How Ellie Fausett Turned Her Public-Health Research Into the Vector Guard App

The opportunity

Ellie had years of specialized research and an audience genuinely interested in real insect risk. But a social post can't be there in the moment — when a parent finds a tick on their kid, or a hiker wonders whether a bite matters, nobody wants to scroll an old feed for the answer.

The app we built

Vector Guard puts that expertise in your pocket. Snap a photo of the bug, find out whether it's a vector worth worrying about, check what's active in your area this season, and read prevention guidance grounded in real public-health research — not old posts, not generic identification results.

What the app does

• Snap a photo to identify ticks, mosquitoes, and other vectors
• See which vectors are active in your area, and when in the season to expect them
• Prevention and safety guidance grounded in Ellie's public-health research
• Practical information, saved and ready for the next outdoor decision

What Built by Foundry handled

• Worked with Ellie to shape years of vector-borne disease research into one focused product
• Designed the whole experience — photo identification, local risk context, and prevention guidance
• Built the iOS app and published it to the App Store, with Ellie named in the listing
• Still run it — maintenance, updates, and improvements after launch are ours to handle, not Ellie's

Public evidence

Everything below is a fact you can check without taking our word for it. We deliberately leave out private revenue claims and projections — the links go to public pages that show the app is real, live, and genuinely this creator’s.

• Apple's App Store lists BUILT BY FOUNDRY, INC. as the developer — check it yourself.
• The App Store description names Ellie Fausett and describes the field research the app is built on.
• Her Instagram, our product page, and the App Store listing all tell the same story about who made this, and with whom.

Sources and verification