Owl AI

Owl Autonomous Imaging – Owl AI – Thermal Ranging Computer Vision

Fairport · Founded 2019 · $19.7M raised

Headquarters
Fairport
Founded
2019
Business Model
B2B
Website
owlai.us
Total Funding
$19.7M
Last Round
$2.0M GrantNov 2024
Rounds
4

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About

Owl Autonomous Imaging (Owl AI) was founded in 2019 by CEO Chuck Gershman and CTO Gene Petilli to build a modern, digitally architected thermal perception platform for scalable autonomy. The company's technology originated from a U.S. Air Force challenge grant on precision ballistic missile tracking, evolving into a broader thermal computer vision platform serving defense and commercial autonomous systems including automotive, drones, and robotics. Owl's high-resolution thermal sensors and AI-driven perception software deliver reliable object detection and ranging in darkness, fog, smoke, and other degraded visual conditions where conventional cameras and LiDAR fall short.

Summary

Owl AI is a Robotics company based in Fairport, founded in 2019. It has raised $19.7M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $2.0M Grant round in Nov 2024. Investors include State Farm Ventures and Silicon Catalyst.

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Funding History

GrantSBIR Phase II (USA)Nov 2024
$2.0M

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