Photos: The startup that created the IoT toothbrush

Beam saved money on boxes by staying local

Beam partnered with a local packaging company to produce the boxes for the Beam Brush. 

Beam Technologies' connected toothbrush, the Beam Brush

The Beam Brush is a connected toothbrush that uses sensors to record the amount of time you brush.

Beam Technologies Founder Alex Frommeyer in the Beam lab

TechRepublic’s Lyndsey Gilpin and Conner Forrest visited the office and workshop of Beam Technologies and photographed founder Alex Frommeyer in action. 

Standing desks are often preferred in the lab

The team designed and developed the Beam Brush in-house, utitlizing a variety of tools to make it to market.

For more on Beam, see:

– Hardware entrepreneur kickstarts IoT while empowering new tech hub and urban development
– How Beam launched a hardware startup with only $500K, and what you can learn from it

One of Beam Technologies' workbenches

The team built their own desks out of 2 x 4 pieces of lumber and store-bought hardware. 

The team works out of their apartment living room

The team works out of a second story apartment in Louisville’s Germantown neighborhood. Two of the founders live in the apartment.

Beam Technologies won several local awards

Beam was named one of Louisville’s Hot Dozen Startups and won the Vogt Award in 2011. 

Frommeyer wants to stay in Louisville

For more on Beam, see:

– Hardware entrepreneur kickstarts IoT while empowering new tech hub and urban development
– How Beam launched a hardware startup with only $500K, and what you can learn from it

Beam's office is a mix between apartment and workshop

For more on Beam, see:

– Hardware entrepreneur kickstarts IoT while empowering new tech hub and urban development
– How Beam launched a hardware startup with only $500K, and what you can learn from it