Stell
Founded 2022 · 6 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Stellai builds an AI vision co-pilot mounted on material-handler machines that detects objects and hazards in real time without pre-training. It is aimed at machine operators at recycling plants to identify hazardous waste early during pre-sorting.
Also known as Stellai · Stellai Vision
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Stell (stell.ai), which presents its product under the name Stellai, develops industrial AI vision systems intended for complex operating environments. Its core offering is an "AI co-pilot" that is mounted directly on moving machinery such as material handlers and detects objects in real time. The company states the system works without pre-training on specific object classes, provides zoom on details it identifies, and generates detection statistics through AI analytics.
The primary application described is hazardous-waste detection at recycling plants. Rather than functioning as a conveyor add-on placed late in the production process, the system is positioned at the pre-sorting stage on the material handler, where operators can identify hazards early, with traceability back to the customer that delivered the material. The company frames the outcomes as proactive reduction of fires and risk. It also references an off-machine alternative based on a multi-camera setup.
Stell describes its mission as developing plug-and-play industrial AI vision systems delivering real-time perception, understanding and action, under the vision statement "Leading Industries Through AI-Vision – See. Understand. Act." Its stated guiding principles are mission first, simplification, addressing root causes, and shipping value quickly.
Business model
Stell sells an industrial AI vision system, presented on its website with "Order Now" and sign-up calls to action, to operators of recycling plants.
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Market position
Positioned as a supplier of industrial AI vision for the recycling sector, with hazardous-waste detection at pre-sorting as its entry application.
The company positions the product as a first-step, pre-sorting hazardous-waste detection tool mounted on the material handler, in contrast to conveyor add-ons applied later in the production process, and emphasises an operator interface developed together with operators through real use.
Technology
Computer-vision system mounted on moving machines such as material handlers. The company states it detects objects instantly without pre-training, sees beyond the human eye by zooming in on critical details, produces detection analytics, and shares learning across sites and fleets so performance improves without retraining. An off-machine configuration with a multi-camera setup is also offered.
Go-to-market
Direct online ordering and sign-up for the product via the company website, supported by a sales executive role in the management team and unspecified partnerships referenced on its about page.
Machine operators and recycling plants; the company states the system works in all recycling plants.
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- Stellstell.ai · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Stell do?
- Stellai builds a machine-mounted AI vision co-pilot that detects objects and hazards in real time for recycling operations.
- Who are Stell's investors?
- Stell's investors include Skagerak Capital.