Flox Intelligence Deploys 150 AI Wildlife Deterrents, Targets $10 Million Series A
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Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 13
Flox Intelligence Deploys 150 AI Wildlife Deterrents, Targets $10 Million Series A
1 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 13
Summary
About 150 Flox devices are already operating across North America, Europe and Australia, using on-device AI to identify nearby animals and trigger species-specific sounds that steer them away from tracks, roads, airports and substations.
The system processes data at the edge rather than in the cloud: motion sensors wake cameras, models classify wildlife behavior, and responses vary over time so animals do not become habituated to repeated signals.
Flox sells the hardware upfront and then charges annual software and AI subscriptions; it also licenses software through OEM partners including train maker Alstom, and expects roughly $1.5 million in 2026 revenue.
The startup says the need is large: FAA data put average annual U.S. civil-aviation wildlife-strike costs at $272 million from 1990 to 2025, while SNCF says animals affect more than 8,000 French trains each year.
After raising about $5 million in pre-seed and seed funding, Flox is opening a $10 million Series A to expand deployments from roughly 150 units to several thousand and extend the platform beyond wildlife deterrence.