EdgeTrace LinkedIn · Jul 2026
EdgeTrace framed the LAPD non-renewal as a data-ownership and privacy issue, reinforcing its positioning around local control, security, and sovereignty.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
EdgeTrace is a San Mateo-based GovTech/computer-vision startup building Vantage VMS, an on-prem AI video-intelligence platform that lets public-safety agencies search camera networks in plain language while keeping footage inside their own network.
Primary product
Vantage VMS
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Mateo, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
GovTech / AI video intelligence / computer vision
Offices
San Mateo, California, United States
Business model
B2B enterprise software
On-prem appliance + software
Sales-led, quote-based enterprise sales
Funding
Stage
Pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Feb 2024
Latest amount
$500K
Feb 2024 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Founders
Co-Founder
Investors
Work & culture
Small, early-stage, mission-driven team building patiently and on purpose for public safety and critical infrastructure, with a strong sovereignty and on-prem ethos.
Compensation
Public roles are positioned as equity-heavy. A Founding GTM, Public Sector posting advertised a $120k-$150k base, 0.5%-1.0% equity, and revenue share; an intern role was posted at $30-$40/hr.
Benefits
Full healthcare
Dental
Vision
Commuter benefits
Company-issued laptop
Product & market
Pricing
Quote-based, demo-led enterprise sales
Differentiators
- —Plain-language search across connected camera networks
- —On-prem and air-gapped deployments keep footage inside the customer network
- —Signed, timestamped chain of custody for query/view/export
- —Integrates with existing VMS/NVR systems such as Genetec, Milestone, Avigilon, and S3
- —No client-video model training, retention, or repurposing
- —Court-ready exports with hash-signed metadata and affidavits
Technology
ONVIF
RTSP
S3
vision-language embeddings
real-time object detection
similarity search
ALPR / plate detection
Keycloak SSO
LDAP
TOTP
HashiCorp Vault
FIPS 140-2 cryptography
gRPC
RabbitMQ
Next.js
Nest.js
React
TypeScript
Python
Customers
City of Pleasanton
Pleasanton Police Department
City of Palo Alto
Spokane County Sheriff
Municipal police departments
Competitors
Eagle Eye Networks
Videonetics
Envysion
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$550K ARR (estimated)
Estimated monthly visits
2.7K
Latest news
EdgeTrace LinkedIn · Jun 2026
A company post highlighted a public-safety deployment outcome and used it to support EdgeTrace's claim that its platform can speed suspect location and investigation workflows.
EdgeTrace LinkedIn · May 2026
EdgeTrace announced a first dedicated GTM search, described the role as onsite in San Mateo with equity-heavy compensation, and said it had recently closed its first paid customer.
EdgeTrace LinkedIn · Jan 2026
EdgeTrace said Emily R. would own GTM positioning and pipeline generation, while Aadi Biyani would work on AI search infrastructure and air-gapped deployment hardening.
Y Combinator LinkedIn · Mar 2024
YC introduced EdgeTrace as a natural-language video search startup and described the founding team and problem area it was targeting.
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