Kogniz

Kogniz

AI-driven health safety monitoring platform

Overview

Kogniz provides an AI-driven Health Response Platform that helps workplaces enforce health protocols and stay compliant. It monitors fever detection, social distancing, and mask-wearing by connecting to existing surveillance systems and analyzing real-time data. The platform alerts managers and health staff immediately when there is non-compliance or potential health risk, helping reduce downtime and keep environments safer. The service is sold on a subscription basis, with ongoing access to the platform and support. Unlike some competitors, Kogniz emphasizes real-time, per-event monitoring that accounts for environmental factors to deliver precise results without delays. Its goal is to minimize health risks in workplaces by ensuring quick detection of issues and continuous adherence to safety rules.

About Kogniz

Simplify's Rating
Why Kogniz is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Healthcare

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$14M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2016

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • 2026 sources still describe active product distribution, including gun detection and AI surveillance.
  • Retail, manufacturing, schools, and government all buy compliance automation and emergency response.
  • Existing-camera integration shortens deployments and reduces capex for budget-constrained customers.

What critics are saying

  • Kogniz’s latest visible funding remains the $10 million Ulu round from 2022.
  • Gun-detection false positives trigger liability, customer mistrust, and procurement delays.
  • Axis, Motorola, and Vaidio pressure Kogniz into a crowded camera-analytics market.

What makes Kogniz unique

  • Kogniz sells retrofit AI vision on existing cameras, not new hardware deployments.
  • Its modules span gun detection, PPE, occupancy, perimeter intrusion, and unsafe proximity.
  • Verizon’s partner page lists Kogniz inside enterprise 5G edge workflows.

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Funding

Total Funding

$14M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

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Company News

Unite.AI
Jun 30th, 2022
Kogniz Inc. launches ready-to-deploy gun detection module

Advanced AI-based computer vision company Kogniz has announced its ready-to-deploy gun detection module as part of the latest version of its technology, which predicts, detects, and resolves safety and operational problems.

FinSMEs
Jun 30th, 2022
Kogniz Closes $10M Funding Round

Kogniz, a Berkeley, CA- and Montreal, Canada-based provider of an AI-based computer vision platform, raised $10M in funding

Retail Technology Innovation Hub
Jun 29th, 2022
Kogniz closes $10m funding round, launches Gun Detection module — Retail Technology Innovation Hub

Kogniz has announced a $10 million investment led by Ulu Ventures to help bring the company's technology product suite that predicts, detects, and resolves key safety and operational problems to commercial, industrial, school, and governmental organisations.

VCNewsDaily
Jun 28th, 2022
Kogniz Lands $10M In Funding

Kogniz Lands $10M in Funding Back to Home. BERKELEY, CA, Kogniz has announced a $10 million investment led by Ulu Ventures

Kogniz
Jun 28th, 2022
Ulu Ventures LLC invests into Kogniz Inc.

Kogniz has received funding from Ulu Ventures, super{set} Venture Studio, and The Entrepreneur’s Fund, among others.

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