MOBOSENSE LLC

MOBOSENSE LLC is a Moraga, California-based environmental sensor technology company founded in 2015, focused on developing affordable smartphone-connected sensing platforms for water and soil quality monitoring. The company received two NSF SBIR awards: a Phase I award of $149,880 (July 2015) for a smartphone-connected electrochemical sensor to detect dangerous ions in water samples without laboratory equipment, and a Phase II award of $717,250 (March 2017) for a portable, smartphone-controlled microfluidic sensor system capable of rapidly detecting nitrate and phosphate contamination in water and soil. The technology integrates nanoelectronic sensors, smartphone connectivity, and cloud software to enable low-cost, field-deployable water quality testing — targeting agricultural runoff monitoring, drinking water safety, and stream quality assessment. MOBOSENSE serves environmental monitoring agencies, agricultural users, and public health organizations seeking to democratize water quality testing by eliminating the need for expensive laboratory analysis. The platform is designed to allow users to collect, post, and share water quality data on social media platforms, contributing to collective environmental knowledge.