At the end of March, swimming pool monitoring company Sutro won the San Francisco Poe Man’s Challenge, which connects youth to entrepreneurs with the prize of a $15,000 investment for the top startup.
Now, Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Dontari Poe is making good on that deal and investing in Sutro, which makes smart sensors that monitor the chemical levels in swimming pools.
“Sutro did a great pitch at the SF Poe Man’s Challenge. Their clean water technology can be used for a lot of things,” Poe said in a statement. “Water quality is so important not just in the US but globally.