TRUNKLINK

Detecting elephant movements. Protecting farmers. Saving livelihoods.

A distributed network of solar-powered antennas that pool real-time data from rural water sources to detect elephant movement patterns and prevent human-wildlife conflict. The system alerts farmers when elephants approach crops, reducing costly encounters by up to 80% while providing conservationists with unprecedented behavioral data.

THE WOW MOMENT

A farmer receives a push notification 15 minutes before a herd approaches their maize field, showing the exact path and number of elephants based on pooled sensor detections from neighboring farms—saving an entire season's income in one alert.

BUSINESS MODEL

  • B2B SaaS: $15,000/year per 100km coverage area
  • Hardware-as-a-Service: $50/month per antenna unit
  • Subsidized by impact investors for emerging markets
  • Target clients: Wildlife conservation NGOs, government agricultural departments