Supporting Deep Sentinel in their quest to transform the future of security
As crime rates continue to increase, it’s critical that small and medium businesses (SMBs) take action to protect themselves. Deep Sentinel offers effective AI-powered end-to-end solutions to dramatically increase crime prevention at a fraction of the traditional cost.
Historically, computer vision hasn’t been a reliable solution for addressing security concerns. False alarms can be generated from various movements, including those of animals or branches, as well as people walking by. In general, the overall accuracy tends to be quite low. While many solutions have attempted to use AI detectors, the most effective approach would require the discernment of actual incidents. To address this limitation, many businesses hire on-premises guards or use remote monitoring services. Despite the high expense of these services, they are limited in their coverage (one guard can only be in one place!) and they often lack immediate response capability, making them even less effective. The cost and effectiveness issues are real problems, especially for small businesses and residences, but also for larger enterprises.
That’s where Deep Sentinel comes in. Their security camera monitoring solution uses advanced technology to train models based on how the guards react to real-life incidents and takes into account the context of each specific camera and location. Their proprietary, patented approach integrates each scene, incident, and location into a forward path neural network feature map and filters out non-relevant inputs, greatly enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of the overall security measures. We found their approach to bespoke location modeling trained in real-time by live guards to be a game changer.
Deep Sentinel attracted over 3,000 customers without an outbound sales team. It's clear the solution is in high demand. The number of active subscriptions tripled during the first two years of product launch, with the majority of growth driven by referrals from satisfied customers. Thanks to the efficiency of Deep Sentinel’s tailor-made neural network technology, each guard can remotely monitor up to 200 locations, which results in exceptional unit economics and a cost-effective solution for both small- and large-scale operations. They have created a SaaS cloud version of the traditional security guard—a virtual security guard: cheaper, smarter, faster and available anywhere. The installation process is efficient and user-friendly, leading to easy scalability. Installation can be completed in just a few hours using their website or mobile app. We’ve been impressed with their ability to find and onboard new customers efficiently with no outbound sales calls, easy-to-understand value proposition, and easy adoption and deployment in a self-help model with little to no customer support required. The company's guerilla-style marketing videos clearly showcase Deep Sentinel's unique offerings, making it a business’s top choice when looking for an intuitive, effective security system.
Intel Capital is thrilled to support founder CEO David Selinger and the entire Deep Sentinel team in their pursuit to revolutionize the security industry and to have led their recent $15M funding round. As a leader in AI technology, Deep Sentinel has developed a reliable, scalable, and affordable way to confront some of the biggest security threats that SMBs and residential communities face today. As we get to know David and the team during the diligence process, we admired Deep Sentinel’s pragmatic approach, using advanced technology to revolutionize an old-school industry. We also found Deep Sentinel’s policies and procedures in the responsible use of AI and managing privacy concerns to be forward-thinking and sound. We look forward to being a part of their journey toward making a positive impact and disrupting the trillion-dollar security industry.
