Radar · Computer Vision in California
Best Computer Vision Companies in California, United States
The 200 best Computer Vision companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Anduril.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
200companies tracked
$10.2Bdisclosed funding
9unicorns
124have raised
Ranked: Best Computer Vision companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril 🦄 Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains 96Funding top 11%Innovation top 14%Patents top 14%Tech top 17% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 11% Innovationtop 14% Patentstop 14% Techtop 17% Markettop 21% Moattop 22% Growthtop 25% Partnerstop 26% AItop 30% Newstop 33% Producttop 38% Talenttop 41% Globaltop 47% Funding: Raised $3.8B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) Innovation: 329 patents (top 5% of patent-holders) · 300 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $3.8B | 1 mo ago | 2,193 | 2017 | Matt Grimm Co-Founder & COO | MediumTypeScriptGraphQL+17 | 329 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 2 | Pony.ai 🦄 The company specializes in developing autonomous driving technology for robotaxis, robotrucks, and POVs 91Funding top 14%News top 16%AI top 18%Growth top 25% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Newstop 16% AItop 18% Growthtop 25% Moattop 25% Producttop 26% Patentstop 32% Partnerstop 32% Markettop 33% Techtop 33% Innovationtop 34% Talenttop 34% Globaltop 47% Funding: Raised $1.2B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 33 BI events in 12 mo (of 87 tracked, 12 types) · +136% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $1.2B | 18 mo ago | 539 | 2016 | Tiancheng Lou Co-Founder & CTO | DrupalPHPYouTube+28 | 86 patents Autonomous driving simulation, sensor enclosure design, and perception algorithm validation. | 2 partnerships |
| 3 | Skydio 🦄 Manufacturer of autonomous drones and related software, services, and accessories 94Patents top 13%Funding top 14%Tech top 16%AI top 20% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Fundingtop 14% Techtop 16% AItop 20% Moattop 22% Innovationtop 24% Talenttop 28% Markettop 30% Growthtop 30% Newstop 31% Producttop 38% Customerstop 49% Globalbottom 48% Patents: 614 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 513 filings since 2022 vs 98 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $570M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 94/100 | $570M | 1 mo ago | 332 | 2014 | Abraham Bachrach Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+49 | 614 patents Autonomous drone navigation, perception, control, and adaptive communication for aerial robotics. | 2 job openings |
| 4 | Planet 🦄 Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services 62Funding top 16%Tech top 20%Moat top 28%Product top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Techtop 20% Moattop 28% Producttop 35% Newstop 37% Patentstop 39% Globaltop 40% Markettop 41% Innovationtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 38% Funding: Raised $484M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 15 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 88 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $484M | 9 mo ago | 25 | 2010 | Robbie Schingler Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+38 | 93 patents Satellite remote sensing: SAR imaging, HDR optics, antenna design, deployment mechanisms, RF interference mitigation | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 5 | Tempo Provider of AI-based home gym training platform | $398M | 62 mo ago | 246 | 2015 | Joshua Augustin Co-Founder & CTO | ContentfulSentryTypeScript+25 | 8 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 6 | Eyeris Developer of in-cabin sensing artificial intelligence for automotive safety and comfort | $350M | 92 mo ago | 10 | 2013 | Modar Alaoui Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | Metropolis 🦄 AI company developing computer vision–powered systems to make parking spaces frictionless 92Funding top 14%Growth top 17%Tech top 26%AI top 28% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Growthtop 17% Techtop 26% AItop 28% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 32% Patentstop 34% Markettop 36% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $333M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) Growth: Headcount 30 → 92 (+207%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $333M | 7 mo ago | 92 | 2017 | Courtney Fukuda Co-Founder & Chief Integration Officer | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+23 | 19 patents AI-driven vehicle and human tracking for secure gate and traffic monitoring | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 8 | Standard 🦄 Platform offering AI-enabled automated checkout software solutions for offline retailers | $231M | 64 mo ago | 97 97 → 96 (-1%) · sector median +91% | 2017 | Angie Westbrock CEO | — | 10 patents Advanced filtration media and processes for removing PFAS and contaminants from industrial fluids | 1 launch |
| 9 | Netradyne 🦄 AI-powered fleet safety camera system 89Patents top 15%Innovation top 17%Funding top 21%AI top 22% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 15% Innovationtop 17% Fundingtop 21% AItop 22% Moattop 22% Techtop 24% Producttop 26% Markettop 30% Talenttop 37% Newstop 41% Globaltop 44% Growthtop 48% Customersbottom 25% Patents: 205 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 140 filings since 2022 vs 65 in 2017-21 Innovation: 205 patents (top 11% of patent-holders) · 140 filings since 2022 vs 65 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $218M | 17 mo ago | 245 | 2015 | David Julian Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+31 | 205 patents AI-driven video analytics for driver safety and fleet monitoring on edge devices | 2 partnerships |
| 10 | Nauto 🦄 AI-powered fleet safety software using dual-facing cameras and predictive analytics | $215M | 36 mo ago | 139 139 → 136 (-2%) · sector median +91% | 2015 | Stefan Heck Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowSalesforcejQuery-pjax+25 | 108 patents Real-time driver monitoring and collision risk prediction for advanced driver-assistance systems | — |
| 11 | Jumio Provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions | $196M | 62 mo ago | 103 | 2010 | Daniel Mattes Founder | WordPressSentryAtlassian Statuspage+47 | 201 patents AI-driven identity document verification and fraud detection using multimodal biometric analysis | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 12 | Hayden AI Developer of AI-powered platform for traffic and parking violation enforcement 60Funding top 23%AI top 30%Moat top 37%Tech top 38% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% AItop 30% Moattop 37% Techtop 38% Growthtop 40% Talenttop 45% Innovationbottom 48% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 39% Marketbottom 37% Patentsbottom 35% Funding: Raised $193M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $193M | 23 mo ago | 82 82 → 195 (+138%) · sector median +91% | 2019 | Vaibhav Ghadiok Cofounder & CTO | SanitySentryApple iCloud Mail+18 | 6 patents AI-driven employee compensation planning and performance-based pay analytics | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 13 | Helm Developer of AI-first software for advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving 78Funding top 19%Product top 21%Talent top 28%AI top 30% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Producttop 21% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Growthtop 31% Moattop 31% Innovationtop 32% Techtop 38% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $124M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $124M | 1 mo ago | 37 | 2016 | — | WebflowBugHerdBugSnag+21 | — | — |
| 14 | Cyngn Technologies Developer of autonomous vehicle technology and autonomous mobile robots | $109M | 18 mo ago | 33 33 → 76 (+130%) · sector median +91% | 2013 | — | HubSpot CMS HubEnvoyAmazon Web Services+28 | 75 patents Autonomous vehicle perception, high-definition mapping, and adaptive decision-making systems. | 1 job opening |
| 15 | Third Wave Automation Developer of autonomous forklift solutions for warehouse material handling operations 53AI top 20%Funding top 26%Moat top 31%Talent top 34% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 31% Talenttop 34% Techtop 49% Growthbottom 42% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $97.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $97M | 19 mo ago | 61 | 2018 | Arshan Poursohi Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesYouTubeReact+15 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 16 | Spot Technologies Provider of an AI camera system and video surveillance platform | $93M | 19 mo ago | 98 98 → 113 (+15%) · sector median +91% | 2018 | Rish Gupta Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowVimeoAmazon Web Services+29 | 13 patents Advanced microwave heating control and smart venue monitoring technologies | — |
| 17 | AiFi Provider of spatial intelligence and real-time insights | $91M | 22 mo ago | 23 | 2016 | Joao Falcao CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+34 | 43 patents AI-powered autonomous retail systems with computer vision and sensor‑based checkout automation | — |
| 18 | Osaro Provider of AI-powered robotic solutions for picking, bagging, kitting, depalletizing | $87M | 31 mo ago | 58 58 → 91 (+57%) · sector median +91% | 2014 | Michael Kahane Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | 14 patents Robotic perception and manipulation: grasp depth, tool selection, and visual imitation learning. | 1 launch |
| 19 | Phantom AI-enabled full-stack system provider for autonomous vehicles | $80M | 40 mo ago | 38 38 → 51 (+34%) · sector median +91% | 2016 | Chan Lee Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 73 patents Advanced perception and simulation for autonomous vehicle navigation and safety systems. | 1 job opening |
| 20 | Mashgin 🦄 Developer of an AI-powered platform for streamlining retail checkout processes | $75M | 49 mo ago | 66 66 → 126 (+91%) · sector median +91% | 2013 | Abhinai Srivastava Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowCart FunctionalityApple iCloud Mail+25 | 53 patents Computer vision-based automated item recognition for self-checkout and retail inventory | 2 launchs |
| 21 | SafelyYou Provider of AI-based solutions for senior care and fall management 64Product top 25%Funding top 26%Tech top 26%AI top 30% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 25% Fundingtop 26% Techtop 26% AItop 30% Moattop 35% Innovationtop 44% Growthtop 47% Patentstop 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C Funding: Raised $59.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $60M | 16 mo ago | 85 85 → 191 (+125%) · sector median +91% | 2014 | George Netscher Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | 4 patents Remote monitoring and communication system for cognitive care event management | — |
| 22 | Mad Street Den Provider of computer vision and AI-based visual search solutions | $57M | 44 mo ago | 224 | 2015 | Ashwini Asokan Co-Founder & CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceApache HTTP Server+7 | — | — |
| 23 | Aquabyte AI-powered aquaculture solutions for data-driven decisions, improving efficiency and sustainability | $48M | 44 mo ago | 22 | 2017 | Bryton Shang Founder & Executive Chairman | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+24 | 24 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 24 | Matter Intelligence Developer of ultraspectral sensors and a large world model system 50Funding top 28%Growth top 28%Tech top 46%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 28% Techtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $47.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $48M | 2 mo ago | — | 2023 | Nathan Stein Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPMicrosoft Advertising+17 | — | — |
| 25 | Elementary Developer of AI vision inspection systems for quality control automation | $48M | 25 mo ago | 37 | 2017 | Bill Gross Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | — |
| 26 | Paravision AI Developer of Identity AI with modular, ethically built AI for next-generation identity workflows | $47M | 48 mo ago | 70 | 2013 | Andrew Dudum Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — |
| 27 | Resonai Provider of AI-based 3D vision technology for AR or VR, robotics, smart cars, and drones | $43M | 43 mo ago | 39 | 2016 | — | HubSpot CMS HubYouTubeHubSpot+19 | — | — |
| 28 | Voxel AI Provider of artificial intelligence software for industrial workplace safety monitoring 67Funding top 24%Tech top 29%Growth top 30%Partners top 32% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Techtop 29% Growthtop 30% Partnerstop 32% Newstop 37% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Moattop 46% Patentstop 48% Innovationbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $36.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $36M | 7 mo ago | 54 | 2020 | Tilia Gode Co-Founder & Advisor | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 11 patents Advanced display panel locking, pixel architecture, and 3D modeling/manufacturing technologies | — |
| 29 | Superb AI Provider of computer vission for training data management 67Tech top 23%Talent top 25%AI top 26%Funding top 33% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 23% Talenttop 25% AItop 26% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 28% Newsbottom 18% Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 5 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $29M | 1 mo ago | 14 | 2018 | Jung Kwon Lee Co-Founder & CTO | SanityNode.jsRadix UI+27 | — | — |
| 30 | Kinetic Eye Developer of an artificial intelligence platform for industrial risk management 13Funding top 35%AI top 35%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% AItop 35% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 9% Funding: Raised $25.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $26M | 15 mo ago | 3 | 2019 | Josh Butler Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 31 | Synthesis Provider of a data generation platform for computer vision applications | $25M | 23 mo ago | 30 | 2019 | Yashar Behzadi CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 10 patents Synthetic training data generation and domain adaptation for computer vision models | — |
| 32 | Vimaan Developer of AI-powered computer vision systems for warehouse inventory management | $25M | 40 mo ago | 56 56 → 115 (+105%) · sector median +91% | 2017 | Sk Ganapathi Founder and CEO | WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+34 | — | — |
| 33 | Activeloop Platform offering solutions to train machine learning models | $20M | 26 mo ago | 4 | 2018 | Davit Buniatyan Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | 1 partnership |
| 34 | Seg Med Provider of AI based clinical data management software and services for researchers | $18M | 21 mo ago | 11 | 2019 | Jie Wu Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | — | — |
| 35 | Neural Propulsion Systems Provider of AI-based autonomous visual sensing systems for automotive | $18M | 27 mo ago | 23 | 2017 | Behrooz Rezvani Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 36 | TuMeke Provider of AI-powered platform for ergonomic risk assessment and safety | $13M | 33 mo ago | 18 18 → 35 (+94%) · sector median +91% | 2019 | Riley Noland Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+25 | — | — |
| 37 | Overview Manufacturer of AI vision systems for manufacturing quality control automation | $10M | 19 mo ago | 28 | 2018 | Austin Appel Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 2 patents Intelligent community surveillance and alarm data sharing systems | 1 launch |
| 38 | Buzz Solutions Platform to process the data acquired by third-party drones | $10M | 28 mo ago | 7 | 2017 | Vikhyat Chaudhry Founder | — | 7 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 job opening |
| 39 | Uplift AI based online platform for body movement analytics 53AI top 20%Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Moat top 38% All 12 signals ▾AItop 20% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 44% Techtop 50% Patentstop 50% Innovationbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 20% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $8M | 9 mo ago | 17 | 2017 | Rahul Rajan Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+23 | 10 patents AI-powered motion analysis and personalized musculoskeletal coaching for fitness and rehab | 1 launch |
| 40 | Conntour Provider of AI video analytics for security and surveillance operations 62AI top 20%Growth top 28%Funding top 35%Talent top 38% All 7 signals ▾AItop 20% Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 31% AI: Classified as an AI company Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $8M | 2 mo ago | — | 2024 | Tomer Kulla Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesPostHog+15 | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 41 | PopID Provider of face and palm biometric identity verification gateway solutions | $5M | 15 mo ago | 3 | 2017 | John Miller CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceZoho+13 | 4 patents Biometric facial authentication for payments and secure entry systems | 1 launch |
| 42 | Cephia Developer of neural nano-optics for multimodal sensing and spectral intelligence | $4M | 7 mo ago | — | 2024 | Ethan Tseng Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 43 | DiffuseDrive Synthetic data for computer vision development | $4M | 13 mo ago | — | 2023 | Roland Pinter Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 44 | Advex Developer of automated visual inspection systems using generative artificial intelligence | $4M | 19 mo ago | — | 2022 | Qasim Wani Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 45 | GroundControl Developer of software for first article inspection and supplier quality | $3M | 12 mo ago | — | 2024 | Nick Warren Co-Founder & COO | — | 3 patents Cloud‑based enterprise mobile device management and administration solutions | — |
| 46 | EyePop.ai Provider of a self-service platform for training custom AI vision models | $3M | 15 mo ago | 5 | 2023 | Torsten Schulz Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesMixpanel+24 | — | 7 launchs |
| 47 | Infrrd Provides machine learning based solutions for enterprises | $2M | 9 mo ago | 228 | 2015 | — | WebflowCart FunctionalityAmazon Web Services+24 | 20 patents AI-powered document and image analysis: data extraction, entity verification, and model optimization. | — |
| 48 | EPIImaging Developer of 3D vision systems using Epipolar-Plane Image analysis technology | $1M | 14 mo ago | — | 2012 | Harlyn Baker Founder | — | — | — |
| 49 | Kaliber Labs Provider of an AI and camera-based surgery guide solution for health industries | $1M | 4 mo ago | 48 | 2018 | Ray Rahman Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWixSentry+15 | 61 patents AI-driven surgical imaging guidance and computer-assisted arthroscopic assistance | — |
| 50 | Nexscient Provider of AI solutions including predictive analytics and computer vision 32AI top 26%Funding top 45%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 26% Fundingtop 45% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision, machine learning Funding: Raised $180k across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $180K | 1 mo ago | — | 2023 | Fred Tannous CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
Top 12 Computer Vision companies in California
#1
Anduril 🦄Series H · Costa Mesa, California · founded 2017 · 2193 employees$3.8Braised▾
Anduril 🦄
Series H · Costa Mesa, California · founded 2017 · 2193 employees
Provider of AI-driven defense and autonomous systems across air, land, sea, and space domains. It develops integrated platforms that enhance situational awareness, real-time decision-making, and operational effectiveness for defense and security applications. It delivers a range of autonomous systems and software-defined defense infrastructure, including surveillance systems, unmanned platforms, and command-and-control technologies designed to operate in complex and contested environments. Its solutions support modern military needs such as border security, force protection, and multi-domain mission coordination.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 11%Innovation
top 14%Patents
top 14%Tech
top 17%Market
top 21%Moat
top 22%Funding: Raised $3.8B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Series H (May 2026)
Innovation: 329 patents (top 5% of patent-holders) · 300 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Patents: 329 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 300 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series H$5B
- Dec 2025Series G$30M
- Jun 2025Series G$2.5B
- Aug 2024Series F$1.5B
Founders & team
Investors
Founders Fund, Sands Capital, Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford, Franklin Templeton Investments, Altimeter Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloAws Certificate ManagerCloudflare
#2
Skydio 🦄Series F · San Mateo, California · founded 2014 · 332 employees$570Mraised▾
Skydio 🦄
Series F · San Mateo, California · founded 2014 · 332 employees
Manufacturer of autonomous drones and related software, services, and accessories. It provides drone platforms, docking stations, attachments, and software for autonomous flight, data capture, and integration. These products serve sectors including public safety, utilities, national security, inspection, transportation, construction, and oil and gas. Services include regulatory and success support, along with developer tools and training.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 94how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 13%Funding
top 14%Tech
top 16%AI
top 20%Moat
top 22%Innovation
top 24%Patents: 614 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 513 filings since 2022 vs 98 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $570M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series F (Apr 2026)
Tech: 90 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy
Audience (LinkedIn): 136k LinkedIn followers — 12.9% of this cohort's audience · 85 engagements/post (3.9× cohort median)
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Staff Global Supply Manager, Mechanicals, Senior Global Supply Manager, Camera
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series F$110M
- May 2024Series E$170M
- Mar 2022Series E$230M
- Feb 2021Series D$170M
Founders & team
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, IVP, Deep Learning, Playground Global, Linse Capital
Tech stack
AffirmAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressApple Icloud MailApple Pay
#3
Series D · Redwood City, California · founded 2016 · 37 employees$124Mraised▾
Series D · Redwood City, California · founded 2016 · 37 employees
Developer of AI-first software for advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous driving. The company provides comprehensive artificial intelligence solutions for real-time deployment, offline training, and validation. It builds artificial intelligence models using unsupervised learning methods and generative artificial intelligence. The company's technology enables continuous improvement of autonomous driving software for mass production.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Product
top 21%Talent
top 28%AI
top 30%Growth
top 31%Moat
top 31%Funding: Raised $124M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series D (May 2026)
Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series D—
- Dec 2022Series C$55M
- Jan 2022Series B$30M
- Nov 2021Series B$26M
Investors
Sound Ventures, Amplo, Fontinalis Partners, A.Capital Ventures, Binnacle Capital, SV Angel
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileContentfulGatsby
#4
Series D · Santa Monica, California · founded 2017 · 92 employees$332.9Mraised▾
Series D · Santa Monica, California · founded 2017 · 92 employees
AI company developing computer vision–powered systems to make parking spaces frictionless. It offers end-to-end parking management solutions from operations to analytics. It offers various solutions like operations management, payments solutions, marketing, customer-centric mobile applications, analytics, and more. It offers features like ease of integrations, optimizes operational management, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 92how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%Growth
top 17%Tech
top 26%AI
top 28%Moat
top 28%Talent
top 28%Funding: Raised $333M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series D (Nov 2025)
Growth: Headcount 30 → 92 (+207%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 49 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Datadog, Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 99k LinkedIn followers — 9.4% of this cohort's audience · 68 engagements/post (3.1× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Obama Presidential Center in Chicago) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series D$500M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$1.1B
- Sep 2022Series C$107.4M
- Jun 2022Series B$167M
Founders & team
Investors
Zigg Capital, Slow Ventures, Halogen Ventures, RXR, 3L Capital, 01 Advisors
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailCart Functionality
#5
Planet 🦄Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2010 · 25 employees$483.6Mraised▾
Planet 🦄
Public · San Francisco, California · founded 2010 · 25 employees
Provider of daily satellite imagery and geospatial data analytics services. The organization offers high-frequency imagery, mosaics, on-demand tasking, and analytic feeds. It transforms imagery into insights, providing data for monitoring, change detection, and analysis. The company delivers data products and cloud-based tools, offering solutions across various industries.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Tech
top 20%Moat
top 28%Product
top 35%News
top 37%Patents
top 39%Funding: Raised $484M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 15 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
Tech: 88 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 93 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 162k LinkedIn followers — 15.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Isar Aerospace) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$460M
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$816.9K
- Jul 2019Series D—
- Feb 2019Series D$168M
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, EDBI, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Lux Capital, Felicis Ventures, Industry Ventures
Tech stack
AddsearchAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBabel
#6
Series C · Foster City, California · founded 2018 · 14 employees$29.1Mraised▾
Series C · Foster City, California · founded 2018 · 14 employees
Provider of computer vision for training data management. It also provides computer vision platform to automates data labeling and preparation at scale, enabling organizations to build and iterate on datasets for AI model development. It offers a comprehensive suite of services, including data labeling, model training, and data curation, aimed at enhancing machine learning workflows.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Talent
top 25%AI
top 26%Funding
top 33%Growth
top 35%Global
bottom 39%Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision, machine learning
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2026Grant (prize money)$402.7K
- Oct 2024Series C$10.2M
- Sep 2022Series B$16M
- Jan 2021Series A$11.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator, Atinum Investment, Premier Partners, Stonebridge Capital, Murex Partners, Duke Angel Network
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
#7
Series A · El Segundo, California · founded 2023$47.9Mraised▾
Series A · El Segundo, California · founded 2023
Developer of ultraspectral sensors and a large world model system. It builds vision infrastructure using ultraspectral sensors that capture molecular fingerprints. The technology is paired with a foundational model, combining physics-informed learning with data. This creates an intelligence layer for identifying materials, predicting system failures, and enabling robots to handle objects. The technology bridges visual pattern recognition and physics-based reasoning.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Growth
top 28%Tech
top 46%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 33%Funding: Raised $47.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 25 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$35.9M
- Oct 2024Seed$12M
Founders & team
Investors
Lowercarbon Capital, Toyota Ventures, Pear VC, E2MC
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#8
Pony.ai 🦄Public · Fremont, California · founded 2016 · 539 employees$1.2Braised▾
Pony.ai 🦄
Public · Fremont, California · founded 2016 · 539 employees
The company specializes in developing autonomous driving technology for robotaxis, robotrucks, and POVs. Its core focus is on creating advanced autonomous driving systems designed to provide tailored solutions across multiple industries. By leveraging cutting-edge autonomous mobility technology and services, the company aims to enhance transportation efficiency, safety, and accessibility in diverse use cases.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 91how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%News
top 16%AI
top 18%Growth
top 25%Moat
top 25%Product
top 26%Funding: Raised $1.2B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Dec 2024)
News: 33 BI events in 12 mo (of 87 tracked, 12 types) · +136% YoY · 8 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Audience (LinkedIn): 63k LinkedIn followers — 6.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Stellantis) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Post IPO$70.3M
- Oct 2023Series D$100M
- Mar 2022Series D—
- Feb 2021Series C$100M
Founders & team
Investors
5Y Capital, Legend Capital, Legend Star, Puhua Capital, Polaris Capital, DCM Ventures
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#9
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 54 employees$36Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 54 employees
Provider of artificial intelligence software for industrial workplace safety monitoring. The technology integrates with existing camera infrastructure to identify risks related to personnel, vehicles, and equipment. The platform generates insights to assist in the management of safety protocols and operational workflows. It provides reporting tools to track safety compliance and incident reduction across industrial facilities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Tech
top 29%Growth
top 30%Partners
top 32%News
top 37%AI
top 45%Funding: Raised $36.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2025)
Tech: 34 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series B—
- May 2025Series B$47M
- May 2024Series A$6M
- Aug 2023Series A$12M
Founders & team
Investors
Rite-Hite, MTech Capital, World Innovation Lab, Eclipse, NewRoad Capital Partners, Tokio Marine Holdings
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#10
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$7.5Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Provider of AI video analytics for security and surveillance operations. It offers capabilities to monitor and search video footage using text descriptions. The system integrates with existing systems and allows users to attach images to improve detection. It provides reports with video highlights and footage links.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Growth
top 28%Funding
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 48%Global
bottom 48%AI: Classified as an AI company
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $7.5M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Yam Sharon
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Seed$7M
- 2025Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures, Eight Capital Management
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Workspace
#11
Series D · San Diego, California · founded 2015 · 245 employees$217.7Mraised▾
Series D · San Diego, California · founded 2015 · 245 employees
AI-powered fleet safety camera system. It uses computer vision and edge computing to monitor driver behavior and reduce accidents in real-time. It combines multi-camera hardware with proprietary AI analyzing driving time to detect drowsiness, tailgating, distractions, and reward safe driving via DriverStars.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 15%Innovation
top 17%Funding
top 21%AI
top 22%Moat
top 22%Tech
top 24%Patents: 205 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 140 filings since 2022 vs 65 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 205 patents (top 11% of patent-holders) · 140 filings since 2022 vs 65 in 2017-21 · 6 product lines
Funding: Raised $218M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 256k LinkedIn followers — 24.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Geosecure) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series D$90M
- Sep 2022Conventional Debt$65M
- Jul 2021Series C$150M
- Nov 2019Series B$20.2M
Founders & team
Investors
SVB, SoftBank Vision Fund, Point72 Ventures, M12, Reliance Industries, Hyundai Cradle
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularAngularjsApache Http ServerAppcues
#12
Public · Menlo Park, California · founded 2013 · 33 employees$109Mraised▾
Public · Menlo Park, California · founded 2013 · 33 employees
Developer of autonomous vehicle technology and autonomous mobile robots. The company's DriveMod system integrates with warehouse management systems for mission deployment. It offers autonomous tuggers and forklifts for material handling. The company also provides fleet management systems, teleoperations, and vehicle safety solutions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Electrical Engineer
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Post IPO$33M
- Nov 2024Post IPO$3.5M
- May 2015Series C—
- Mar 2015Series C$80M
Investors
Benchmark, Redpoint Ventures, Premji Invest, Index Ventures, Access Industries, Smartfren
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosApple Icloud MailCdnjs
Funding & investor landscape
$10.2Btotal disclosed funding
110companies funded
320disclosed rounds
7rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator15 rounds
New Enterprise Associates8 rounds
Notable founders
Matt Grimm
Co-Founder & COO · Anduril
Joseph Chen
Co-Founder · Anduril
Abraham Bachrach
Co-Founder & CTO · Skydio
Matt Donahoe
Co-Founder · Skydio
Courtney Fukuda
Co-Founder & Chief Integration Officer · Metropolis
Peter Fisher
Co-Founder & CCO · Metropolis
Robbie Schingler
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer · Planet
Jung Kwon Lee
Co-Founder & CTO · Superb AI
Hyun Kim
Co-Founder & CEO · Superb AI
Nathan Stein
Co-Founder · Matter Intelligence
Tiancheng Lou
Co-Founder & CTO · Pony.ai
James Peng
Co-Founder & CEO · Pony.ai
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 12,354,926 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Computer Vision coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · AI & Compute
How research on Computer Vision in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Computer Vision in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 571 papers.
UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego lead California's optimistic computer-vision research, predominantly advancing neural network applications and imaging systems across 571 papers.
571 papers · stance +0.69 · 72% breakthrough · 6% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley134
- University of California, Los Angeles62
- University of California San Diego54
- University of Southern California54
- California Institute of Technology45
leading researchers
Ming–Hsuan Yang · Jitendra Malik · Trevor Darrell · Janet G. Luhmann · Jeff Donahue · Alexei A. Efros
prism intelligence · tone & topics
95% positive · 1% critical tone
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningComputer ScienceSoftwareRoboticsStatistics
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Breakthroughs374 · 65%
▼ 73%→57% share
▼0.8× share momentum489 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Artificial neural network research is surging — papers tripled from 6 to 21, driving breakthroughs despite field-share dropping 73% to 57%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Artificial neural network6→21
- Rendering (computer graphics)2→12
- Feature (linguistics)9→16
- Robot1→8
- Robustness (evolution)5→12
Newly emergingGeneralization 0→6 · Feature extraction 0→5 · Key (lock) 0→5
Landmark Fully convolutional networks for semantic segmentation · 36,381 cites
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Advancements118 · 21%
▲ 20%→24% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations65% since 2021mostly methods-led
Segmentation advancement research is intensifying — papers nearly quadrupled from 3 to 11, alongside newly emerging medical imaging applications.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Segmentation3→11
- Convolutional neural network7→13
- Pattern recognition (psychology)9→15
- Robustness (evolution)2→6
- Object detection3→6
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→12 · Preprocessor 0→4 · Medical imaging 0→4
Landmark Fully Convolutional Networks for Semantic Segmentation · 10,957 cites
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Concerns29 · 5%
▲ 5%→6% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations62% since 2021mostly empirical
Perception concerns are newly emerging — debuting at 5 papers alongside fresh noise and stimulus vulnerabilities flagged across 6% of the field.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Perception5
- Artificial neural network3
- Deep neural networks3
- Stimulus (psychology)3
- Pattern recognition (psychology)3
Newly emergingPerception 0→5 · Stimulus (psychology) 0→3 · Noise (video) 0→3
Landmark Pedestrian Detection: An Evaluation of the State of the Art · 3,229 cites
Common questions
How many Computer Vision companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 200 indexable Computer Vision companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Computer Vision companies in California, United States?
The Computer Vision companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $10.2B in disclosed equity funding across 110 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Computer Vision company in California, United States?
Anduril is the highest-funded Computer Vision company in California, United States, with $3.8B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Computer Vision companies in California, United States are funded?
110 of the 200 Computer Vision companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Computer Vision unicorns are there in California, United States?
9 Computer Vision companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Computer Vision companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Computer Vision companies on this list include Y Combinator, Plug and Play Tech Center, Alumni Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Qualcomm Ventures.
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