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Ambient.ai

Active · AI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 150Team size · YC's directory+11.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AIDispatcherShared: physical securityAntler 2025USStartup →AICotoolShared: security operation, human, intelligenceYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AIVerdunShared: security monitoring, computer vision, cameraYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveSublime BlackShared: security incidentYC W19Startup →Developer toolsAcquiredFoxpassShared: enterprise security, infrastructureYC S15San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Ambient.ai
Company
DispatcherShared: physical securityAntler 2025Not statedAI
CotoolShared: security operation, human, intelligenceYC X25ActiveAI
VerdunShared: security monitoring, computer vision, cameraYC F26ActiveAI
Sublime BlackShared: security incidentYC W19InactiveAI
FoxpassShared: enterprise security, infrastructureYC S15AcquiredDevtools

Adjacent

DataKiana AnalyticsShared: physical security, detection, operationPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIAcquiredCaperShared: image recognition, computer vision, physicalYC W16Startup →OtherRight-HandShared: enterprise security, humanEF 2019SingaporeStartup →AITraceforceShared: prevent securityYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AIPromptArmorShared: securityYC W24San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Ambient.ai
Company
Kiana AnalyticsShared: physical security, detection, operationPlug and Play Not statedData
CaperShared: image recognition, computer vision, physicalYC W16AcquiredAI
Right-HandShared: enterprise security, humanEF 2019Not statedOther
TraceforceShared: prevent securityYC S26ActiveAI
PromptArmorShared: securityYC W24ActiveAI

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About Ambient.ai

Ambient.ai is a computer vision intelligence company transforming enterprise security operations to prevent security incidents before they happen. The Ambient.ai platform applies AI and computer vision intelligence to existing sensor and camera infrastructure to deliver continuous physical security monitoring and automate the immediate dispatch of human resources. Ambient.ai is the first platform that goes beyond basic motion detection and image recognition to achieve near-human perception with automated situational context. With physical security incidents on the rise and physical security organizations left under-resourced, Ambient.ai’s computer intelligence platform comes at a time of critical need, which is why the company has raised over $50 million from venture capital investors led by a16z. Today, large enterprises, schools and organizations – including many of the largest US tech companies and other Fortune 500 companies – use Ambient.ai to secure property, people, and assets from the most harrowing physical security threats. The company was founded in 2017 by experts in artificial intelligence from Stanford who previously built iconic products at Apple, Google, Microsoft and Dropbox. We are backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), SV Angel, Y Combinator, and visionary angels like Jyoti Bansal, Mark Leslie and Elad Gil.

YC batch
W17 · Winter 2017
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
150
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Computer Vision, Security, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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Ambient.ai in W17: 116 companies, 24% AI

Ambient.ai: questions

Which YC batch was Ambient.ai in?

Ambient.ai was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).

Is Ambient.ai still active?

Y Combinator lists Ambient.ai as active.

Where is Ambient.ai based?

Ambient.ai lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.