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Best Computer Vision Companies in San Francisco, United States
The 48 best Computer Vision companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Planet.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
48companies tracked
$2Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
38have raised
Ranked: Best Computer Vision companies in San Francisco
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 11 mo ago | 25 | Robbie Schingler Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer | SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+38 | 93 patents Advanced synthetic aperture radar and high‑dynamic‑range satellite imaging technologies. | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 2 | Tempo Provider of AI-based home gym training platform | $398M | 64 mo ago | 246 | Joshua Augustin Co-Founder & CTO | ContentfulSentryTypeScript+25 | 8 patents Building ventilation control systems and enterprise collaboration/calendar software solutions | — |
| 3 | Standard 🦄 Platform offering AI-enabled automated checkout software solutions for offline retailers | $231M | 65 mo ago | 97 97 → 96 (-1%) | Angie Westbrock CEO | — | 10 patents Advanced filtration media and processes for removing PFAS and contaminants from industrial fluids | — |
| 4 | 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 | 25 mo ago | 82 82 → 195 (+138%) | Vaibhav Ghadiok Cofounder & CTO | SanitySentryApple iCloud Mail+18 | 6 patents HR compensation analytics and performance-based pay management software | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 5 | AiFi Provider of spatial intelligence and real-time insights | $91M | 24 mo ago | 23 | Joao Falcao CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+34 | 43 patents Enabling checkout‑free, computer‑vision‑driven autonomous retail environments. | — |
| 6 | Osaro Provider of AI-powered robotic solutions for picking, bagging, kitting, depalletizing | $87M | 32 mo ago | 58 58 → 91 (+57%) | 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 |
| 7 | Fyusion Developer of 3D image processing technology for consumer applications | $71M | 86 mo ago | 80 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+14 | 371 patents Advanced 3D computer vision and synthetic view generation for imaging and annotation systems | — |
| 8 | 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 | 18 mo ago | 85 85 → 191 (+125%) | George Netscher Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | 4 patents Digital health monitoring and communication systems for cognitively impaired patient care | — |
| 9 | Rapid Robotics Provider of robotic automation platform for manufacturing companies | $54M | 59 mo ago | 59 | Jordan Kretchmer Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 10 | Aquabyte AI-powered aquaculture solutions for data-driven decisions, improving efficiency and sustainability | $48M | 46 mo ago | 22 | Bryton Shang Founder & Executive Chairman | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+24 | 24 patents AI-powered computer vision and data analytics for fish health monitoring and feed optimization. | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 11 | Paravision AI Developer of Identity AI with modular, ethically built AI for next-generation identity workflows | $47M | 50 mo ago | 70 | Andrew Dudum Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — |
| 12 | 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 | 9 mo ago | 54 | Tilia Gode Co-Founder & Advisor | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | 11 patents Advanced display panel locking, pixel architectures, and 3D printing manufacturing systems. | — |
| 13 | Blue River Technology Revolutionizing agriculture with intelligent machinery, optimizing chemical usage, and promoting… | $30M | 127 mo ago | 137 | Jorge Heraud Ceo | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 346 patents Precision agriculture AI: vision, masking, and autonomous equipment for crop monitoring and treatment | — |
| 14 | Synthesis Provider of a data generation platform for computer vision applications | $25M | 25 mo ago | 30 | Yashar Behzadi CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 10 patents Synthetic data generation and domain adaptation for computer vision training pipelines | — |
| 15 | Invisible AI Developer of AI-powered vision system for manufacturing process monitoring and analysis | $21M | 46 mo ago | 42 | Eric Danziger Co-Founder & CEO | Tailwind CSSAstroHubSpot+12 | 34 patents AI-driven aggregation and contextual analysis of object, sensor, and media data | 1 launch |
| 16 | Umbo Computer Vision Develops smart security camera and surveillance platform for enterprises | $18M | 82 mo ago | 21 | Tingfan Wu Co-Founder | particles.jsFacebook LoginGoogle Maps+24 | — | — |
| 17 | Overview Manufacturer of AI vision systems for manufacturing quality control automation | $10M | 21 mo ago | 28 | Austin Appel Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 2 patents Intelligent community security information-sharing platforms for public safety monitoring | 1 launch |
| 18 | Omneky Provider of AI-powered platform for ad creation, management, and optimization | $10M | 44 mo ago | 50 | Hikari Senju Founder & CEO | WebflowThree.jsStripe+24 | — | — |
| 19 | Quartz Computer vision based construction site tracking & monitoring solution | $8M | 75 mo ago | 8 | Jeremy Conrad Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | 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 | 4 mo ago | — | Tomer Kulla Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesPostHog+15 | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 21 | Prompt AI Developer of ambient artificial intelligence technology with spatial understanding capabilities | $5M | 34 mo ago | — | Dong Park Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowYouTubeAmazon Web Services+9 | 4 patents Secure messaging source authentication and anti-spoofing protocols for communication networks | — |
| 22 | Airphrame Platform offering aerial imaging and spatial data capture | $4M | 144 mo ago | 17 | Bret Kugelmass Founder | — | 10 patents Autonomous UAV flight control algorithms and navigation systems for unmanned aerial vehicles. | — |
| 23 | Cephia Developer of neural nano-optics for multimodal sensing and spectral intelligence | $4M | 9 mo ago | — | Ethan Tseng Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 24 | DiffuseDrive Synthetic data for computer vision development | $4M | 14 mo ago | — | Roland Pinter Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 25 | Advex Developer of automated visual inspection systems using generative artificial intelligence | $4M | 21 mo ago | — | Qasim Wani Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 26 | Datature A Platform for training and deploying machine learning models | $3M | 25 mo ago | 21 | Keechin Goh Co-Founder | WebflowMixpanelLinkedin Insight Tag+19 | — | — |
| 27 | Tensor Flight AI-driven property data and aerial image analytics solutions for multiple industries | $2M | 57 mo ago | 36 | Robert Kozikowski Chief Product Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 28 | Kaliber Labs Provider of an AI and camera-based surgery guide solution for health industries | $1M | 6 mo ago | 48 | Ray Rahman Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWixSentry+15 | 61 patents AI-powered image analysis and guidance systems for minimally invasive surgical procedures | — |
| 29 | Inokyo AI-based fully autonomous retail stores | $150K | 97 mo ago | 4 | — | — | 6 patents In-store retail automation: user ID, checkout flow, and environment tracking systems. | — |
| 30 | Zensors Manufacturer of AI and cloud-based sensor fusion systems for diversified applications | $125K | 59 mo ago | 20 | Chris Harrison Co-Founder | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 31 | Zumo Labs Provider of training data for computer vision models | $125K | 76 mo ago | 7 | Kory Stiger Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Computer Vision companies in San Francisco
#1
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 — 38.8% 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
#2
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 — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
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
#3
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
#4
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 85 employees$59.5Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 85 employees
Provider of AI-based solutions for senior care and fall management. It offers a device and platform designed to improve safety, wellness, and staffing within senior living communities. It delivers tools for fall detection, care activity measurement, and predictive analysis. The platform integrates with existing systems to provide insights and support care delivery.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 25%Funding
top 26%Tech
top 26%AI
top 30%Moat
top 35%Innovation
top 44%Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C
Funding: Raised $59.5M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Jan 2025)
Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Varnish
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers — 6.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series C$43M
- May 2023Venture Debt$30M
- Dec 2021Series B$40M
- Sep 2021Series A$19.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Omega Healthcare Investors, Scan-Group, Foundation Capital, Founders Fund, DCVC, Eclipse
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailAppnexus
#5
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 48 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 48 employees
Provider of an AI and camera-based surgery guide solution for health industries. Its product portfolio includes surgery assistance, patient treatment assistance, and surgical toolkits. Its offering includes diagnosis, surgery, and patient assistance. It cater to the health industry.
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
#6
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$4Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Developer of neural nano-optics for multimodal sensing and spectral intelligence. The company focuses on reimagining vision and redefining sensing through its technology. It offers early access and pricing information on its website. The team comprises innovators in computational imaging, with expertise in computer vision, metasurface cameras, and artificial intelligence.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 367 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Radiant, Incharge Capital Partners, MetaVC Partners, NRM, SOSV
#7
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 82 employees$193Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 82 employees
Developer of AI-powered platform for traffic and parking violation enforcement. The platform uses vehicle-mounted hardware and vision AI to analyze urban environments. It detects parking and moving violations to improve transit performance. The technology aims to make streets safer and improve transit accessibility. The platform provides tools to enforce violations that disrupt mobility. It helps cities rebalance streets for transit riders.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%AI
top 30%Moat
top 37%Tech
top 38%Growth
top 40%Talent
top 45%Funding: Raised $193M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Jul 2024)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 6 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior State Estimation, Engineering Manager, State Estimation
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series C$95M
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)—
- Oct 2023Series B$53M
- Mar 2023Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
BootstrapLabs, Autotech Ventures, Flavors.me, MVP Ventures, Transatlantic AI, Drawdown Fund
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHstsLenisMatomo Analytics
#8
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 23 employees$90.7Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 23 employees
Provider of spatial intelligence and real-time insights. It helps businesses understand physical spaces in real time by using computer vision. According to its website, it creates digital twins of settings, facilitates autonomous shopping and frictionless checkout, and operates worldwide.
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series B$6.7M
- Mar 2022Series B$65M
- Oct 2020Series B$15M
- Feb 2018Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
StartX, Plug and Play Tech Center, Greylock Partners, Oriza Ventures, Amino Capital, Angel Plus
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAzureCdnjsCloudflare
#9
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023$3.5Mraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2023
Synthetic data for computer vision development. The platform enables computer vision developers to create custom synthetic data, annotate it, and explore user data to improve model performance. It provides a prompt-based tool that generates domain-specific synthetic data and advanced annotations.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2025Seed$3.5M
- May 2024Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
e2vc, Outlander VC, STRT
#10
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 28 employees$10.2Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 28 employees
Manufacturer of AI vision systems for manufacturing quality control automation. The company's vision systems offer defect detection with accuracy. These systems are interoperable and customizable to factory environments. The systems adapt to variable lighting, part positioning, and complex geometries. The company provides on-site deployment, training, and ongoing support.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Series A$3.8M
- Feb 2022Series A$10M
- Mar 2019Seed$125K
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator, Blumberg Capital, Google Ventures, Bain Capital, Momenta, Homebrew
Tech stack
Google Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.Js
#11
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 58 employees$86.8Mraised▾
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 58 employees
Provider of AI-powered robotic solutions for picking, bagging, kitting, depalletizing. The company offers automation designed for complex orders and variable SKUs. It delivers speed and accuracy in various workflows, adapting to product shapes. The company’s technology integrates with existing lines and includes support for rapid SKU learning.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Series C$17.6M
- May 2023Series C$1.5M
- Aug 2021Series C$30M
- Dec 2020Series B$7.5M
Founders & team
Investors
King River, AIC, Founders Fund, Global IoT Technology Ventures, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Darco Capital
Tech stack
AhrefsApple Icloud MailAstraBackbone.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#12
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 30 employees$25.4Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 30 employees
Provider of a data generation platform for computer vision applications. Offers an API that enables the programmatic generation of different images with an expanded set of pixel labels for building models. Claims that the proprietary pipeline enables the generation of data for training sophisticated computer vision models.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Globant) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series A$1M
- Apr 2022Series A$19.7M
- Nov 2020Seed$4.6M
Founders & team
Investors
468 Capital, Sorenson Capital, Bee Partners, Alumni Ventures, Kubera Venture Capital, iRobot
Tech stack
Google WorkspaceNginx
Funding & investor landscape
$2Btotal disclosed funding
32companies funded
101disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator7 rounds
New Enterprise Associates4 rounds
Felicis Ventures3 rounds
Notable founders
Robbie Schingler
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer · Planet
Tilia Gode
Co-Founder & Advisor · Voxel AI
Anurag Kanungo
Co-Founder & CTO · Voxel AI
Tomer Kulla
Co-Founder & CTO · Conntour
Matan Goldner
Co-Founder & CEO · Conntour
George Netscher
Co-Founder & CEO · SafelyYou
Ray Rahman
Founder & CEO · Kaliber Labs
Ethan Tseng
Co-Founder & CTO · Cephia
Bo Dong
Co-Founder & CEO · Cephia
Vaibhav Ghadiok
Cofounder & CTO · Hayden AI
Michael Byrne
Co-founder & SVP of Product · Hayden AI
Joao Falcao
CEO · AiFi
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 SIGNALS · United States
How research on Computer Vision is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Computer Vision — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 5,893 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820162026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 51% → 68% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Stanford University188
- University of California, Berkeley134
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology129
- Google127
- Carnegie Mellon University127
leading researchers
Ming–Hsuan Yang · Jitendra Malik · Yann LeCun · Jian Sun · Rob Fergus · Christoph Praschl · David C. Schedl · Anna Maschek
▲
Breakthroughs3,434 · 58%
▼ 66%→55% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations72% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (66%→55% of field), led by Pattern recognition (psychology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Pattern recognition (psychology)168→438
- Segmentation89→334
- Feature (linguistics)36→226
- Convolutional neural network195→360
- Artificial neural network21→186
Newly emergingInterpretability 0→55 · Workflow 0→52 · Fusion 0→27
Landmark ImageNet classification with deep convolutional neural networks · 75,550 cites
◆
Advancements1,474 · 25%
▲ 23%→26% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (23%→26% of field), led by Convolutional neural network.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Convolutional neural network53→233
- Pattern recognition (psychology)42→203
- Segmentation17→139
- Artificial neural network8→124
- Feature (linguistics)8→87
Newly emergingWorkflow 0→39 · Key (lock) 0→36 · Visualization 0→31
Landmark Rethinking the Inception Architecture for Computer Vision · 30,404 cites
▼
Concerns343 · 6%
6%→6% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (6%→6% of field), led by Convolutional neural network.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Convolutional neural network4→42
- Perception2→26
- Artificial neural network3→21
- Segmentation2→18
- Pattern recognition (psychology)3→18
Newly emergingFeature (linguistics) 0→12 · Image processing 0→10 · Robot 0→8
Landmark An Introduction To Compressive Sampling · 9,949 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where computer vision is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston371 · +0.63
SF Bay Area364 · +0.67
New York273 · +0.68
Los Angeles165 · +0.70
Pittsburgh159 · +0.65
Atlanta115 · +0.70
San Diego111 · +0.75
Philadelphia94 · +0.65
Chicago75 · +0.64
Ann Arbor75 · +0.66
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing computer vision patents in the United States
United States computer vision patent filing is accelerating — 8,045 filings from 2,574 assignees (2016–2025), led by Qualcomm, Microsoft, Intel; annual filings 326→1019.
8,045 filings2,574 assigneespeak 1048/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Qualcomm430
- Microsoft390
- Intel373
- Google370
- IBM367
- Apple177
- FORD Global TECH169
- Nvidia163
Common questions
How many Computer Vision companies are there in San Francisco, United States?
Radar tracks 48 indexable Computer Vision companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Computer Vision companies in San Francisco, United States?
The Computer Vision companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have raised a combined $2B in disclosed equity funding across 32 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Computer Vision company in San Francisco, United States?
Planet is the highest-funded Computer Vision company in San Francisco, United States, with $483.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Computer Vision companies in San Francisco, United States are funded?
32 of the 48 Computer Vision companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Computer Vision unicorns are there in San Francisco, United States?
2 Computer Vision companies in San Francisco, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in San Francisco, United States Computer Vision companies?
The most active investors in San Francisco, United States Computer Vision companies on this list include Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Founders Fund, New Enterprise Associates, AME Cloud Ventures.
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