StormSensor

About StormSensor

StormSensor offers a climate technology solution focused on managing urban flooding and improving the resilience of stormwater infrastructure. The company was founded in 2015 by Erin Rothman, who now serves as the CEO. Rothman's background as an environmental consultant, with over 15 years of experience in stormwater and remediation, directly informed the company's creation. She identified critical inefficiencies and a lack of real-time data in how municipalities managed their water systems, which sparked the idea for StormSensor.

The business targets municipalities, government agencies, and industrial facilities, helping them transition from scheduled, preventative maintenance to a more efficient, as-needed operational model. Its business model is centered on providing an integrated solution that combines hardware and software. Revenue is generated through the deployment of its patented sensor networks and subscription access to its cloud-based data platform.

StormSensor's core product offering includes a network of wireless IoT sensors that monitor water depth, flow, and temperature within sewer and stormwater systems in real-time. This hardware, known as Scute, is designed to operate in harsh underground environments. The data collected is processed on the Terrapin cloud platform, which provides clients with map-based visualizations, time-series data, and analytics. The platform correlates system data with weather conditions and sends real-time alerts for flow events, enabling proactive management of flooding, sewage overflows, and pollution. This allows civic leaders to better prioritize capital improvement projects and mitigate the impacts of climate-driven weather events.