About - VigiLife

Healthcare

Home Care, Hospitals, Clinics

Wellness

Corporate, Assisted Living,
Remote Therapy

Physical Performance

Athletics, Public Safety,
HAZMAT, Academia

Worker Safety

Energy, Mining, Agriculture,
Construction, Food and Beverage

Operations

Ground Operators, Cargo
Technicians, Distribution Centers

Military

Force Health, Fitness,
Confined Space

Learn how Rogers-O’Brien Construction responded to heightened heat safety regulations amidst rising temperatures, employing Safeguard® technology.

Labor Efficiency & Heat Safety

About VigiLife

How SafeGuard® has improved safety and saved lives

Our Team

We’re a dedicated team focused on elevating safety, productivity and wellness

About Us

Learn more about VigiLife and our intelligent guardian technology, SafeGuard®.

Where It All Began

VigiLife started as a collaboration between Aptima, a human-centered engineering company and co-founder, the Air Force Research laboratory and Sustainment Center, and Lockheed Martin who hypothesized that workers in confined spaces could leverage off-the-shelf health and safety monitoring devices to provide continuous and standardized oversight of individuals in risk-laden environments.

2015-2018

Government SBIR research at Aptima and with Air Force Research Laboratory

2019

“Confined Space Monitoring System (CSMS)” Field Demonstrations with USAF and Lockheed Martin

2020

Aptima Ventures, Zach Kiehl, and Noah DePreist launch a company dedicated to commercializing the CSMS

2021

First venture investment received and full-time team members join
Startup of the Year award by the Dayton Development Coalition
First government contract with USAF and US Navy

2022

Refactoring of CSMS into “SafeGuard” product and beta launch
SafeGuard product receives Soin Innovation Award
SafeGuard product selected for DHS Silicon Valley Innovation Program
Seed Round of $2.125M raised

2023

Public launch of SafeGuard and design partner program begins
SafeGuard is featured on the Today Show for heat stress use case
SafeGuard is piloted and deployed to several large enterprises (Fortune 500s and USG)
Company is renamed “VigiLife” with a mission to protect and enrich the lives of those at risk

2024

VigiLife clears $2M in revenue
VigiLife expands design partner program and prepares for scale and Series A

VigiLife's SafeGuard works to ensure worker wellbeing & safety, empower organizational productivity & efficiency, and certify corporate responsibility & sustainability.

Zachary Kiehl, CEO