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Spot AI

AI-powered video intelligence platform.

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Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Updated Jul 29, 2026

Overview

Spot AI is a San Francisco-based, 2018-founded video AI company that turns existing cameras into AI coworkers/agents for security, safety, and operations. Current public profiles point to Rish Gupta as CEO. The company reports about 86 employees, about $93.1M raised, and 1,000+ customers across retail, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, education, and other physical operations.

Primary product

Unified video AI platform / AI camera system for security, safety, and operations

Founded

2018

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Team size

51-200

Work style

Flexible

Industry

Software Development

Sub-industry

Video AI / AI camera systems / video surveillance

Offices

San Francisco, California (HQ)
Hayward, California (hardware)
Sandy, Utah (sales)
Lehi, Utah
Los Altos, California
Santiago, Chile
Warsaw, Poland

Business model

B2B SaaS
per-camera subscription
hardware-enabled subscription

Funding

Stage

Series B

Total raised

$93.1M

Latest round

Series B extension / equity funding · Oct 2024

Latest amount

$31M

Series B extension / equity funding

Oct 2024 · Qualcomm Ventures

$31M

Series B

Nov 2022 · Scale Venture Partners

$40M

Series A

Oct 2021 · Redpoint Ventures

$20M

Seed

$2M

People & investors

Leadership

Rish Gupta

Co-founder & CEO

Tanuj Thapliyal

Co-founder

Sud Bhatija

Co-founder & COO

Allison Lilly

Head of Marketing

Rob Frechette

Chief Partner Evangelist

Subbu Ganapathy

VP, Hardware Engineering and Operations

Investors

Angel investors
Bessemer Venture Partners
Cheyenne Ventures
Good Morning Ventures
GSBackers
Modern Venture Partners
MVP Ventures
Pledge Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures
Redpoint Ventures
Scale Venture Partners
Stanford StartX
StepStone Group
Village Global

Work & culture

Customer-obsessed, fast-moving, owner-minded, and action-oriented; the company emphasizes spending strategically, pushing for progress, trusting the team, and keeping work fun. It also describes a diverse, global team focused on great customer experiences.

Work style

Flexible

Compensation

The careers page signals competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and broad benefits, but the company does not publish salary bands publicly on the pages reviewed.

Benefits

competitive compensation
generous paid parental leave
meaningful equity
comprehensive healthcare
self-managed time off
401k matching

Product & market

Pricing

Per-camera subscription with custom quote / contact sales; no mandatory rip-and-replace hardware program.

Differentiators

  • —Camera-agnostic on existing ONVIF/RTSP cameras
  • —Hybrid edge-to-cloud IVR keeps full-resolution video local
  • —AI coworkers for security, operations, and safety
  • —Real-time deterrence and escalation
  • —Case-ready evidence and investigation workflows
  • —Fast deployment in days or under a week
  • —No mandatory camera replacement
  • —Per-camera software-first model

Technology

Google Cloud
Okta
PostgreSQL
ClickHouse
Linux
ArgoCD
Cisco Meraki
OpenAI
NetSuite
MLOps
Terraform
Docker
Prometheus
Kubernetes
Salesforce
HubSpot
Jira
React
GraphQL
Redis

Customers

Silver Bay Seafoods
Don Franklin Auto
All Star Elite
Bridge33
Storage Asset Management
Staccato
Primex Farms
GO Carwash
Wayne Transports
Athens Area School District
Eureka College
Liberty-Perry School District
Nashville Rescue Mission
Cambridge City
YMCA of Greater Richmond

Competitors

Verkada
Genetec
Trigo
Eagle Eye Networks
Solink
Rhombus Systems
Milestone Systems
Avigilon
HiveWatch
Flock Safety

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

$1M-$10M

Estimated monthly visits

45.7K

sales@spotai.co(650) 487-0980

Latest news

Passive surveillance is dead. Here's how Spot AI customers turn their cameras into AI teammates.

Spot AI · Jul 2026

A customer-focused article describing how Video AI Agents are used across retail, manufacturing, storage, healthcare, logistics, and other physical environments to drive real-time actions and ROI.

Spot AI Named Title Sponsor of Retail Zone at SVIP Experience Center as Both Companies Redefine the Future of the Security Industry

Spot AI · Apr 2026

Spot AI became title sponsor of the Retail Zone at SVIP Experience Center, positioning its platform in a real-world retail demo environment focused on loss prevention and operations.

Spot AI Goes 100% Channel, Launches Industry-First $2M Equity Program as Video AI Evolves from Task Completion to Full AI Coworker

Spot AI · Mar 2026

Spot AI announced a permanent 100% channel go-to-market model and a $2M equity program for qualifying partners tied to partner-led revenue.

Customer Obsession Leads to Center Stage: Spot AI's Iris Launch at Google Cloud Next '25

Spot AI · Nov 2025

Spot AI said CEO Rish Gupta unveiled Iris, a conversational Video AI Agent builder, at Google Cloud Next '25.

Spot AI Introduces First Video AI Agents for the Physical World as it Nears $100 Million in Funding to Date

Spot AI · Oct 2024

Official announcement of a $31M equity round led by Qualcomm Ventures, bringing total funding to $93M, alongside the launch of Video AI Agents for the physical world.

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