Team forming: We are two co-founders, Noah Schmid and Olivier Stähli and we met in our bachelor’s studies at the University of Bern. Since 2018 we have been doing projects together and it was therefore obvious for us to eventually found a company together. Though both trained in computer science, our skill sets are complementary: Olivier focuses on the business side, while Noah specialises in technology.
Vision statement: We want to improve the co-existence of humans and wildlife by assessing the state of biodiversity automatically.
Biggest Achievement: Highlights of Synature include a paid pilot project with the Swiss National Park and the Yellowstone National Park focusing on acoustic wolf detection, media appearances on national television, market exploration in South Africa and India, paid pilot projects in Valais and Paris and multiple awards.
Next Step: We are currently conducting joint pilot projects in different verticals such as agroforestry, agriculture, sustainable construction.
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The aim of Synature is to make biodiversity quantifiable by measuring the heartbeat of ecosystems. The startup based at the EPFL Innovation Park aims to achieve this goal by leveraging bioacoustics. This involves recording sound and using AI and signal processing to analyse the gathered data. Synature has a holistic offering including autonomous recorders that send audio recordings from the field, automated analysis of the gathered data and a dashboard that displays the data in an easy-to-understand way.
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 15: Life on land
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
The Team
Olivier Stähli, CEO/CFO - MSc (EPFL)
Noah Schmid, CTO - MSc (ETH)
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