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SpotAI

San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 109 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors

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Spot AI provides a video intelligence platform for security and operations teams, offering tools to monitor camera feeds, search footage, and respond to incidents. Its system includes AI-driven alerts and case management to help organizations act on what their cameras capture.

Also known as Spot AI · Spot AI, Inc. · Spot.AI

Founders & leadership

SpotAI was founded in 2018 by Rish Gupta, Tanuj Thapliyal, and Sud Bhatija.

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Rish Guptain𝕏Co-founder and CEORish Gupta is co-founder of Spot AI, a video intelligence platform for security and operations teams. He previously co-founded Letsintern.com, which grew to over 4 million users and was acquired in 2015, and worked on the product team at Samsara.
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Tanuj Thapliyal
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Sud Bhatija

Investors · 6

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Spot AI develops software that converts video feeds from security cameras into automated, real-time actions across safety, operations, and security use cases. The platform streams camera feeds continuously, surfaces only the moments deemed relevant, evaluates them against customer-defined rules, standard operating procedures, or goals, and then triggers responses such as alerts, talk-downs, workflow automations, or scorecard updates. According to the company, the platform is multimodal, combining camera feeds with company documents, access control systems, and operational data.

The offering comprises three components: IP cameras (offered at no cost to the customer, described as high-resolution and NDAA-compliant, with optional specialty models such as PTZ and fisheye), a cloud dashboard for viewing multiple locations and searching and resolving incidents, and an Intelligent Video Recorder providing 24/7 local storage with on-edge AI processing. The company states the system is camera-agnostic and works with customers' existing IP cameras. A conversational agent called Iris allows users to query cameras in plain language, identify trends, and generate automatic reports. Spot AI states it is SOC 2 Type II certified, NDAA-compliant, and HIPAA-aligned. [0][2][3]

In 2024 the company launched and patented what it describes as the industry's first Video AI Agents — autonomous systems performing discrete physical-security tasks such as threat detection, deterrence triggering, and incident clip surfacing. In March 2026 it announced the platform's evolution from Video AI Agents to "AI coworkers" that own full workflows: watching environments, reasoning across systems and documents, acting, escalating, and closing the loop. [1][2]

Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
CustomersJan 20261,000 customers
EmployeesJul 2026111 employees
Enterprise deploymentsJul 20261,000 deployments
Estimated revenue rangeJul 2026$50M-$100M (estimate)
Funding roundsJul 20267 rounds
Total capital raisedMar 2026$110M
Total funding raisedJul 2026$93M
Video data processedJul 20261B+ hours of video data
Video ingested vs. YouTubeJan 20262X more video ingested than YouTube

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 4

by search overlap

Companies competing with SpotAI for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Timeline · 8

launches, deals, and filings
Mar 2026
Spot AI shifts to 100% channel sales and launches $2M equity partner program at ISC West 2026

At ISC West 2026 in Las Vegas, Spot AI announced it will sell exclusively through channel partners effective May 1, launched the Physical AI Partner Council offering $2 million in company equity to qualifying Platinum partners (tied to the first $20M in net new partner-driven revenue from March 25, 2026), and announced the evolution of its platform from Video AI Agents to AI coworkers.

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Dec 2025
$31M funding round (series unknown)

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Apr 2025
Launch of platform for building AI agents on existing cameras, and Iris

Spot AI launched a generalized platform enabling users to build and deploy AI agents across existing security camera systems, and Iris, a conversational tool for building custom video AI agents.

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Jan 2025
Launch of Remote Security Agent

Spot AI announced the Remote Security Agent, targeting the security guard industry.

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Nov 2024
$31M equity financing

Spot AI secured $31 million in new equity funding, bringing total raised to $93 million, alongside the launch of its flagship product.

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Nov 2024
Launch of Video AI Agents

Spot AI introduced Video AI Agents for the physical world; the company says it was first in the industry to launch and patent Video AI Agents, autonomous systems completing discrete physical security tasks.

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Jul 2024
National Carwash Solutions partnership

National Carwash Solutions announced a partnership with Spot AI.

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Feb 2023
WellChecked partnership for oil & gas remote video monitoring

WellChecked combined its video monitoring expertise with Spot AI's video AI and edge processing technology to serve the oil & gas industry.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Research sources · 5

primary sources listed

5 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does SpotAI do?
Spot AI builds video AI agents that monitor existing camera feeds, reason against SOPs, and trigger real-time actions.
Who founded SpotAI?
SpotAI was founded by Rish Gupta, Tanuj Thapliyal, Sud Bhatija in 2018.
Who are SpotAI's investors?
SpotAI's investors include Cheyenne Ventures, MVP Ventures, Nazca, Qualcomm Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Scale Venture Partners.
Where is SpotAI headquartered?
SpotAI is headquartered in San Francisco, US.