About Us

Learn more about VigiLife and our real-time worker safety platform, SafeGuard®.

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Where It All Began

VigiLife began through a collaboration between Aptima, a human-centered engineering company, the Air Force Research Laboratory and Sustainment Center, and Lockheed Martin. Together, the team explored whether off-the-shelf health and safety monitoring devices could provide continuous, standardized oversight for people working in confined, high-risk 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 helps organizations protect worker wellbeing, improve operational efficiency, and turn safety data into responsible action.

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Meet the Team

Meet the individuals dedicated to reducing risk and providing powerful predictive insights derived from real-time worker and environmental data.

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