Humphry Davy

Intelligent LED Lighting for Agriculture and Beyond

  • Stage Prototype Ready
  • Industry Agriculture
  • Location New York, NY, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2014
  • Employees 4
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website humphrydavy.com

Company Summary

Humphry Davy has created an agricultural lighting solution. Our light optimizes the light spectrum for plants. Light can control how large a plant grows, how much water it uses and much more. Humphry Davy’s lighting solution is composed of a Hardware Light and software interface. It’s set apart by being scalable, intuitive and customizable for every crop. With 50% of the world’s population living in cities HD has identified a market gap to fill.

Team

  • Presidant & Developer

    Ian has led research & development on Humphry Davy’s first product since its inception. He grew up on a farm just outside Cleveland, Ohio. he is starting a MS in CS at Harvard this fall (2016). He has published multiple peer reviewed papers, won cancer research awards and has collaborated with 2 pharmaceutical companies on drug development (Pfizer & Bristol­Myers Squibb).

  • Operations & Engineering

    George has led the mechanical and standards design of the product enclosure, along with the prototyping and manufacturing. He has worked on projects for customers such as Clipper Creek, Tesla and ChargePoint. George took over as the lead design engineer for General Cable Corp’s PHEV solution. He has been on two technical panels, SAE and NEC to review standards for EV designs.

  • Tyson is Green Belt certified to lead Six Sigma teams and currently works for The Scotts Miracle­Gro Company where he manages a team of 10 people in a $10 million part of the business. Tyson has pioneered a product knowledge kit that has been utilized and adopted nationwide by the company. He stems from a family of entrepreneurs and has helped his mother start, maintain, and grow a successful small business.

Advisors

  • Bruce Niswander
    Unconfirmed

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