VeriLocal Inc.

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VeriLocal transforms noisy social media into trusted, real-time eyewitness intelligence for crisis response and infrastructure operations. VeriLocal was founded through the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator by Todd McGuire , CEO and BS alum of business administration at CU Boulder, and is based on core verified-local methodology invented by Lise Ann St. Denis , research scientist in CU Boulder's Earth Lab and lead of the Global Social Sensing Project.

VeriLocal's AI-driven platform classifies social content for source authenticity and geographic relevance, filtering out non-local noise and surfacing high-value reports from people near an incident. VeriLocal is commercializing St. Denis' research, while developing company-owned platform improvements. 

Delivered through an API and lightweight dashboard, the technology gives incident commanders, public information officers, public-safety agencies, utilities and other operators a decision-ready view of what affected communities are seeing and reporting. The methodology has a peer-reviewed foundation, has been validated on historical wildfire and severe-weather data and is advancing through pre-operational testing and live 2026 wildfire evaluation.

Funding Status and Investment Opportunities

• Industry Applications: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning​, Civic Engagement and Government, Environment and Sustainability, Sensors, Information Technology, Software, Smart Cities​
• Funding Round: Pre-Seed
• Contact for Investment Inquiries: Todd McGuire , Founder and CEO, Todd@DataMethods.io

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