Kleiner Perkins

Flock Safety specializes in security solutions centered around automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras, which are utilized by neighborhoods, law enforcement agencies, and businesses. Their primary product captures and analyzes vehicle license plates to aid in crime prevention and resolution. The system not only helps local law enforcement by providing critical data during investigations but also proactively alerts them when stolen vehicles enter monitored areas. This technology fosters community engagement, allowing residents to assist in maintaining safety by sharing relevant information with police. By integrating the efforts of communities, schools, and law enforcement, Flock Safety aims to create safer environments while prioritizing privacy and data protection.

Affectiva, Inc. specializes in emotion-sensing artificial intelligence software that helps businesses understand consumer engagement with digital content, advertising, and communication. Founded in 2009 as a spin-off from MIT Media Lab, the company leverages deep learning, computer vision, and extensive real-world data to detect nuanced human emotions and cognitive states by analyzing facial and vocal expressions. Affectiva offers a software development kit, a cloud-based API, and various solutions tailored for industries such as advertising, automotive, social robotics, and healthcare. Its in-cabin sensing technology is particularly noteworthy, as it enables automotive manufacturers and fleet managers to create safer and more personalized transportation experiences. Affectiva's tools are utilized by a significant number of Fortune Global 500 companies to enhance consumer engagement through more effective testing of ads, videos, and television programming. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Affectiva also maintains an office in Cairo, Egypt.