Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Hayden AI is a privately held transportation-technology company founded in 2019 that combines computer vision, geospatial analytics, edge AI, and vehicle-mounted hardware to help cities and transit agencies enforce bus-lane, bus-stop, bike-lane, parking, and other traffic regulations. Its platform also supports urban data collection, traffic analysis, and city-asset monitoring.
Primary product
A mobile vision-AI platform, including Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE), that uses cameras mounted on buses, trolleys, parking-enforcement vehicles, and other fleets to detect, document, and help process traffic and parking violations.
Founded
2019
Headquarters
460 Bryant Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, California 94107, United States
Team size
100-150
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Transportation technology, computer vision, geospatial analytics, smart-city infrastructure, and automated traffic enforcement
Offices
Business model
Stage
Growth stage; post-Series C
Total raised
$177M
Latest round
Series C / growth equity · Jul 2024
Latest amount
$90M
Jul 2024 · TPG's The Rise Fund
Dec 2023
Dec 2022
Jul 2019
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
Lisa Schule
Chairwoman of the Board
Charley Territo
Chief Growth Officer
SVP of Engineering, Platform
Lauren Weintraut
Senior Director of Sales and Customer Success
Denis Krupennikov
Director of Engineering
Ann Shikany
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs
Founders
Christopher Carson
Co-Founder; former Chief Executive Officer
Public recruiting and company materials emphasize mission-driven work at the intersection of AI, public infrastructure, transportation safety, accessibility, and sustainability. Third-party employment data reports a 4.7/5 employer rating from 11 reviews, including culture 4.8/5 and compensation 4.5/5; these are directional signals rather than audited company data.
Compensation
No authoritative company-wide compensation bands were found. Third-party employment data reports a 4.5/5 compensation rating, but public evidence is insufficient to establish salary ranges, equity practices, or sponsorship terms.
Pricing
Custom enterprise and government contracts; public list pricing was not found.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$20M-$30M annually; third-party estimate approximately $25.7M
Estimated monthly visits
15.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Hayden AI reportedly terminated co-founder and former CEO Christopher Carson. The company later alleged in litigation that Carson had forged board signatures, conducted unauthorized stock sales, misused company funds, and copied approximately 41 GB of company email and proprietary information. These are allegations in a civil complaint and have not been treated as adjudicated facts.
SourceHayden AI sued former CEO Christopher Carson over alleged fraud, trade-secret misappropriation, and unfair competition. The dispute may create legal expense, management distraction, and intellectual-property risk; the reported claims remain allegations.
SourceA British Columbia court rejected Hayden AI's request to compel testimony and documents from a former Safe Fleet/Seon employee in a separate patent and trade-secrets dispute, finding the requested evidence insufficiently relevant or unavailable elsewhere.
SourceHayden AI / LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Hayden AI shared reporting that Philadelphia's automated camera-enforcement program issued more than 211,000 violations in its first year, while equipped-route travel times improved and violations at certain bus-stop locations declined substantially. These figures are company-shared claims based on agency and media reporting.
Business Wire via Yahoo Finance · Jun 2026
Hayden AI was reported to have received an AI Breakthrough recognition for computer-vision innovation, continuing a series of industry recognitions for its smart-city and transit technology.
Ars Technica · Mar 2026
Ars Technica reported on Hayden AI's lawsuit against former co-founder and CEO Christopher Carson, including allegations concerning unauthorized stock sales, forged signatures, and removal of proprietary data. The claims are allegations in litigation.
Hayden AI · Jul 2024
Hayden AI announced a $90 million Series C led by TPG's The Rise Fund, with participation from existing investors including The Drawdown Fund and Autotech Ventures. The announcement described deployments with MTA, DC Metro, LA Metro, and AC Transit.
Hayden AI · Dec 2023
Hayden AI announced an initial deployment of 100 camera systems on Los Angeles Metro buses for bus-lane and bus-stop enforcement, with operations planned for spring 2024.
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