# percipient.ai: Information technology & services, Santa Clara, United States

> percipient.ai: percipient.ai is a Silicon Valley-based advanced analytics firm founded in 2017 by Balan Ayyar. Based in Santa Clara, United States.

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

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# percipient.ai

percipient.ai is a Silicon Valley-based advanced analytics firm founded in 2017 by Balan Ayyar.

Funding reported Last round: Series C

Information technology & services Santa Clara, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2017 9 years old
- **Team:** 59 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $87M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series C Apr 2021

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 percipient.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 percipient.ai

percipient.ai is a Silicon Valley-based advanced analytics firm founded in 2017 by Balan Ayyar.

The company specializes in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision technologies, focusing on high-stakes security, defense, and intelligence operations. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with a secondary location in Reston, Virginia, percipient.ai operates as a bootstrapped SaaS startup, achieving approximately $6.9 million in Annual Recurring Revenue without external funding. The company offers AI-powered advanced analytics services tailored for national security and intelligence sectors. Their flagship product, the Mirage® Intelligence Analysis Platform, processes unstructured multimedia data to deliver real-time intelligence analysis, cross-domain data fusion, and automated triaging. This platform supports various applications, including national security missions, corporate security, and investigations, providing users with intuitive workflows and decision support tools to enhance situational awareness and operational effectiveness.

## What company datasets say percipient.ai raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$87M** in dollars

Rounds **4**

Last round **Series C**

Last round size **$15M**

Last round date **Apr 2021**

Investors listed **5**

SEC Form D **$153M sold, 8 filings, last May 2025**

## Founders and team

From percipient.ai's own website: 1 founder, 4 on the team.

**Raj Shah** Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

- **Girish Narang** Vice President of Engineering & Chief Engineer
- **Koushik Dutta** Vice President of Program Management, Product Delivery Operations
- **Donald Williams** Chief Information Security Officer
- **Steve Mullins** Chief Financial Officer

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [AlleyCorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alleycorp)

Each firm lists percipient.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

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Built with from their website

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 54151, 513210, SIC 7375, 7372
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $1.6M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/percipient-ai)

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