ThruWave

ThruWave designs and builds proprietary mmWave imaging systems, image reconstruction software, and data analytics software that enable customers to see inside sealed packaging and automatically verify quality and security concerns in real time at conveyor speeds. The company's human-safe mmWave imaging technology penetrates most packaging materials to visualize contents inside closed containers without using harmful X-ray or Gamma radiation, supporting inspection speeds of up to 600 feet per minute and throughputs of 4 items per second. ThruWave offers three solution configurations: a benchtop inspection system, a standalone system with integrated conveyor and divert mechanism, and an integrated system that retrofits to existing material handling infrastructure. The platform serves two primary markets: contraband and threat detection for mail services and security sectors, automatically detecting firearms, tobacco, and illegal drugs in bulk mail; and supply chain quality control for e-commerce and manufacturing, detecting quality errors in distribution, fulfillment, logistics, and reverse logistics workflows. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company has raised approximately $8.6M in seed funding from investors including Ubiquity Ventures, Root Ventures, Washington Research Foundation, In-Q-Tel, BlueSky Capital, Foothill Ventures, E14 Fund, National Science Foundation, America's Seed Fund, and Team Builder Ventures. ThruWave differentiates itself as the world's first and only fully automated mail contraband detection solution using human-safe mmWave imaging at conveyor speeds.