Venue app and gunfire detector the latest StartGarden investments
StartGarden’s latest investments include a mobile app to buy concessions or merchadise from entertainment venues, and a device that detects indoor gunfire.
According to an excerpt from the article:
The acoustic surveillance system could be used alert a building’s residents and local authorities, hopefully saving lives when a gunman is either in a building or on the loose.
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