The 2020 Arch Grants cohort included a bold and unprecedented element. Building upon St. Louis' geospatial revolution, 5 of their transformative $50,000 equity-free grants & pro-bono resources were awarded specifically to geospatial startups. Partnering with T-REX's new Geospatial Innovation Center, these 5 geospatial startups have also been awarded incubator space for the duration of their grant, embedding them within our growing geospatial ecosystem. Each month through this virtual event series, you'll get the opportunity to get to know the 2020 geospatial Arch Grants cohort and the newest T-REX community members.
This March, T-REX's Mark Tatgenhorst will introduce and host a community conversation with Elango Thevar, Founder & CEO of NEER.
About Neer:
NEER offers a comprehensive integrated real-time water management platform that leverages Machine Learning to model and assess the risk condition of water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure systems.
About Elango:
Elango Thevar is the Founder & CEO of NEER. He spent more than 15 years of experience on hydrology and hydraulic modeling, water quality modeling, LID BMP sizing, floodplain mapping, water resources system design, asset management, and project management. His experience has ranged from working on watershed master plan, sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) and combined sewer overflow (CSO) studies to strategic asset management for water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure.
About T-REX:
T-REX is a non-profit technology innovation & entrepreneur development center in downtown St. Louis. With an emphasis on facilitating groundbreaking ideas from early-stage entrepreneurs, T-REX houses nearly 200 companies within its 160,000-square-foot, 8 Floor facility on Washington Avenue. Founded in 2011, T-REX has graduated more than 100 companies from incubation that remain in the St. Louis region. T-REXers have created 4,457 St. Louis jobs since its inception and are responsible for more than $620.9 million in annual economic output. In 2020, T-REX completed the construction of a revolutionary concept; the nation's first Geospatial Innovation Center, located on the facility's 4th Floor.