Soteria Technologies, which is based in Lindenhurst, recently secured $200,000 from angel investors, allowing it to begin production on its first project.
The funding will go to producing 1,000 lightweight breathing devices, known as Oxxy/Gen units. The masks are designed to help a single user get out of a fire or other situation where limited air is available. Each device provides enough air for one user at a time. The plan is to produce the mask in Michigan and to make them available for sale online by the time summer rolls around.
An anonymous investor from Connecticut and Accu-Mold, a plastic engineering specialist in Michigan, provided the primary investments for the initial production run. Accu-Mold will be responsible for producing the first 1,000 units, and additional masks if the launch proves successful.
Soteria, which takes its name from the Greek word for safety, can produce Brochures explaining the science behind the masks. They weigh about a pound each and use potassium superoxide to absorb any carbon dioxide a person exhales, leaving behind oxygen. The technology is modeled after the process of photosynthesis, by which plants produce their own oxygen.
When the masks do go on sale, they will be only available online, with an anticipated price of $99.
While they get ready to into production in March, the company is also looking for new ways to raise funding for the next phase of its growth. It hopes to raise another $200,000 in investments to use for marketing and business development.
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