Sentry is an artificial intelligence-powered video analytics solution for public safety and physical security. The compan...
Problem
Security cameras, guards are not enough to prevent crime
Although it is useful for insurance claims or forensic investigation, having a security camera system barely helps to prevent crimes.
98% false alarm rate costs $1.8B/year for police dispatch
Video surveillance still relies on costly on-going human monitoring to make it useful.
Lapses still occur even in 24/7 high-security monitoring
After 12 minutes of continuous video monitoring, an operator will miss up to 45% of screen activity, and up to 95% after 22 minutes of viewing.
With no guidance, patrol guards follow routines predictable enough for criminals to easily outsmart them. Data from the FBI shows that in 84% of property crime cases, criminals fled from the scene and were never arrested.
Solution
AI-powered video analytics prevent crime
Sentry AI is a pioneer in AI Video Analytics for security & safety.
We use the latest AI technology to detect people and vehicles, recognize faces and license plates, and identify unusual behavioral pattens such as loitering, violence, falling down, or not wearing masks as a COVID measure.
Sentry AI enhances security operator efficiency while reducing alerts by 95% and improving accuracy 10-fold.
Our cloud-based platform seamlessly integrates with most cameras, video management systems, alarm automation software, and other security platforms, and is easily deployable!
Guards and agents trust the accurate real-time alerts from Sentry AI and immediately take action to PREVENT crime.
Product
Actionable insights for security monitoring
Sentry AI products include Intrusion Detection, Proactive Monitoring, and Smart Safety with plug-and-play modules focusing on human activity and detecting unusual behaviors and security threats.
Sentry AI works with existing security systems and does not require any additional hardware or software, creating a seamless onboarding process:
Our Smart Surveillance Platform sends text alerts to roaming guards, provides insights to monitoring agents, and Smart Analytics for supervisors.
Traction
30K cameras connected and 200M images processed
1300+ paid users in 37 countries trust Sentry AI to keep their properties and community safe and secure.
Sentry AI has established partnerships with many leading security providers, resellers, and technology companies in order to acquire customers rapidly.
We are a member of The Monitoring Association, which represents 2,100 security monitoring centers. We've established strong partnerships with security integrators and resellers to generate a B2B sales pipeline with 75+ high value customer leads.
Sentry AI is one of the finalists on "Meet the Drapers" and has won IIT Bay Area Alumni’s Most Popular Startup, TiE50 2019, TiE50 2020, and #1 startup at the Global AI Conference 2020.
Customers
95% false alarm reductions and 10X accuracy improvements mean peace of mind for users
Our customers span across verticals including business, residential, smart city, and university. Our users repeatedly report that Sentry AI works in situations where other security systems fail.
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Business model
Subscription SaaS model for plug-and-play AI services
Sentry AI employs a subscription SaaS revenue model. Customers can customize their plan based on the number of cameras and AI features for each camera. Average cost per feature is $10/camera/month.
Sentry AI also offers custom features and specialized deployment for enterprises depending on their security and privacy needs.
Market
Disrupting the security industry
Sentry AI’s innovative security platform provides a revolutionary solution to an age-old problem. We operate at the intersection of AI, security, and monitoring to provide the best solutions for our clients.
At the center of three overlapping markets, Sentry AI targets to disrupt the monitoring agent, video analytics, and security guard market with a combined TAM of $148B+
Competition
Sentry AI is the leader in security video analytics
Bringing state-of-the-art AI technology to the game, Sentry AI is the first in the market to offer self-learning optimization. Our products outperformed competitors in multiple tech evaluations in terms of accuracy and responsiveness in suboptimal conditions.
Our open platform works with most legacy camera systems and our self-learning AI is unparalleled in the industry
Vision and strategy
AI for safe and secure communities
With your support, Sentry AI will continue to enhance our proprietary Video Neural Network and AI technologies for security and safety.
We will continue to develop more custom use cases such as tailgating, unusual gathering, weapon detection, and many others.
We will also continue to improve our Smart Surveillance Platform, enhancing user experience on desktop and mobile.
Funding
Sentry AI has previously raised $1.6M+ across a variety of funding initiatives
At Sentry AI, we are currently entering our 5th pre-seed round. We have previously raised $1.6M+ across a variety of funding initiatives.
We are backed by law enforcement officers, security veterans, seasoned entrepreneurs and technology executives. We received grants from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and SBA.
Founders
Entrepreneurs with experience
![]() Uday Kiran Chaka CEO | Uday Kiran Chaka is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded and invested in 4 tech start-ups. He advised Fortune 100 companies as a strategy consultant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). Uday graduated with distinction from an MBA program at Duke University and a Bachelor of Technology from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). He holds two patents (1 issued, 1 pending) in computer vision AI for security and safety. |
![]() Farhat Ali COO | Farhat Ali was the President & CEO of $1B+ Fujitsu America, leading a 10,000 employee global organization. He is an angel investor and startup adviser. Farhat graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a BSEE in computer science, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. |