# ambient.ai: Information technology & services, Redwood City, United States

> ambient.ai: Ambient.ai is a leader in Agentic Physical Security, offering an AI-powered platform designed to prevent security incidents before they happen.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/ambient-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# ambient.ai

Ambient.ai is a leader in Agentic Physical Security, offering an AI-powered platform designed to prevent security incidents before they happen.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Information technology & services Redwood City, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2016 10 years old
- **Team:** 150 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $72M in dollars
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Oct 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for ambient.ai has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About ambient.ai

Ambient.ai is a leader in Agentic Physical Security, offering an AI-powered platform designed to prevent security incidents before they happen.

Founded in 2016 by Stanford AI researchers Shikhar Shrestha and Vikesh Khanna, the company is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and employs around 130 to 147 people. The company launched from stealth in 2022. The core service is a unified physical security platform that enhances existing cameras, sensors, and access control systems into a continuous intelligence layer. This platform utilizes Ambient Intelligence and is powered by Ambient Pulsar, a Vision-Language Model specifically designed for physical security. Key capabilities include real-time anomaly detection, privacy-preserving video processing, customizable alerts, and automated dispatch of resources in response to threats. Ambient.ai serves enterprise organizations, including many of the top U.S. technology companies and Fortune 500 organizations, focusing on improving security operational efficiency and providing critical insights into physical threats.

## What company datasets say ambient.ai raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$72M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round size **$74M**

Last round date **Oct 2023**

Investors listed **14**

Y Combinator **W17**

## Founders and team

From ambient.ai's own website: 2 founders, 4 on the team.

**Shikhar Shrestha** Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

**Vikesh Khanna** Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder

- **Pavel Yusupov** Vice President, Customer Success
- **Alberto Farronato** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Jeff Huisman** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Noah Barr** Chief Financial Officer

## On 3 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Allegion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allegion-ventures)
- [Touchdown Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/touchdown-ventures)
- [515 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/515-ventures)

Each firm lists ambient.ai on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

health care security security threat prevention alert fatigue reduction incident investigations video surveillance incident response information technology and services security threat detection ai emergency preparedness security risk management automated threat response healthcare threat identification threat intelligence security response automation

Built with from their website

Zendesk Macaron Pulsar CloudFlare CDN Google Tag Manager Ahrefs Amazon CloudFront cdnjs Priority Hints Google Sheets

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 513210, 541512, SIC 3669, 7372, 7371
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $46M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/ambient-ai)

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