Actuate (formerly Aegis AI) Gun Detection Video Analytics Startup

By: Sean Patton, Published on May 07, 2019

Gun detection analytic startups are increasing as the promise of AI and the threats of active shooters grow.

One company, Actuate (formerly Aegis AI), is being led by a Marine Corps Veteran Sonny Tai, who aims to use his experience in the military to help solve this problem.

We spoke to Aegis, to better understand their gun detection first approach, go-to-market, and how they position their video analytics in campus environments.

In this note we look at:

Who is Aegis
What Type of Video Analytics
What Customers is Aegis Targeting
How Much Does It Cost
What is Aegis Go-To-Market
Developing Image Datasets

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**** **** ** ***** Analytics
**** ********* ** ***** Targeting
*** **** **** ** Cost
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October **** ****** - ********** ** *******

************** **** **** ********** as *******, ***** **** ********* "new ****** *** ********-********* features" ** ******** ** their *** ********* ******:

***** ******* ******** ** the *******’* ****** ***********, Actuate ********** ******* ** adopt *** *** ***** name ** ********* **** its *** ********, ***** expand *** ****’* ********* beyond *** *********.
*** *** ******** ******* intruder- *** ******-********* ** solutions. *** ******* ****** can *** ***** ********* to ************ ***** ** customer ********** *** ***** individuals ****** ** * threatening ****** **** ****** weapons *** ***** *******.

** ********** ***** ******** Actuate ****** ** **** to ******* ********** *****' needs ** *** *** offerings ****. *******, *** move ***** **** ******** that ************* *** * pure *** ********* ***** analytics ******* *** *** enough ** ***** * company ******.

**********, ***** *** ******, is *** ******* ** in *** ********* ****** (e.g. **** ** ** Paravision, ***************** ** **********).

Aegis ********

******* ** ***** ****, Aegis ** ************* ** Chicago, **, *** ******* 4 ****-**** *********, *** technical *******. **** **** co-founded ***** ***** ****** ***** ** ***** as * ** ******, part ** ***** *** spent ** *******-********** ********** and*** ******, ** **-********* ** Program *******, *** ********* the ******* ***** *** detection *********.

***** **** ***** ********* include *** ********** ** Chicago **************(*** **** ***********). **** are ******** ** **** additional ***** *** **** a *** *********** ****** in ***.

Goal - ********** ****** ******** **** ** ****** ********

***** **** *** ***** over * **** ***** leaving ****** **** ******* speaking ** ******, **********, and ********* ******** ********* to ********** *** ** could ******* *** ********** in ****-********* *** ********** to *** ****** *** more ********* ****** ******** to ****** ******** **********.

**** **** **** ******** directors *** ****** *********** are ********* **** ********* calls ** ****** **** 5 ******* **** *** first ***** *****, *** that *** ******* ******** time ** ****** ** site ** ****** **** the ******* **** ********. Aegis **** *** **** of ***** ********* ** to ******** *** ********* time, *** ******* ******** information ** ***** ********** so **** *** ***** the ******** ******* *** safer.

**** *-****** **** ***** shows * *** *** detection ****** ******:

***** **** **** **** be ******* *** ************* videos ** ***** ******** in ********* ****** *** corporate ****** ************, ****** that *** ******* **** videos ******* ******** ********* video **** ********** ****** are *** ***** ****** market.

Gun *********, ** **** ***********

******** *** **** ** video ******** ********, ***** is *** ******** **** recognition *** ** ******* on ***** ***** ***** analytics ** ****** **** for ****** ************. **** said ***** ****** *** detect ****** *** ***** non-gun ******* (*.*. *********, packages) *** ******* **** typical ***** ******** ********* like ********* *********.

**** **** ***** ****** networks **** *** **** trained ** ********* *** face ***********, *** **** do *** **** ***** to ******* *** **** recognition, ****** *********** ******** already ** **** ***** that *** **** ****** with ***** *******.

Gun ************** *** ************** ********* ******

***** **** **** *** not ******* ***** *** neural ********, ******* ********* and "******* *********" ****-****** YOLOv3. **** **** *** primary ************* **** ** strip *** ******** *** capabilities ** ****** **** types ** *******, *** training *************** *** "******", "long ***" *** "********". They **** *** ****** network ** ******* *** contours ******* * ****** and ******** ~**-** *** required ** ****** * gun ****** * ****** of ***** ** ******.

**** ***** **** ******* test *********** *** ****** with **** ****, ******, dark ***** *******, *** polished ****** *********, *** claim **** **** ******* their ******** ** ******* these ******. ******* *** most ***** *********, **** noted **** ********** ***** density *** **** ******** are *** ******* ********** to *********.

Cloud ****** / ** **-******* *********

***** ****** ********-**** ******* that *** ******** ** Amazon ***** ******* *** there *** ** **-******* or ********* *******. **** utilize *** *** ***** existing ** ******* *** do *** **** ******* to *** *****.

**** **** **** ******* encrypted ***** ******* ***** available, *** ******** ***** unencrypted ***** ** *** customer's ******* ** *** do *** ******* **. They **** ***** ******* for ******** *** ********* on ****** ******* *** said **** *** *********** developing ***** *** ******** plugin ** ******** ******* to ***** ********.

*******

***** *** * ****** SaaS ************ ***** ** $30 *** ****** *** month, ***** ******** ** hardware ********** ** *********** on-premise *** ******** **-*** video *******.

***** **** **** *** offering * **** ***** of ***** ********* *** end-user *******, *** ******** less **** ** ****** customers ** ***** ***** year, *** *** ** track ** **** ******* goals.

Channel *********

***** **** **** *** currently ********* ****** ** large *** *****, *** have **** **** ** channel ******* ***********. **** said **** *** ********** the ******** ************* ** be * "****-*******" ******, but *** ******* ******** with *** ***** ****** deployments ** ***** *** optimize *** ****** *** each *******.

No ******* *** ************

***** **** *** ******* any ******** *** ************ but **** ***** ****** is ********* ******* **** Genetec, ********* *** ******* VMS ******* **** ***** streams *** **** *** send ******/****** ** ***** VMS. *******, **** ** not **** ******** *** overlay ****** ** *** VMSes.

***** **** ***** ** a *** *********** *** viewing **** *** ******** reference *****, **** ***** video ******* *** ************* management.

Comments (24)

Brandon Knutson

IPVMU Certified | 05/07/19 05:11pm

... **** ********* ***** ** police **** * ******* from *** ***** ***** fired

* **** ** **** hard ** ******* **** it ***** * ******* for *** ***** *** call ** ***** ******. Police are ******* **-***** ****** 5 ******* ** *** first *****, *** **** is * ******** **** being **** **.

Andrew Myers

In reply to Brandon Knutson | 05/07/19 06:27pm

*'** **** **** ****** a *** ***** ******. Some ** **** **** the ********* *****:

*** ****** ******** ** Active ******* ********* - Washington *.*. ****** ********* Research *****

*'** ****** ******* **** a *** *****, *** I *****'* ***** ******** that ******** **** ** takes * ******* ** average ****** ****** *** called.

Sonny Tai

Actuate | In reply to Brandon Knutson | 05/08/19 01:58pm

* **** * *** a **** ****** ** this ********. * ***** heard ** *** "* minute" ********* **** * attended * "***, ****, Fight" ******** ****** ** a ****** ***. *'** then **** ** **** by ******** ********* *******, without ***** **** ** track **** * ******* source.

*'** **** **** **** statistic **** ******** **** LEOs ******* **** ****** officer ** ***** (* met * ***** ** Chiefs ** **** ********** last ****), *** ****** has ******* **.

** ******* *** * primary ****** **** ******** the **** ******* *** calls, **** ***** ** great. * **** ** Parkland, ** *** ** seconds ***** *** ***** round *** **********, ***** may ******* **** * minutes ** ***, *** I **** ***'* **** enough ****.

Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Sonny Tai | 05/10/19 12:00am

*** (*) ****** ****** is ********** ** * number ** *** ******** response ********. *** ***** for *** ***** ** referred ** ** “******** bias”. ****** ****** ********* it ** *** **** Unthinkable.

Brandon Knutson

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Jerry Wilkins | 05/10/19 02:38pm

**** ****** ****** ********, including ******, ** **** we ** ** ****** normalcy ****. * ******* and **** *** ****** of ******* ******** *** ******* the ***** *** *** saved *****, *** * have ** ****.

* ****** **** *** contemporary ***** **** ***** the ******* ********* ** the ***** *** **** from *** *****. ********** news ******** *** **** case ******* **** ***** coming ** ****** * minute ** *** ***** shots *****.

*'* *** ********* ** denying **** *** **** said, **** ******* *** data.

Jerry Wilkins

In reply to Brandon Knutson | 05/10/19 03:07pm

*******, *** **** * great ***** ***** ********* normalcy ****. * ***** you *** ********* **** point **** **** *********... "you **** *** **** to *** ******** *** will **** ** **** level ** ********". ****** inoculation ** ******** ** you **** ** ***** effectively ****** * ******** incident. ** *** **** train ***** *** *** it ***** *** **** fail ***** ******** *** must ***** ***** *** can't *** ** *****!

Undisclosed #1

05/07/19 09:02pm

*** *** ****** ** convenience *****/**** ******* ** examples ** *** ***** gun ********* ********* **** - **** ***** **** this ***'* **** **** intend **** ** ** used ***?

* **** **** *********** - ******* ** ******-*** robbery ********** (**** *** ones **** **** ** their *** *****), * think ***** ******** ***** actually ******* **** ***** - ******* *********** *** actually ** ******* ****** anyone **** ****.

*** ******* ** *** gun **** ***** ***** robbed ** ********* *** hand **** *** ****. and **** **** ******* the ****** ***** ***** that ***, *** ****? gun ********* ********* ***** certainly **** ** ***** scenarios.

Plus *********** *****/**** ********* *** ***** ******.

** ***** ** **** they ******* *** *** 2nd ********* ***** ***** on - *** **** videos ** **** **** they ***** **... *** then **** ** ****** involved ***** ********* ****** to ***** ** ****** shooter ********* ******* - cuz ****'* **** *** buzz ** *** ***** now - *** **** shifted ***** *** *** potential ** * ****** return.

****** ****** ******** ********* (I ** ** ******, but **** ** ** perception) ***** *** ***** blazing **** -- ********* gun ******** ********* ******** useless - ** ***** in ********** ** *** obvious ***** ******** ** strong-arm ******** *********.

Sonny Tai

Actuate | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 05/08/19 04:05am

** *****,

*'* *** ** *** founders. ***** ** ****** any ********* ** *** best ** ** *******.

*** *** ****** ** convenience *****/**** ******* ** examples ** *** ***** gun ********* ********* ****...

We **** *********** ***** ********* *** *** *******:

- ** *** *****, it ** **** **** abundant, ***** ***** **** with **** **** ********* and ******** ********, ** can ***** ** * valuable ********** ** ******* training ****.

- ** **** ****'* want ** ********** ******* with ***** ******* ** people ***** **** ** a **** *****, ** using ***** ********* *** a **** *** ** demonstrate *** ************ ***** real **** ******** ****** crime ******* ******* ** stock *******.

Violent *** ******* *** *** ***** **** *** *. ** ***** **** ** ******** ********** *** ******* ***** *** *****, *** ***'** *****, ****** ****** **** ****** **** ***. ******* ************ ***** ** ******* ** ****** ********* ** ******** ********* ** **** ***** ****** ****** ******* **********, ****** *** ******* ******* ****** *** *** ******** ** *** * ******** **** **** ** ***** *** **** ** **********, **** **, ***** *** ******* ******* ** ***** **** *** *** *********** ***** **** *** * ******** ** *** ****.

****** ****** ******** ********* (I ** ** ******, but **** ** ** perception) ***** *** ***** blazing ****...

You *** ********** *****. *** ***** ** ******** ****** *** ********* ** **** **** ***** **********, *** **'* ***** *** ******* ** ******** ****** **** *********** ********* ** **** ****. *** ******* - ** ********, *** *********** *** ** **** **** *** ******* **** ****** **** ***** ***** ***** *** ***** ***** *** ***** (

- ********/********* ** ********

- ********/*********

- **********

...which *** *** ******** ****** ** *********** **** ******* *** *********** ** ********** *** ****** ** **** ** ******** *** *** ******** ********* ** **** ********* **** ********* ***** ******* *** ********.

* **** ***** **** been * *** ** companies *** **** **** and **** ********* ******** vision *** *********** ************. I'm *** ****** ** have ** *** ******* out - *** **** thing ** **** ** do ** *********** *** underdeliver. *******, ** **** a **** ** * data ******* ****, ********* who **** **** **'** doing *** ****, *** we **** **** ****** distinguished ********* *** ******* in **. **'** ******** to ** *********.

****** *** *** ********! I've **** ** **** reader *** **** * year ***, *** *** of *** ********* ****!

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Sonny Tai | 05/08/19 05:19am

**** *** ** *** best, **** ******** ****** I've **** **** ** my ************* *********** ********* in * **** ** IPVM.

*****, ***! ;)

Sonny Tai

Actuate | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 05/08/19 01:27pm

***** ***! * ***** that ** ** *** together * ********** *** talented **** *** ******* ourselves **** *********, ** can ********** **** ** impact ** * ********** way **** ***** *****.

**** **** *** *** provocative ** *** :-) It's ******* ** ** skeptical, ** *** ****** be. ***** *** *** many ******* ** **** industry ******* ** **** a ***** **** *** massively ************.

* ***** ***** *** ultimately *** ***** **** to **** ** * company ** ******* ** this *****:

*. **** ***** ******** page *** *** ** they **** ****** **** data ******* ********* (**** specifically - ********** **** neural ******** *** ******** vision). ******* *** ***** an ***-***-***** ***** ** an **** ****** **** set *** *** ** to **** ****-****. ** takes * *** **** to **** ** ********.

*. **** **** ****** significant ******* *******? ** have ****** ****** $** (will ******** ****), **** of ***** ** **** VCs *** **** ***** investors ** ********* **** as ****, ********, *** ClassPass - *** **** do *** **** ****** with ***** ********* *** diligence.

Dan Droker

LONG Building Technologies
IPVMU Certified | 05/07/19 10:30pm

*** ** ********* ** a ****** ************ ** the ****** ** *** end ****/******?

Sonny Tai

Actuate | In reply to Dan Droker | 05/08/19 01:28pm

** **** * ************ with *** ******** ****** via ***/*****, ** ** can ******* ** ** the ***.

Andrew Myers

In reply to Sonny Tai | 05/08/19 01:36pm

**** **** **** *** don't ********* ****** ****** directly? (**, *** ****** sends ***/***** ** * list ** *****, *** those ****** *** ******** to ****** ******)

Sonny Tai

Actuate | In reply to Andrew Myers | 05/08/19 01:51pm

** **** *****, ** don't, ** *** *** there *** *** **** bureaucratic ****** ** **** through ** ***** *** integrations **** ***** *** enforcement **********.

*******, ** **** ***** for ************* **** ** the ******, ****** *******:

(*. *********** **** * computer ***** ******** ****** after *** ***** *** been ********* ** * human

(* ******** *** *** monitoring ****** *** ******* 911.

** *****'* *********** **** yet, ******* ********* **** actually ***** ** *** the ****** **********. *********, the ****** ** ** 3-5 ******* ** * school ********** **** ** education ***********, *** *** Director ** ******** *** the *** (** **********) in ********* ***********.

Jeremy Ellis

05/08/19 03:08am

*** ***** ** **********/***********/****** even ** ******? $** a ***** *** ****** is * *******.

Sonny Tai

Actuate | In reply to Jeremy Ellis | 05/08/19 01:29pm

**** **** ******* ************ networks *** ******** ************* with *** ********* :)

Andrew Myers

05/08/19 01:39pm

** *** **** *** plans *** ******* **** OnSSI ******** (*** ***** by *******)?

Sonny Tai

Actuate | 05/08/19 01:54pm

** ***** ************ **** VMSs ** ** ******* customers *** *** * specific ***. ** ***** love ** **** **** Ocularis/Qognify, *** ** ***'* have * ******* ******** yet. **********, **** ** co-founder *** * *** University ** ******* ***** and **** *** *******, but ** *****'* **** able ** **** **** as * ******** *** :-P

Jim FitzGibbon

05/09/19 01:13am

** *** *** ********* is ********* **** ** of ******** ** **. We ** * *** of **** ** *** K-12 ***** *** *** very ******* ** *********** of ******* ** ******, lockdown *** ********* ************* and **************. **** ** about *** *** ******* that * **** **** across *** *** *** pricing ***** ** **** reasonable.

*** *** ***** * have ******* ** **** these ********* *** ****** to **** ***** *** and *** ** *** go ** ******. ** the ******** ** ***** to ** ***** ********, retail **** ** * different **** **** ******* with * ****** ****** that *** ******* ************ or **** **** * state ******** ** * legal *********** **** ** sell ** ***** *******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

05/17/19 03:47pm

* **** * ******** architecture ********* ******** ***** the ******** ** **** real-time ***** *********:

*. **** ** **** expensive ** ********* **** live ********* ***** **** customer **** ** **** cloud?

*. **** ***** *** delay *** ******* ***** live *******?

*. *** ** *** address ********* ******* ****** bandwidth?

*. *** ** *** address ********* ******* ********?

******: **** ******* *** been ***** ** *** own **********:********* ***** *** ******** Of **** ****-**** ***** Analytics

Sonny Tai

Actuate | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 05/17/19 04:13pm

** *****, ****** *** your *********! ***** *** issues ** ***** ******* with *** *********:

*. ** **** ****** at ******** *********** *** low ****** *** ******. As **** ** *** customers' ******* *** ******* by **** *******, **** doesn't ************* ******** ***** quality, *** ************* ******* bandwidth ************. ** ******* deployment ** **-** ******* is ***** ********** ** one ****** ********* *******. Also, ** **** ***** we *** ******** *** basic ********* ****'** ******* doing, *** **** **** images **** ****** ** detected, ******* ******** ********* by **-**%. **** ***** that ********* ***'* * huge *******, *** ** definitely *** ******* **** installation ****** ******* ******** on ****.

*. ***** ** ******** very ****** ***** ****** the ********. ** *** of *** *********** ** can ******* *** ******* an ***** ****** * second ** ** ***** stored ** *** ***. The *** ** *** at ********* ** ******* their ******* *** ***** VMS, ***** ** * local ************* ******* **** we ********* ********* **** with ***** ******** ********** to *******.

*. **** ** *** customers ***'* **** ********* concerns, *** *** *** ones **** ** ** can *** **-**** ****** detection (** ** #* above), ** *******-***** *********** to ******* ***** ********* concerns. **** ** ****** counter-cyclical: **** ***** ** a *** ** ******** in ********, ******* ****** aren't ***** *** ******** as ****, ** ****'** leaving **** ** ***** to *****, ** *** system **** ****** **** existing ********* ****** ********.

*. *** ****** *** build **** ******* ** mind **** *** ****** up. *******, ** ***'* analyze ***** ** *** other ********** ************ ***********: We're **** ******* ****** without *** ******** ********. Second, ** **** *** customer **** ***** ***, so *** **** ********* time *** **** ***** un-annotated ****** ** **** short. *****, ** *** the ****-************ ********* ********* by *** ********'* ***, which ***** ** **** has ******* ******** ** part ** *** *** purchasing *******. **** ** our **** ******* *** customer's ******* ****** *** an ***** ***** **** back ** *** **** of * *********. ***** we ********** **** **** customers *** ***** **** concerns ***** *** **** being *********** ********** ** all, ** ******* *** system ** *** **** privacy-compliant ****-**** ***** ********* solution ********* *********, *** other ********* **** ******* additional *** ********, ****** data ********* *******, ** more ***-***** ******** ** hardware ******** * *******.

**** **** *****!

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

05/17/19 05:03pm

***** *** *** *** fast ********:

*. ** *** ******* it *** ********* **** you **** **-** *** , **** ***’* *** bandwidth, *** * ** sure *** ***’* ****** weapon ** *-* ***. second * ** *** sure *** *** ** the ******** ** *** cases ******** ** ** RTSP ****** *** ********* the ****** ** ****** that *** ****** *** configure ****** ** ****** or ** *** *** level.

*. * ***’* ********** how *** *** ***** on *** ****** ********* analytics. *****, ** ** not ******** *** ******* massive ****** ** ***** alerts. ******, ** ** irrelevant ** ** *********** which *** ******** ****** which ** *** ******** of **** ***-**** ** far ** * ********** it.

*. * ***** ***** that ***** ** ******* issue ****** *** ******** especially *** * ******** service ** *** *******.

******** *** ***** * am *** ********* **** you ********** *** *****.

***, **** ** *** minimum ****** **** **** is ******** ** ***** to ********* **** **** is * ******?

Sean Patton

IPVM | 10/30/19 05:39pm

************** **** **** ********** as *******, ***** **** ********* "new ****** *** ********-********* features" ** ******** ** their *** ********* ******:

***** ******* ******** ** the *******’* ****** ***********, Actuate ********** ******* ** adopt *** *** ***** name ** ********* **** its *** ********, ***** expand *** ****’* ********* beyond *** *********.
*** *** ******** ******* intruder- *** ******-********* ** solutions. *** ******* ****** can *** ***** ********* to ************ ***** ** customer ********** *** ***** individuals ****** ** * threatening ****** **** ****** weapons *** ***** *******.

**********, ***** *** ******, is *** ******* ** in *** ********* ****** (e.g. **** ** ** Paravision, ***************** ** **********).

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Sean Patton | 10/30/19 06:55pm

*** ***** **** ** more ***** *** ***** new ******** **** ** conjunction **** *** *** detection *********?

* **** *** **** to ******** ********* **** before * *** ** ever ********* *** *'* like ** ********** **** how *** *** ***** and *** *** ***** - ******** - **** value.

***: *** *** ** Sonny *** ******** *** .ai ****** *********.

********* ***** *****.