Ambient is a technology company.
Ambient has raised $7.0M across 1 funding round.
Ambient has raised $7.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Ambient has raised $7.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Ambient's investors include 186 Ventures, Accomplice VC, Arrive, Baseline Ventures, Boston Seed Capital, Impellent Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, NextView Ventures, Operator Collective, Predictive VC, The Hit Forge, Village Global.
Ambient.ai is an AI-powered physical security platform that uses computer vision to automate threat detection, reduce false alarms, and unify security operations across cameras, access control, and investigations.[3][5][7] It serves enterprise security teams in sectors like corporate campuses, manufacturing, education, energy/utilities, and data centers, solving the problem of manual monitoring overload by providing real-time intelligence that cuts false alarms by 95%+ and enables proactive incident prevention.[3][7] The company has strong growth momentum, trusted by leading organizations like Impossible Foods, with accolades including YC Top Company, Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Star, and SIW Reader's Choice Awards.[3]
Ambient.ai was founded in 2017 with the mission to transform physical security and prevent every security incident possible by leveraging AI.[3][5] The founders aimed to address inefficiencies in traditional security operations, where teams are bogged down by alarm noise and manual tasks.[3][7] Early traction came from pioneering AI for physical security, earning recognition as a leader and building a platform that integrates video, access control (PACS), and forensics for automated, contextual threat assessment.[3][5]
Ambient.ai rides the wave of AI-driven physical security, capitalizing on the explosion of camera networks and access systems amid rising threats to critical infrastructure.[3][7] Timing is ideal as enterprises demand automation to handle alarm fatigue—market forces like cybersecurity-physical convergence and regulations for data centers/energy favor platforms that prevent incidents proactively rather than reactively.[3] It influences the ecosystem by setting standards for "agentic" security AI, enabling SOCs to focus on high-value tasks and accelerating adoption of computer vision in non-tech sectors like education and manufacturing.[3][7]
Ambient.ai is poised to dominate as agentic AI evolves, integrating deeper with IoT and multi-modal data for predictive prevention beyond current video/PACS capabilities.[3][7] Trends like edge computing and zero-trust physical security will amplify its edge, potentially expanding to smart cities or retail amid growing global risks. Its influence may grow through partnerships and platform extensibility, solidifying its role as the intelligence layer for safer spaces—transforming reactive guards into proactive ecosystems, much like it already does for today's leading teams.[3][5]
Ambient has raised $7.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $7.0M Seed in July 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2023 | $7.0M Seed | 186 Ventures, Accomplice VC, Arrive, Baseline Ventures, Boston Seed Capital, Impellent Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, NextView Ventures, Operator Collective, Predictive VC, The Hit Forge, Village Global, VitalStage Ventures, Y Combinator, David Chang, Jeff Seibert, Jennifer Lum, Scott Belsky |