Ex-Military/Intel Startup Anno.ai Pivots to Smart Retail, Rebrands as Onsights
Anno.ai, a startup founded by former government and military officers, has quietly rebranded itself as Onsights and pivoted from ML SaaS to cloud smart retail video analytic software.
In this report, IPVM examines Anno.ai's background, its past and present products, the rebrand and pivot, and outlook for the company.
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** * **-** *******, *** *******’ category, ** *****, ** ***-*********** — the ********* ******** *** ** ******’* individual ***************.
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******* ************ "******* *** ********** *** most *********** *** ********** ************* **** types". **** ****.** ******* ******* ** monitor ******* ********, *********** ******* ********, and ***** *** *******, ** ******* Investigator *** ********* *** ********** *****:
***** ** *** ****.** ******, ******* Investigator ******* *** ********** *** **** challenging *** ********** ************* **** *****. Leveraging ****.**'* **** **** ******* *********, Network ************ ******** ***** ********* *** analysts, *** ******* ****** ******** *** ways ** ******* ***** ******* ********, identify *** *********** ******* ********, *** flush *** *******.
Pricing *** *********
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- $*,*** / **** / **** - 1-9 *****
- $*,*** / **** / **** - 10-25 *****
- $*,*** / **** / **** - 26-50 *****
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