
N5 Sensors provides real-time environmental intelligence that alerts responders and agencies to wildfires, hazardous chemicals, and infrastructure threats. The company pairs a proprietary SPH™ chemical sensor array with AI/ML analytics and cloud connectivity to deliver continuous monitoring and automated 24/7 alerts. Its product ecosystem includes wearable ChemBadge and fixed-site ChemNode devices that connect via IoT transports (BLE, LTE-M, LoRa) and expose APIs for integration with incident-management and public-safety systems. Offered as an environmental monitoring-as-a-service solution, N5 targets communities, utilities, first responders, and military customers. The platform is built for scalable deployments and provides situational awareness across public-safety and environmental monitoring markets.

N5 Sensors provides real-time environmental intelligence that alerts responders and agencies to wildfires, hazardous chemicals, and infrastructure threats. The company pairs a proprietary SPH™ chemical sensor array with AI/ML analytics and cloud connectivity to deliver continuous monitoring and automated 24/7 alerts. Its product ecosystem includes wearable ChemBadge and fixed-site ChemNode devices that connect via IoT transports (BLE, LTE-M, LoRa) and expose APIs for integration with incident-management and public-safety systems. Offered as an environmental monitoring-as-a-service solution, N5 targets communities, utilities, first responders, and military customers. The platform is built for scalable deployments and provides situational awareness across public-safety and environmental monitoring markets.
Company: N5 Sensors
Headquarters: Rockville, Maryland
Product focus: Cloud-connected chemical and environmental sensors (ChemNode, ChemBadge) and N5SHIELD platform
Founded: 2012
Total funding: 2,916,240 USD
Early detection and monitoring of wildfires, air quality, chemical threats, and infrastructure security.
2012
Data and Analytics
Seed round announced June 12, 2023
Documented NSF grant
“Blu Venture Investors, TEDCO, University System of Maryland Momentum Fund, The Chesapeake Bay Seed Capital Fund”