Fighting school vaping and air pollution with IoT

Problem

The Zeptive founders were frustrated by the growing vaping epidemic and the effect it was having on their own high school children and friends. They set out to develop the industry's first wireless vape detector and built the most advanced vape monitoring system in the market. With the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mission expanded to building the smartest and most accurate air quality monitors for schools.

The Zeptive team was looking for a comprehensive IoT platform that would address software needs and also enable them to get to market quickly on a reasonable budget.

Process and solution

Zeptive first partnered with Blynk in 2019. They chose the Blynk platform for its impressive feature set and for the ability to launch a commercial product at an unparalleled speed.

When the Zeptive team reached out, they already had a working prototype on Blynk using the self-serve developer's package. After a thorough discussion, they signed up for a business plan and were able to quickly deploy their first product. In addition to a successful launch with the existing capabilities of the Blynk platform, we developed enhanced functionality for the instant notification feature that was very important to Zeptive's business.

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"We chose Blynk's IoT platform as our backend communications provider to enable faster time to market for our phone and web dashboard product applications. Their easy to use developers kit allows us to quickly prototype and test new features. As we've grown we've moved to their enterprise package which provides reliable application availability for customers and unparalleled customer support for us on our custom tailored IoT applications and features. Blynk has become a trusted partner for us as we grow our business."

Cindy Bistany
Zeptive, Inc.

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Since launch, Zeptive's portable air quality monitoring system has been enhanced to allow schools to more easily and affordably monitor ventilation, filtration, or student vaping.

Their air monitors offer:

• Pre-configured settings for a quick and easy start
• Text/email tamper alerts, audible alarm, tamper screws & optional wire guard
• Highest accuracy with user-configurable sensitivity
• Rechargeable Battery or direct power support
• Communication via Cellular, Wifi or Ethernet
• Instant notifications

In addition to vape detection, Zeptive products also allow schools to continuously monitor their air quality for health risks such as viruses (COVID-19, Flu), asthma, allergies, and air pollution.