Cov tsev kho mob tau siv lub teeb ultraviolet ntev rau zap kab mob, tab sis cov khoom siv tau kim dhau rau kev lag luam thiab tsev kawm ntawv. Kev txhawb nqa los ntawm kev sib kis thoob ntiaj teb, qhov tsis zoo li trio tau pib R-Zero los tsim kho tus nqi qis dua - thiab tsuas yog muaj nyob rau ntawm peb cov npe tshiab ntawm Next Billion-Dollar Startups.
Grant Morgan tau baffled. Nws yog Lub Peb Hlis 2020, Covid tau npau taws thoob plaws lub tebchaws thiab ib txoj hauv kev yooj yim tshaj plaws los tua tus kabmob - tawg nws nrog lub teeb ci ultraviolet - tsis tau siv hauv tsev kawm ntawv thiab tsev laus vim tias tsev kho mob cov khoom siv tshuaj tua kab mob raug nqi ntau dua $ 100,000. Tab sis tus cofounder thiab CEO ntawm R-Zero tsis tuaj yeem nkag siab yog vim li cas: "Qhov ntawd yog lub teeb ntawm lub log nrog lub sijhawm. Tsis muaj txoj hauv kev uas nws raug nqi $ 100,000 los ua, "hais tias Ward, uas yav dhau los ua haujlwm ntawm Abbott thiab kev kho lub xov tooj ntawm tes pib iCracked. "Nws yog ib qho khoom qub ntawm peb cov kab ke kev noj qab haus huv."
Thaum lub Plaub Hlis, nws thiab nws cov neeg koom tes - cov peev nyiaj lag luam Ben Boyer thiab Eli Harris, uas tau ua haujlwm ntawm lub tuam txhab drone DJI thiab cofounded roj teeb pib EcoFlow - tau tawm tsam los tsim lawv tus kheej cov nqi qis dua cov tshuaj tua kab mob ultraviolet. Tsis pub dhau lub hlis, R-Zero tau sau nws thawj cov neeg siv khoom, xauj lawv lub xov tooj ntawm tes rau $ 17 / hli uas tuaj yeem zap chav huv hauv feeb. Niaj hnub no, Salt Lake City-based startup muag khoom siv ultraviolet-raws li tshuaj tua kab mob, software thiab sensors uas ntsuas seb chav tsev neeg coob npaum li cas thiab lub dashboard uas muab kev tshuaj ntsuam xyuas seb cov cuab yeej siv li cas.
"Koj saib cov neeg pib cov tuam txhab thiab koj xav tias muaj cov qauv. Qhov qias neeg qias neeg tsis muaj leej twg paub tias lawv ua dab tsi. "
Xyoo tas los, cov nyiaj tau los mus txog $ 13 lab; nws xav tias yuav muaj peb npaug rau xyoo no. Nrog $ 170 lab hauv kev ncaj ncees los ntawm cov tub ua lag luam uas suav nrog Silicon Valley's DBL Partners thiab Mayo Clinic, R-Zero tam sim no muaj nuj nqis ntawm $ 505 lab. Qhov kev loj hlob sai no tau pab nws tau txais qhov chaw nyob rau xyoo no Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups daim ntawv teev npe, ib qho ntawm 25 lub tuam txhab peb xav tias feem ntau yuav ncav cuag $ 1 billion tus nqi.
Nrog kev txhawj xeeb txog kev kis tus kabmob kis mus, Morgan tam sim no pom lub sijhawm loj dua li Covid. Tib lub teeb tshuaj tua kab mob ultraviolet uas ua rau tsis muaj tus kabmob coronavirus kuj tseem tuaj yeem pab txo qis kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev sib kis ntawm lwm yam kab mob, suav nrog mob khaub thuas thiab norovirus - txawm tias tus kab mob liab. Cov cuab yeej siv ultraviolet, uas tso siab rau lub teeb luv luv ntawm lub teeb hu ua UVC, ua haujlwm yam tsis muaj tshuaj lom lossis siv lub zog loj. Txij li thaum lawv tua cov kab mob hauv tsev thiab tsis yog tib neeg lub cev, lawv tsis suav tias yog cov cuab yeej kho mob - txhais tau tias lub tuam txhab tsis tas yuav siv sijhawm thiab nyiaj txiag cuam tshuam nrog FDA.
Morgan hais tias "Kuv xav tias peb tuaj yeem tawm ntawm Covid thiab tsim kom muaj kev nyab xeeb, noj qab haus huv, zoo dua qub," Morgan hais. "Kuv xav tias qhov no yuav raug ci rau txhua qhov chaw ntawm lub cev. Nws yuav zoo ib yam li cov teeb pom kev dav dav. "
Morgan, 33, loj hlob hauv Folsom, California, lub nroog nto moo los ntawm Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues." Nws txiv yog ib tug accountant; nws niam tau khiav lag luam me uas muag cov ntawv luam tawm thiab tom qab ntawd los ua tus thawj coj hauv tsev kawm ntawv. Nyob rau hauv tsev kawm ntawv theem siab, Morgan ntaus nruas nyob rau hauv ib tug jazz band ("Peb mus rau Tebchaws Europe thiab qhib rau Carlos Santana"), tab sis xaiv mus kawm mechanical engineering ntawm California Polytechnic State University.
Tom qab ib tug stint ntawm Abbott thiab ntawm ib tug me me kho cov cuab yeej tsim, nws tsaws ntawm iCracked nyob rau hauv 2015 thaum nws tus phooj ywg AJ Forsythe, uas tau pib lub tuam txhab nyob rau hauv nws Cal Poly dorm, hu ua. "Koj saib cov neeg pib cov tuam txhab thiab koj xav tias muaj cov qauv. Qhov qias neeg qias neeg tsis muaj leej twg paub tias lawv ua dab tsi, "nws hais. "Qhov ntawd yog qhov muaj zog tiag tiag rau kuv thaum ntxov hauv kuv txoj haujlwm."
Nws kuj txhawb nws txoj kev nyiam rau kev pib ua lag luam tshaj cov tuam txhab loj. Thaum Allstate tau txais iCracked thaum Lub Ob Hlis 2019, nws nyob tsuas yog rau lub hlis ua ntej mus rau lwm qhov pib. Morgan hais tias "Kuv tsis muaj qhov hloov pauv," “Nws yog koob hmoov thiab foom phem. Kuv, tej zaum, maladjusted. Cov xwm txheej quo ua rau kuv tsis xis nyob. "
"Kev lag luam tshuaj tua kab mob ib txwm muaj tsis muaj txiaj ntsig zoo. Nws tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, nws tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, nws txaus ntshai thiab nws ua haujlwm hnyav. "
Nws yog venture capitalist, Boyer, 46, cofounder ntawm Tenaya Capital, uas muaj cov kab mob qub ntawm lub tswv yim siv lub teeb ultraviolet los tawm tsam Covid. Boyer yuav coj kev sib txuas thiab lub tswv yim, Morgan cov thawj coj. Lawv tus thib peb-cofounder, Harris, muaj kev paub txog kev tsim kho vajtse thiab paub yuav ua li cas muag.
Harris, uas yog 29 xyoo thiab Forbes Nyob rau hauv 30 alum, muaj ib tug unconventional upbringing ntawm ib tug sib koom vaj tse nyob rau hauv Santa Barbara. Nws niam nws txiv tau siv ntau xyoo nyob txawv teb chaws - nws niam ntawm ashrams hauv Is Nrias teb, nws txiv hauv Kenya - thiab nws kawm Mandarin hauv tsev kawm qib siab hauv Amherst. Tau ib xyoo caum, nws nyob hauv Suav teb, ua haujlwm ntawm drone tuam txhab DJI hauv Shenzhen thiab tom qab ntawd cofounding roj teeb pib EcoFlow hauv 2016. Nws thiab Morgan tau txuas nrog kev sib koom tes rau iCracked cov kws tshaj lij los kho DJI drones uas tsis tau panned tawm.
Rau kev ntseeg tau ntawm kev tshawb fawb, lawv tau txuas nrog Richard Wade, tus kws tshaj lij toxicology (thiab leej txiv ntawm tus neeg ua haujlwm iCracked) uas tau los ua lub tuam txhab tus thawj kws tshawb fawb. Thaum 76, Wade, uas muaj PhD hauv kev noj qab haus huv ib puag ncig los ntawm University of Michigan, tau ua haujlwm hauv kev noj qab haus huv rau pej xeem ntau xyoo, thiab, ntawm lwm yam, tau ua VP ntawm kev noj qab haus huv ntawm ib puag ncig ntawm nkoj nkoj Princess thiab Norwegian. Nws muaj, tshwj xeeb, tau sau cov txheej txheem rau kev tshem tawm ntawm lub nkoj Diamond Princess tom qab nws Covid-19 tshwm sim. Wade hais tias "Kuv qhov kev tsis ncaj ncees yog UV vim tias nws ua tau zoo," Wade hais.
Tom qab luv luv txiav txim siab txog kev siv tshuaj tua kab mob, lawv tau hloov lawv lub tswv yim sai rau kev tsim-thiab muag-cov khoom siv ultraviolet lawv tus kheej ntawm tus nqi uas yuav ua haujlwm rau tsev noj mov, tsev so thiab tsev kawm ntawv. "Kuv hu Ben rov qab thiab hais tias, 'Koj yuav xav tias kuv vwm, tab sis peb tab tom tsim teeb.' Nws zoo li, 'Koj vwm, tab sis kuv nyob hauv,' "Morgan hais.
Nws tsis yooj yim. Cov saw hlau crunch txhais tau hais tias cov qij ultraviolet nyuaj kom tau txais. Morgan, uas paub tias cov tuam txhab tsim khoom feem ntau tsim ob peb ntxiv rau txhua qhov kev txiav txim loj uas lawv tau txais, tau mus rau LightSources, yog ib lub tuam txhab loj tshaj plaws ultraviolet teeb, thiab nug kom yuav txhua yam uas lawv tuaj yeem txuag tau. Nws hais tias, "Peb tau txais lub qhov muag tsis pom kev, tsuas yog tsib lub qhov muag," nws hais. Tom qab ntawd lawv scoured hauv Internet kom ntau, nws thiaj li tau txais txaus qhov muag teev los ua tus tsim.
Thaum Lub Xya Hli, lawv tau tsim ib qho qauv hu ua Kev Cia Siab (raws li "kev cia siab no ua haujlwm") uas yog rau thiab ib nrab taw siab, tuav ua ke nrog cov kab xev thiab xaim. Lawv rub nws mus rau Atelier Crenn, Michelin-starred Fabkis lub tsev noj mov hauv San Francisco thiab tau txais thawj tus neeg siv khoom beta. Tom qab ntawd lawv thauj nws mus rau hauv lub tsheb me me, tsav tsheb ncig California-mus rau ib qho khoom kim heev dude ranch, mus rau tsev kawm ntawv, rau txhua tus neeg uas yuav yog cov neeg siv khoom-los qhia tawm. Pab los ntawm nws tus nqi qis thiab kev ntshai ntawm ntau tus tswv lag luam yuav ua li cas rov qhib kev nyab xeeb, lawv tau pib ua cov neeg siv khoom.
"Kev lag luam tshuaj tua kab mob ib txwm muaj tsis muaj txiaj ntsig," hais tias Ira Ehrenpreis, tus thawj coj ntawm DBL Partners, tus neeg ua lag luam thaum ntxov hauv Tesla uas tau coj R-Zero $ 15 lab nyiaj pab rau lub Yim Hli 2020. "Nws tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, tsis muaj txiaj ntsig, nws txaus ntshai thiab nws yog labour intensive. "
Nrog rau cov nyiaj tshiab, R-Zero tso ib qho kev txiav txim loj rau cov teeb pom kev ultraviolet, thiab tsom mus rau kev txhim kho lawv cov qauv. Lawv xav tau ib yam khoom uas yuav tsis tsuas yog tshuaj tua kab mob kom zoo, tab sis kuj yuav tsis saib tawm ntawm qhov chaw hauv tsev noj mov lossis tsev kawm ntawv. Lawv ntiav Bould Design, San Mateo, California-based khw uas tau tsim Nest's thermostats thiab Roku's streaming players, los ua kom zoo dua. Bill Dougherty, tus thawj coj saib xyuas kev ruaj ntseg ntawm lub tuam txhab kev noj qab haus huv digital Omada Health hais tias, uas tau kos npe nrog R-Zero thaum nws rov kho lub tuam txhab qhov chaw xyoo tas los.
Niaj hnub no, ntxiv rau Omada Health, cov neeg siv khoom suav nrog cov tsev kawm ntawv loj, zoo li cov hauv Clark County, Nevada, Fort Bend, Texas, thiab South San Francisco; pab pawg kis las zoo li San Francisco 49ers thiab Detroit Red Wings; Cov chaw saib xyuas laus suav nrog Trilogy Health Services, uas ua haujlwm 132 qhov chaw thoob plaws Midwest; thiab cov tuam txhab xws li hluav taws xob tsheb pib Rivian thiab cov chaw tsim khoom hauv tsev yooj yim Green.
R-Zero tau hloov los ntawm tus qauv nqi ntawm kev xauj nws cov khoom siv ntawm tus nqi qis rau tus qauv zoo dua ntawm kev muag lawv thiab them tus nqi ntawm $ 50 thiab $ 250 ib hlis los them cov khoom xws li software thiab hloov qhov muag teev. Lub tuam txhab tam sim no muaj peb yam khoom siv. Nws thawj, mobile Arc ntaus ntawv yog qhov kim tshaj plaws ntawm $ 28,000 thiab tsuas yog siv tau los tua kab mob hauv chav khoob vim qhov teeb meem cuam tshuam ntawm wavelength ntawm nws lub teeb UVC (254 nanometers) rau tib neeg. R-Zero ob lub cuab yeej tshiab yog pheej yig dua thiab tsim los ua haujlwm tsis tu ncua hauv keeb kwm yav dhau. Ob leeg tuaj ua lag luam thaum lub Kaum Ib Hlis 2021.
Beam ($ 5,000) yog LED-raws li, cov cuab yeej tshuaj tua kab mob hauv chav tsev sab saud uas siv 265-nanometer ultraviolet lub teeb los tsim cov kab mob tua kab mob nyob saum cov neeg hauv ib chav. Vive ($ 3,000), lub sijhawm no, siv lub wavelength hu ua far-UVC ntawm 222-nanometers kom tsis txhob muaj cov kab mob phem nyob hauv huab cua thiab ntawm qhov chaw, txawm tias tib neeg nyob. Thaum Beam ua haujlwm hauv qhov chaw qhib loj, xws li chav kawm thiab chaw ua haujlwm, Vive tuaj yeem ntsia tau rau hauv qhov chaw me me, xws li chav sib tham thiab chav dej.
Boyer tau hais tias "Qhov peb tau paub yog tias tsis muaj ib qho loj, haum-tag nrho rau kev tiv thaiv kab mob," Boyer hais. "Dab tsi Arc sib tw nrog yog qee hom kev cuam tshuam tshuaj lom neeg. Rau Beam thiab Vive, nws yog HVAC hloov kho dua tshiab. "
Thaum Lub Xya Hli 2021, R-Zero tau txais ib lub tsho me me hu ua CoWorkR uas siv cov sensors los ntsuas seb muaj pes tsawg tus neeg nyob hauv ib chav. Cov ntaub ntawv ntawd, dhau los, tso cai rau nws los txiav txim siab txog chav tsev uas muaj kev pheej hmoo - chav ntim khoom tsis muaj kev nyab xeeb - thiab tuaj yeem qhib lossis kaw cov khoom siv tshuaj tua kab mob. Cov ntaub ntawv tseem tso cai rau R-Zero muab cov lus qhia rau cov neeg siv khoom seb cov chav sib tham puas muaj peev xwm dhau thiab yuav ua li cas thiaj li sib tham hauv qhov chaw kom txo qis kev pheej hmoo kis mob.
Ua ntej muaj kev sib kis, tib neeg tau lees paub raws li ib txwm muaj uas muaj mob xws li mob khaub thuas thiab mob khaub thuas kis los ntawm chaw ua haujlwm thiab tsev kawm ntawv, Morgan hais. Txawm li cas los xij cov thev naus laus zis uas tuaj yeem txo qhov kev pheej hmoo ntawm Covid-19 tseem tuaj yeem txiav kev sib kis ntawm cov kab mob ntev ntev no, ua rau muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev tsim khoom. Morgan hais tias "Lub zeem muag ntev yog muag txo qis hnub mob," Morgan hais. "Peb yog cov neeg lag luam, tab sis kuv xav kom kuv lub ntxa hais tias, 'Grant pab tshem tawm tus mob khaub thuas."
Header duab ntawm R-Zero tus tsim Grant Morgan, Ben Boyer thiab Eli Harris nrog lawv cov khoom siv tshuaj tua kab mob UV.
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Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2022/08/19/this-startup-wans-to-bring-disinfecting-uv-light-into-every-physical-space/