Brian Moloney: ‘I bought a car with my last few hundred pounds and had to sleep in it for two weeks’
Brian Moloney, founder of the AI-driven wastewater management company StormHarvester, shares his journey from homelessness to leading a global software firm. The company uses machine learning to help utility providers predict and prevent flooding and sewer blockages.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of AI innovation and critical infrastructure management, demonstrating how technology can solve real-world environmental and operational challenges.
Brian Moloney is the founder and chief executive of StormHarvester, a Belfast-headquartered AI company tackling pollution and flooding across wastewater networks.
Founded in 2017, the software company helps wastewater utilities predict and prevent flooding and pollution before they happen, protecting communities and reducing costs.
Its machine learning platform analyses data from thousands of sensors that detect faults across the sewer network and provide alerts so utilities can take action. The system detects issues such as sewer blockages and anomalies in sewage pumping station performance.
StormHarvester employs a team of 125 people across the UK, Australia and New Zealand, with active expansion into the US and Canada
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