Alex Vierich

The Problem I'm Obsessed With

While my day job involves making autonomous vehicles smarter, there's another problem that keeps me up at night: preventable water damage in homes. A single leak can cause tens of thousands in damage, yet most homes still rely on manual detection and intervention. As an electrical engineer who spends my days working on complex autonomous systems, I knew we could do better for our homes.

What We're Building

At Tenfold, I'm focused on bringing autonomous intelligence to home water systems:

Smart Water Protection

Our IoT system acts like a guardian for your home's plumbing:

• Continuous monitoring of water flow patterns
• AI-powered detection of unusual usage or potential leaks
• Automatic shut-off when anomalies are detected
• Real-time alerts to your phone
• Integration with home automation systems

Why This Matters for Canadian Innovation

Canada's unique challenges make smart water protection particularly important:

1. Our harsh winters make water damage from frozen pipes a constant threat
2. The average water damage claim in Canada costs $43,000
3. Most insurance companies now require active water protection
4. Our homes and infrastructure need smarter protection systems

Why I'm Building This with Tenfold

By day, I work on autonomous vehicle systems, which has taught me the importance of reliable, safety-critical systems. Through Tenfold, I found the perfect community to apply this expertise to solving a different but equally important problem.

Victoria's combination of tech talent and real-world challenges makes it the perfect testing ground for smart home solutions. I believe that the best technology often goes unnoticed - it just works. That's what we're building: a system that quietly protects your home while you sleep.