Softbank-Backed Brazilian Startup Gabriel Raises $12+ Million

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*******, ******* ** ******** **** ** Rio ** *******, ******, ***** ****** as * "********** *******," ********** ***-**** cameras ** ******-****** *************** *** *** clients. ******* *****-************ ******** ** ****** neighborhoods, ******* **** ** ****** ***** by ********* **/* ****** **********, ******** the ****** ** ******** *************, *** sharing *** ***** ******* ** ****** with **************.

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******* ****** $** ******* *** (*$ 66 ******* ***) ** ** ******* 2021 ****** * ***** *** ** SoftBank, **** ************* **** ******, ***** Ventures, ***** ********, ***** *******, *** Capital, ********* ***********, ********* ********, ******** ScaleUp ********, *** *****,********* ** *** *******-******** ***** *******.

********* ** **********, *** ****** * ***** ****** Gabriel's ***** ******* ** ****** $** million ***, ********* * **** **** Round ** ***** *** ******* ****** nearly $* ******* ***.

Advantage: **/* ********** *******, **** *******

*** $** *** *** ***** **** Gabriel ********* *** ** ** **** of *** *** *******'* "********** *******" is **** ********* ********** ******* *****-***** ******* ($**–** *** ea.) **** * ************ **** ** Intelbras.

******* ******** *** ******* *** ****, and *** ******* ******* ******* **/* remote ********** ** *******. ************, *** Rio ******* ******** ***-***** **** ****** to *** ****** *** (*** ********** pictured) ** **** ** *** "********** network" ************.

****** ** *******'* **/* ********** *******, along **** **** ************ *** *******'* mobile ***, ** ** ********* ** the ***-****, *** ***** ********* **** to ****** ************ ** ***** *** and ***** *** *********** **** **/* central **********.

Disadvantage: **** ****** **** *** ***

** *** **** ****, ******* ** much **** ********* **** ***-**** ****** kits. ** $** ******* **** **** years (*** ****** ** * ******* contract), *** ***-**** **** ****** $*,*** USD ***** **** ***** *** **** two *******. ** **** *****, *** end-user ***** ******** *** * ***, low-cost, ****-****** *** ***** **** *** four ***** ***, ***** *******, ******* a **–**% *******, ** *** ****, over *******.

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******* ****** ***-***** **** ** ***** a "********** *******." *** *** ******* initially ***** ** ***** ****** ** providing * ********** ******* ** *********** customers' ******** **************; *******, ******* **-*********á*** ***** *******, *** ***** ** **** *** this ****, **** **** **** *** company ******* ******* **** **** ***** be *** ***********:

** ********* ******** ** ** *** company ***** ** ***** ********. ** thought ***** *** ********** ****** ** China, ******** **** ****** *** ***** in ****** ** **** ** *** United ******, **** ** ***** ** able ** *** ******* ********* ******** in ***** *** ** ** ********* become * ******* ********. *** ** were ********** ***** ***** ****... ** was ***** ***** **** *** ** to ***** * ********** *******, ** would ******** **** ** **** **** hardware ** ****.

*** ******* ***** **** **** ***** ***-**** ******* ******** ***** ** SME *********** ** ********** *** ********* ** ********* **** its *******.

******* ********* **** *** '********** *******' only ******** *** ******* *******, ***** are ******** *** ********* **-**** ** Gabriel ** ** ****** ** *** end-user. ******* ******** ** **** *** of *** ************* ** ********:

** ***** **** [**********] **** ******** places, **** *****-***** ********* ** ******, China, *** * ****** ** ***** places.

***** ******* ********* **** *** ******* are *********, *** ******* ******** ** disclose *** **** *****.

**. ******* ****** **** ******* ******** a '******** ** * *******,' ** HaaS, ******** *****, **** ********* ****** $35 *** (*$ *** ***) *** month *** *********ã*, ('*********,' ** **********), * **** the *** ******* **** ** ***** to *** ******-****** ******* ********* ******** as * **** (*** *****). *********ã*, ***** ******* ********* ****** ** Gabriel's "********** *******," ******** **** ******* make * **-***** ******* **********. ** case ** ***** ***********, **. ******* said **** *** ******* ***** **% of *** *********, ********** ******* ******* as * ******* *** ***** *********** unless *** ****** *** ***** *********** is ******** ***************, ** ***** **** there ** ** *****-*********** ***:

**'** ******* ** * ***** ** hardware ** * *******. **** ** do ** **** ** ** *** charge, ** ** *** ********** *** monthly ****** ** * *********** ** what *** ***** ** *** ******* are, ******* *** * ******* **** of ********. ** **** **-*****-**** ********* with ***** ****** **** **** ** have; *.*., ***** ******* **** **** their ******* **** **** *** ********** for ** ****** *** ***** *** end ** *** ********, ** ********** the ******* ******* ** ****** ** the ***** *********** ** *** ******** after ** ******.

** *** ****** ** *****, *** can ** ****, ** ** ** based ** *******'* **** ** **** services, *** ***'* **** ** *** any **** ** **** ** ********* for **. ** ** ** ******* of **** *** ****, *** **** to *** **% ** *** ********* installments ** *** ********.

******* **** **** ******* *** ****** to ****** ***** ** ****** **** have ***** ******** ******* ******** ******** free ** ****** ** **** ** the ******** ******* *******.

Customer **** *** *** ****** ****

******** ******** *.* ** *******'* ***** ** Use, *** ***-**** **** *** *** the **** ******** ** ******* ******* installed ** *** ********'* ******** (** Portuguese, **** ********** ** *******):

*.* *** *** ** *******®'* ******** does *** ****** *** ************ ******** right ** *** ****, ********* ** relation ** *** ******* ** *** Gabriel® *******, ***** ** **** *** exclusive ******** ** *******®...

******* ********* **** ** * ******-** comment:

*** *******' ******* ** ******* ** transfer ** *** ****** ****** *** contracted ******. **** **** *** ******** the ****'* ********* ** *** ******** data ******** [** ******* *******], ** conformity **** ********* ***********.

**** ***** **** **** * *******, specifying **** *** ******** ** *** the ***** ** *** **** ******** by ******* ********* ** *** ********'* property, ** ********.

Founding ****

******* *** ******* ** ***** **********—******** *****(********, ******), ********* *******(********, *****), *****á*** ***** *******(********, ****). *** **** *** ***** in *****, ***** **. ***** ****** a ******'* ****** ** ******** ********** and **. ******* ****** * ********'* at ****** ********** ** *****.

**. ******* **** *** ******** ****’* collective ********** ** *** *** *** at ***-***** ********* **** ** ****** inspired **** ** ***** ******* ** address *** ***** ********** ** ******’* security **********, ***** **. ******* ****** as *** "******* *** ******** ******* in *** ******* [******]":

In *****, ** *** ********, ********* ***** ** ********* **** **** ******* **** ******** ******, **** ** ****** *** *********. These were companies that were dealing with security through an artificial intelligence perspective. They did not take police off the streets, but they allow major Chinese cities to deal with people, plus technology, to solve their major problems. [emphasis added]

*** **. *******, ***** ******, **. Gen. **á*** ********* ** ******* *****, has ****** * ******* **** ** orchestrating ****** ******-******* ******** ************* ** Brazil ***** *** *****, *** ********* is ********:

**********, ** ********** ** **** **** close ** ********. ** ****** ** a ********* *****-**** ******* ** *** Brazilian **** [... **] *** *** one **** ***** *** ******** **** permitted *** **** ** ********* ** social ********* *** **** ** ******* escalations ** ***** ****** ** ******, and **** ***** ** ****** **** to **** *** [****] ******* ************ in *** ** *******.

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******* **** **** **** ** *** experienced **× ****** ** ****:

We ***** **** **** *** ****** ** ************ *** ******-****** *******. The latest numbers that I have regarding the quantity in Ipanema are 2,000 cameras in the whole neighborhood. There are more cameras, of course, [...] our ****** *** ** ******** *** ******* ******* ** *** **** [****] *** ** *** **. [emphasis added]

** ******** ******* ** **** ********* around *,*** ********* **** *,*** ******* deployed ********* ** *** ****** *** Ipanema ************* ** *** ** *******, with ********** *********** ** ***** *** neighborhoods ** **** ** ** *ã* Paulo.

******* **** *** ** *** *******'* cameras ******** ** ******* ********. *** startup's **** ********* ******* ********** *** residential *********.

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******* **** **** **** ** ****, it *** ******** **% ******* ****** based ** ******* *****:

*** **** ********* ****** ** *** growth ** **** ** **** **** this **** ******* **% ***** ***** based ** ******* *****. **, ******* that ***** ** ******* *** ** touch, ******* ** **** *** ******* as ****.

*** ******* *********** ******** ** ******** any **** ******* **** ** *** projected ******* ******* *** **** ** 2022.

Employees *** ******

******* ********* **** ** ********* *** 83 ********* (******** ***** ** *********), ********* ***** ** *** ** Janeiro.

******* ** ******* *** ****, **** Mr. ******* ********** **** *** *** startup ***** ** **** ******* ***** in ***** ********, ****** *** ********:

*********, *** *********** ** *** **** is ********. ** *** ***** ** reach ** ****** ** *** *******.

*** ******* **** ****** **** ***** the ******** ** *** ***** ** based ** *** ** *******, ** has "**** ****** ******* ********" *** "more *** **** ****** *** ******* from ***** ******."

People ********* *********, ********* *** *********** *** ****

******* (******* ********* ******** *****) ********* that, ** *******, *** ******* **** offers ****** ********* ********* *** ******* installed ****** ******** *********:

** ** ***, *** ******* **** are ** *** ***** ***** ** buildings, ** **** ******* ******* **** to **** *** ******* ** ********* a ***** ******** ** ***.

*** *** ******* **; *******, ******* to ******* *** *********, **** **-******* Otávio ******* ****** **** "******* ****** were **** ** ** **********" *** that *** ** "*** ****** *** thing" **** *** ******* ** ******* into ** *** ******:

The ****** *** ***** **** **'** ******* ** ** ******* ***** ***********. ******* ****** **** **** ** ** **********. They were made for local authorities and for other citizens to identify them. That's why they have a higher contrast. That's why they are in the front of the car. They are in the back of the motorcycle. They are actually part of how people understand who is behind or what is going on with that vehicle. And when you talk about vehicles, you're not talking violating people's identities, but specifically about identifying something which is easier, it's easier to take a frame and understand a simple line of code, understanding what that vehicle is and if that license plate was cloned or not... [emphasis added]

Critical ** ****** ***********

******* **-******* **á*** ******* *** ****** critical ** ******* ****** *********** ****** a **** **** ****, ******** *** technology ** "********" *** ******** **** there ** "**** ******" *** *** controversy *********** ****** ***********:

* ** ******* **** ****** *********** is * **** ******** ****** ** this *****. **** * *** ********, what ** * ******* *****?I ******* **** *** ********** ******* ********* ** *** ****** ** *** ****** ******. We have multiple different sorts of issues going on with companies, governments in Brazil [and] outside. It is a very controversial subject, with good reason for it. We're talking about people's identities and a wrongdoing, a mismatch, when you talk about an individual and a criminal, they might bring the wrong people to justice and that would actually be unfair, that would not be about transparency, that would be about everything that is not related to transparency at all. [emphasis added]

*******, ******** / ********* ********** *********, ***** For ***** ** ****** ***********,** ********* ** ******** "********* *********" Declares ** **********, ********* ** ********, *********** ********** ***** *** ******** ** Curbs, ****** ****** *********** ***.

**. ******* ******* ********* **** ** sees ** ****** ***********'* **** ** transparency, ********* * ******* ******* ** regulation ********* *** **********'* ***, ********* a **** ** ******* ********* ******* acceptable ********** *** *******:

** ** *** ********** ***** ***** of ********** ** ***********, ** ***** that *** ***** **** ******* ** use. *****'* ** ********** ********* **. So, * ** ******* **** *** only ** ******, *** ** ********** countries *** ** ********* *********, **** are *** ***** *** **** ******* has **** ********. ** ** **** for *** ** **** **** **** recognition ** ****-********** *****, *** *******, such ** ***** *** ******* *** lighting, ***** *** ******* *** ********** of ****** **** *** ***** ******* all *** **** *** *** ** that, *** **** *********** **** *** happen ** ********* **** ******* ********' civil ******. *** *********, ****'* *** I **** ** ****** ** ** company **** * *** **** ** do *** ******* **** **** *********** is * ****** ****** ** **** moment. *** ********** *** ** ****** much **** ****** *** *** *********** on ** **** ** ****** **** more ********* *** ** ** ****.

*** * ******** ********** ** ****** recognition ********** ** ****** *** **** of *** ******** ********** *********, ********* a **** ** **********, ********* ***********'* ************* **** ** ******.

2022 ***** *** ***** ******* *********

** *** *** *** ** *** proceeds **** *** ******* ***********, ******* intends ***** *** ******** ** ****** its "********** *******" ****** ******** ************* of *** ** ******* *** *ã* Paulo, ******’* *** ******* ******:

**'** ********** ******* ** ******. ** Rio *** * *********, **** *** on, **'** ***** ** ***** ********* much, **** **** *********. ** *** vision ** **, ** ** ***** the ******** ** *** ***** **** of ***, **** ***, ***** ** the **** ** *** **** ****-***** area ** ***. *** ****** *** 2022 ** ** ***** *** ******** of *** ** *** ***** **** of ***. *** **** *** ***** neighborhoods ** *ã* ***** **** *** closest ** **** *****—**** ********, *******, Pinheiros, *****.

**. ******* ******* ***** **** ** sees *** ******* ** * ***-***** American *******, **** *****, ********, *** Mexico ********* ** ****** ******* *** the *** *******’* ******** *********** ************* expansion:

** **** ******* ** * *********** Latin ******** *******. ** *** ******* operating, ** *** *********** ** * long **** **** ***, ** ******** places **** ****** ** ***** ***** American *********, **** ************,Mexico, ********, *****—***** *** ***** ******* ** **** **. [emphasis added]

*******’* **** ** ************* ********* ********* somewhat **** **** ** ****** ********* companies**********************. ***** *******, **** ********* *** Multilaser, ** *********** ******* ** ******** a ******* ****** *** ******** * large ****** ***** ** *** **** market, ********* *** ********** *** *** seeking ** ************ ****** ***** ******** business ***** **** *** ***** ***** American ******.

Claimed *******

******* ****** **** ** *** ******** Brazilian ****** ** *** ************** **** year, **** ** *********** ******* ** justice:

**** ** *** **** **, **** the ******, ******* ** ************* **** generates *** ************ ** * ******** or ******* **** *** ********* ***, we *** **** ** ***** *** value **** **** *** *****, ** they **** **** **** ***** *** already **** ******. ** *** *******, this **** *****,we ***** ** **** **** *** ************** **** *** ******. Mostly, as I said, in Leblon and Ipanema, [which] were our experimentation areas for our prototype. That's slightly more than one investigation every two days. From ***** **************, ** **** **** ** ****** *** ***** ** ******* ****** ** ***********. [emphasis added]

Challenge: *********** ** ********* **** *** *********

******’* ********, *** ****,*** **** **** **** *% ** its ***** ******* *** ** ****** since *** ***** ** *** ****. ***** *******’* ******* ******* ******* a ********* *********,********* ** *** ********* *****, *** ****** ********* ** ********* near ** *******.

***** **********, ************ *********, ****** ** Gabriel’s *********** *** *** ********* ****** less ***** ** ***** ** ******-****** surveillance *******. ********, *** **** ********* real ****** *** **** ** ********* inputs **** ******, ******** *** *******'* margins ***/** ******** ** ** ********** raise ************ ****.

Challenge: ******** ***** ****** ** **** *** ***********

*******'* ******** ***** ****** ** ***** to **** ***** ********** *** *********** buildings. ***** *** ********* ** **** model ** *** **** ** *** or * ******* ** ********* ** immaterial ** *** *******, ************ ** light ** *** ***** *********** ***, the ******** ** **** *** ******* has ** ***** *** ******** ************* with **** ***** *********, ********** **** to *** *** **** ** *********** a ****** **** ** ******-****** *******.

** ******* ** ** **** *** targets *** **** ** *** *** São *****, *** ******* **** ****** have ** ***** ** ********** *****/*** employees ****** *** ******* ** **** it *** (********* ** ********) *** further ********* *** ******** ********* ****** Rio ** *******.

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***** ********* '***********' **** ********* ** a ********* *** ** ******** ******* and *** ***** ****** ** ***-** that ** ****** ** ******* *******'* desired ******* ******, *** *** ******* has *** *** ******* ** *** of *** *****'* ******* ********** ** SoftBank. ************, **** ******* ** *** US, *******'* ****-** ***** **** ****-**** contracts, ******** **** *** *****-*********** *********, reduces *****.