Our story
Born out the Northeastern University SMART Center, Zepsor embraces the true Northeastern University essence defined by innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, experiential learning, global engagement and diversity. It started as an idea that challenged all the established norms in the field of sensing, it became a winning research proposal that produced a groundbreaking proof of concept, and eventually transitioned into a startup. Zepsor was born.
The Zepsor solution transforms the way we use power to perform sensing functions, achieving unprecedented energy efficiency and ultimately enabling the implementation of a truly persistent and ubiquitous event-driven sensing capability. Zero-power sensors will be present everywhere in our lives and transform our daily routines to the same extent the Internet has changed our everyday life. Zepsor is delivering first-of-a-kind solutions that make this a reality.
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10x
battery lifetime
2.5B
fewer battery changes per day
$25B
saving in battery replacement costs per day
240
tonnes saving in CO2 emission per day
Zepsor's impact
A world of 1 trillion connected devices is predicted by 2035. 1 trillion devices with a 1-year battery life will result in 2.7 billion battery changes per day. Replacing such a multitude of batteries will not be cost-effective and battery swapping will be difficult if not impossible in many cases. The labor costs of recharging or replacing 2.7 billion batteries per day will be prohibitive and as a result these batteries will likely be discarded further contributing to global waste management challenges. Manufacturing 2.7 billion new batteries per day will exacerbate the already immense cost and environmental impact of producing batteries (50 to 1000 units of energy needed to produce 1 unit of battery energy).
Our team

Matteo Rinaldi
Co-Founder & CEO

Zhenyun Qian
Co-Founder & CTO

David Horsley
Founding Advisor

Paul Pickering
Silicon Catalyst Advisor
Our company history
2025
April 2025
Zepsor received R&D funding from ARPA-E to develop new zero-power sensors.
January 2025
Zepsor showcased zero-power presence sensor at CES 2025.
2024
June 2024
Zepsor raised seed funding from Silicon Catalyst Ventures and other investors.
January 2024
Zepsor received R&D funding from NSF to develop zero-power proximity sensors.
2023
November 2023
Zepsor secured an exclusive license from Northeastern University.
June 2023
Zepsor started prototyping with a mainstream MEMS foundry partner.
March 2023
Zepsor received R&D funding from DARPA and raised pre-seed funding from Silicon Catalyst Angels and other investors.
2022
July 2022
Zepsor joined Silicon Catalyst Incubator Program and received R&D funding from ARPA-E.
Let's Talk
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