A US tech firm has raised $3.2m in seed funding to help develop olfactory sensors that can turn smells into real-time data for use in connected devices. The company behind the technology, called Sensory, says it is working with a number of companies including Google and Apple on its vision of using smell as an input device in future products. Investors, Boston Millennia Partners, Castor Ventures, Newlin Investment Company and TLP. Potential applications for the technology include monitoring the freshness of food products and detecting toxic gases. The funding round's investors include The Engine, a company established at MIT to invest in tech start-ups.
A US tech firm has raised $3.2m in seed funding to help develop olfactory sensors that can turn smells into real-time data for use in connected devices. The company behind the technology, called Sensory, says it is working with a number of companies including Google and Apple on its vision of using smell as an input device in future products. Potential applications for the technology include monitoring the freshness of food products and detecting toxic gases. The funding round's investors include The Engine, a company established at MIT to invest in tech start-ups.