Viisights Raises $10 Million, Behavior Analytics Company Profile

Published Dec 09, 2019 15:42 PM

Viisights, an Israeli AI analytics startup marketing "Behavioral Understanding Systems", announced $10 million Series A funding.

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We spoke to Viisights, to better understand their target markets, how they train AI to recognize behaviors, and how they position their analytics to differentiate themselves.

In this note, we look at:

  • Who is Viisights
  • What Markets is Viisights Targeting?
  • What Analytics Does Viisights Offer? Fighting, collisions, throwing objects, and more
  • How Do They Train Their AI?
  • What Hardware is Supported?
  • How Do They Plan To Invest The $10M?
  • What Is Viisights Go-To-Market?
  • How Much Does It Cost?
  • What Are their Primary Challenges?

Viisights ********

IPVM Image******* ** ****, ** ******, ********* is **** ****-******* *** *** **** **********, *** ***** * ********** ** tech ******* ********, ********* * **** analytics *******, *******, ** ***** ***** key ********* ******* **** ******,*** *** ******** ** ****. **** ****** ** *********, **** ~16 *&* ********* *** **** ******** scientists. **** ***** ** ******** ****-**** AI-based ********* **** ******* *** ******** behaviors ** ****** *** ******** *** public ******, *******, ******* ******* **********, etc.

**** **** ********** ***** ******* ** early ****, *** **** **** **** over * ***** ******* *** ~*,*** licenses ******* ******** ****.

********* **** **** *** ***** ** be ***** ***** $** ******* ******* to ***** *** ***** ****** ***** force (** *** ** ** ****) and ********** *********. ** *** ***** term, ********* **** **** *** *** actively ******* ** ** ********, ****** the ******** ********** ************ ******** ** minimal ********* ******** ** **** *******. However, **** ********** **** ** *********** would ** * ************* **** *** right *******.

Behavioral ********* *********

*** ******* ** ******* ** ********* real-time ******** **************, ********** "********** *********", meaning **** ****** ****** *** ************** of ****** *** ********* ** ***** the ****** ** *********/**** ** ** looking **.

********* **** **** *** ******* ********** of ******* ********* ** *** "****** analysis" ** *** **** ** ******* of ****** ********* *** **************, ***** decreases *** ************* ** *** ********* and *** ***** ** *** **** collected.

***** ********* *-****** ***** ******* ***** analytics ********:

Public ****** *****

********* ****** * **** ******* **** offer ********* ******** ************* (****-***********-*****), *******, **** ***** **** ********* target ****** ****** *** ******** *** users (*.*. ***** ******, ***** **********, Banking, ************** ****, ***) **** ***** "****" ****-**** *********. ***** "****" *****-*********** **** *** **** ******** ********* but ** ******* ** ****** ******-***** events, *** ***** ***** *********, *** as *** ******* ******/******/******* ********* ******.

Fighting *********

**** **** ***** **** ******* ******** is ***** ******* ******** *********:

********* **** **** *** ********** ********** of *** ******* *** ********** ******** detections ** ********* *** ******** *********** false *********. *******, **** ***** **** some ******** ******** *************** **** *** work ** *** ******* ** *********** in ******** ****** ******** *** *****.

*** ******* ** * ********* ***** positive ** ********* ******** (*.*. * person ******* ***** ** ***** ***** outside * ****/*** *** ** ********** in **** *********, *** ***** ** a *** ********* ** ******** ********).

********* ************ ********* ****** *** ********* near * *** ****:

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***** ********* ******* ******* ****** ******** Object:

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* ****** ******* *** ** * car:

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****** *******:

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Video ********** ***** ***** *********

*** "****" ****** ** ******* ** central *******/***** ********* *** ********* ******-***** video ***** *** ***** *** **** behavior ********* ** ****** *** ***** alerts *** ** ****** ****** ********* based ******* (*.*. *******, ********, *******, trees):

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**** ** ******** ** ************ ****** application *** ** ***** *********, *** many ****** ***** ********** ***** **** have ******** *** ******** ***** *** analytics **** ***** ********** *******.

AI ******** **** ***** *****

******** *** ** ***** ********* ********, Viisights **** **** *** ***** ***** clips *** ******** **** * ********* sources (******, ********, ********* ****, ***********). They ****** **** **** ****** ******* as *** ** *** ***** ********, but **** ******** ****** ******* ~*,***. These *** ********* **** ***** **** systems **** ***** ***** ****** ***** datasets.

********* **** **** ***** ***** ********* with **** ******** *** ******** (******* vs *********/********) ********, ****** **** **** target *-* ***** ********* *** *** prior ** ******** ** **********.

**** **** *** ******** ***** ** labeled ** *********, ** ********* *** contractors, ***** *********** ********* ********.

NVIDIA ******** *********

********* **** ***** ********* ******* ****** hardware, *** **** *** ******** ** the *** **** ** ****, ************ RTX, **, *** ** ********. **** noted **** *** **** ******* ** add ****** ****** ******* *** *** camera *****, ***** **** ****** ******** (e.g. ****).

**** **** **** ** *** *** a ****** ******** ***** ** ******** for *** ************, *** **** * primary *********** *** ** ** ****** the ******** ************ ***** *********** *-* false-positive ***** *** ***.

********* *** *** ********** *** **** cameras *** ********* *** ***, *** noted ******* ******** **** ** ~$*** per ****** (*.*. $*,*** ***** **** to ******* ** *******).

Integrator ******* *** ****** ** ********** *******

********* **** **** *** ********* ******* to ***** *********** (*.*. ******** *********, NEC), *** ***** **** *** ********* their ******* **** ** *** ** and ****** **** ********-***** ***********. ***** integrators ********* ******* *** ******* **** city, **************, *** *********** ******* **** Viisights ******* *** ********** ******** ********* are ******** **.

**** **** **** ***** *****-********** ******, "True", ****** ** ******* ********** ******** and ******** ***** *********, ***** ********* have ***** *** *********** ********* ** dealer ********.

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********* **** **** *** ******** **** their ********* *****, *** ******** **** offer *** ****-**** "****" ********* *** $700-$1,500 *** ****** ** * ********* license **** **-**% ****** ******** *******. They ***** **** ***** ****** ******** with ******** ********, ***** ***** ******* being ******** *** ** ******** ****** or ** ******** ******* ******** ** resetting *** *********.

***** "****" *****-***** ********* *** **** as * ************ ** ********** ******* for $*-$** *** ****** *** *****, depending ** *** ********.

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********* **** ********* ** **** *** are ******** ******** ********* **** ********, throwing *******, **********, ***., **** **** do. **** ***** **** ** **** in ******* **** ******** **** ****** these ************.

*** ********* **** ** **** **** a ***** ******* ** *** ****** is ********** *** ******* ** *** the **** ** ******* *** **** analytics. ****** ****, ** *** ******** of *** **** ***** ********* **** work ** ********** ********* **** *********.

*** *******'* ******** **** * ***** record ** ***** ***** ** **** provides ********** ** ***** ** ****. The ******** ******** **** ** ******* Viisights *** ** **** **** * niche ******** ********* ******* ****** ******* (e.g., ********, ********, *******, *****, ***.) that **** **** **** *** ******* capabilities ** ***** *********.

Comments (11)
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Dec 09, 2019

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John Honovich
Dec 09, 2019
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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Dec 09, 2019

** *** ******* *** ******* *** in *** **** *** *****, **** the ******** ***** ******* *** ** money *** *** ****** *** ** larger *********?

** **** *****, ***** *** ** many ******** **'* **** ** **** one ** ***.

JH
John Honovich
Dec 09, 2019
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Asaf Birenzvieg
Dec 11, 2019
viisights

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******** *** ******* ** *** *** not ** * ******** ******* ******.

**** ** **** *** ********* ******** billion ** ******* ** ***** ************ infrastructure **** ****** ******* *** *** since **** ** *** ****** ********* rules *** **** ******* *** ********.

*********' ******** ******* ******** ********* ******** along **** *** ****** **** (*.*. crossing * ****, ****** ******** ***.) which ******** **** *** ********* * complete ******** **** *********** ***.

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JH
John Honovich
Dec 11, 2019
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**** ** **** *** ********* ******** billion ** ******* ** ***** ************ infrastructure **** ****** ******* *** *** since **** ** *** ****** ********* rules *** **** ******* *** ********.

****, *** *** ****** ******* *** point ** *** ****** ******** ******** of ******* ** ***** ************. ****, the ********* *** *** **** *** the ***** **** **** ***** **** to ** **** **********, ****** **********, and **************. ************ ***** ************ *********** organizations **** ****** ***** (******* ** what ******** ** ***** ***** *********** see *** ******) ** ****** ***** coverage *** ******** ** **** ********. That ** ***** ********.

******** *** ******* ** *** *** not ** * ******** ******* ******.

****, *** *****'* *** ********: (*) budget *** (*) *********** ************. *** most **** **** ********** **********, ********** a ***** *** ***** ** ***** is *********. **** *** **** *** lots ** ***** ******** *** ****** is "*** **** *** ***** *** will ****** **** *****," *** **** organization's ******** ******* ** ****** ********** especially ** *** ***** ** ***-****, so **'* *** **** *** **** to *** ** ********** (******** ** thousands **) ******* ******* ** *** on *********. *** ****** ***** ** that, ******* ** ****, *** ******* there *** ******** ** ********* ******** analytics, ********* ************ ***** ***** ********* by ********* ******* ** ****** ********* with ***** *******, *********, *******, ***.

* **** *** **** * ***** or **** ********* *** *** ******* with **** *** **** ** *** reality ****** **%+ ** ******** ** thousands ** ******** *************.

*******, * **** ***, ***, ***** is ********** * **** **** ** very *****-*********** ********* **** *** *** the ***** *** *** ******* ** spend **** ******** *** **'* * small ******* ** *** ****** **** operates **** ****.

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Carter Maslan
Dec 18, 2019
Camio

** *** *** ******** ** **** from *****-***-**** ********* ** ********?

**** *****’* ******* **** *** ******** to *** ******** ******** ******** ** live *** ******** *****.

********* ** ***** **** ********** ******* for *****-*** *********** ** ****-**** **** warehouse/ *** **** ******* *** *******.

JH
John Honovich
Dec 18, 2019
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** *** *** ******** ** **** from *****-***-**** ********* ** ********?

******** **** ***? * ** *** sure * ********** *** ********.

********* ** ***** **** ********** ******* for *****-*** *********** ** ****-**** **** warehouse/ *** **** ******* *** *******.

* ** ******** ** ***** ********* from ***** ********* ** ***** ** security ***** ***** ** ***** *** run ******** ** ***** *****.

********, *** ****, ***** ** **** incidents **** **** **** **** ** solve *********, ******* ******** ********* ***** the **** ***** ******* **** **** partially ******* ** ******* *** ****** that ** ****.

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Carter Maslan
Dec 18, 2019
Camio

* *** ********* ** ******** **** the *** ** ***.

*.*. * $** ****** *** ******** video ** ****** ** * **** of ***** ******** *** **** *************, PCI ***/***** **********, ********* *********, ***... They ***** *** ***, *** **** see ***** ******** **** ****** ******** requests ** ******* ***** ******** ***** breach/damage. ** *** *** **** *** head ** ******** "*** $** ** cameras ****'**************** *** ****** ******?"

* *** **** ******** ***** (*** small ***** ** *** *****), ** I'm ****** ******* *** *** ** more ******* ** * ******* ***** in ************** *** ******** **********.

** ***** **** *****'* **** ******** coming ***** "************ ********** **** *********" at $*.** ********* *** ***** $** budget ******.

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Asaf Birenzvieg
Dec 11, 2019
viisights

* ******** ******* **** *** ****** of ***** ********* ,*** ********** ** object ********* *****, ** ********** *********** and ** ****** ******* **** ** down ** ********** ******* *** ********* to **** ******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Dec 18, 2019

** ****.

** **** * ***** ****’* * “communicator” *** **** ***** *******. **** was ******* ******* ** *** **’*.

***** **’* ** *** *******.