Each year, startup.ch launches the TOP 100 STARTUP AWARD in cooperation with the Handelszeitung and PME Magazine. From over 100.000 young companies, the 100 most innovative and promising Swiss startups are picked by 100 top startup experts. In addition an audience award is given to the startup with the most votes from the general public.
Air pollution now ranks as the second leading risk factor for death, accounting for 8.1 million deaths globally according to HEI’s new State of Global Air 2024 Report. The new report provides a comprehensive analysis of data for air quality and health impacts for countries around the world in 2021. Of the total deaths, noncommunicable diseases account for up to 90% of the disease burden from air pollution, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Berne, Switzerland – June 04, 2024 – Sparrow Analytics SA, a leading Swiss startup specialized in environmental data analytics, collaborates with Swiss Post. Sparrow equippes Swiss Post's postal vehicles with its patent-pending and comprehensive Nodes (Multi Micro Sensors Unit) to collect and aggregate street-level air pollution data, providing crucial air quality information to Swiss citizens right at their doorsteps.
Yannick is a Board advisor and a AI team lead with over 20 years of experience delivering strategic data management & AI initiatives for corporates and tech startups.
After successfully running more than 10 paid pilot projects in Switzerland, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Israel and the US, Sparrow Analytics is in high demand. The Swiss startup which was able to secure CHF550k in a pre-seed round as well as grants and loans from the Canton de Vaud is poised to become a global platform for collecting, harvesting, and processing data for urban environments.
I had recently the opportunity to ask a few questions to cofounders Max Interbrick and Elshad Hajiyev to learn more about the company and better understand its impressive ongoing momentum. Read the article published by Startupticker.ch https://bit.ly/3vyy7HQ
Sparrow's very first Linkedin post in 2024 will be about Durability.