late 2016, Sniffer Robotics’ SnifferDRONE is a patented and comprehensive drone-based solution that automates the hazardous and labor-intensive methane emission monitoring method where technicians walk miles to manually inspect landfills and natural gas pipelines.

The US EPA recently recognized the benefits of Sniffer’s technology and said that the SnifferDRONE method of monitoring landfill methane emissions can be utilized as an…