Hayden AI

formerly Hayden AI Tech

Giving Sight to Cities

San Francisco, United States · Founded 2019 · $172.5M raised

Employees
51–200
Founded
2019
Business Model
B2G
Website
hayden.ai
Total Funding
$172.5M
Last Round
$90.0M Growth EquityJul 2024
Rounds
5

Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.

About

Hayden AI is a global leader in artificial intelligence and spatial analytics applied to urban transportation. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company builds vehicle-mounted mobile perception systems that combine advanced vision AI with purpose-built hardware to detect and enforce traffic violations in bus lanes, bus stops, and bike lanes in real time. Its flagship Automated Bus Lane Enforcement product helps cities clear unauthorized parking that impedes public transit, increasing bus speeds, on-time performance, and ridership. Hayden AI serves government agencies and transit authorities with a privacy-first approach, ensuring compliance with data security regulations while delivering actionable insights for urban planning. The company is a six-time GovTech 100 winner and was named among TIME Magazine's Top GreenTech Companies.

Summary

Hayden AI is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2019. It has raised $172.5M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $90.0M Growth Equity round in Jul 2024. Investors include The Rise Fund, BootstrapLabs and TYH Ventures.

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Funding History

Growth EquityGrowth EquityJul 2024
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