Our Story

A little robot named “Wally” inspired us to make computer vision easier, more accessible, and ready for the “enterprise masses.”

Founded

August, 2018 -

alwaysAI was incorporated by co-founders Marty Beard and Steve Griset - enterprise SW, mobility and networking veterans.

Seed Round

December, 2018 -

$4M from early-stage VC BlueRun Ventures (PayPal, Waze) and our CEO - hired core engineers and opened San Diego office.

Released Beta

October, 2019 -

Offered a free version of our end-to-end platform to a large, private group of beta testers – gained feedback for GA roadmap.

20,000 Developers +

February to December 2020 -

Released GA version to the market, quickly passing 20K registered developers driving over 6K projects.

Additional Funding

January, 2021 -

$5M from BlueRun, Longley Capital, and several Angels to accelerate product development and ignite Sales and Marketing activities.

Enterprise Customers

March, 2021 -

Hired Sales team and quickly signed several enterprise deals across Retail, Transportation, and Manufacturing industries.

Expansion

Q4 2021+ -

Significantly expanding product roadmap and enterprise pipeline and partnerships.

“Vision is the last part of the tech stack to be automated... And it will certainly have the biggest impact.”

Marty Beard

CEO & Co-Founder

Brand Pillars

Vision is the last part of the tech stack to be automated... And it will certainly have the biggest impact.

Marty Beard

CEO & Co-Founder

Brand Pillars

Product

Team

Timing

Location

Technology

Product
Product-centered, quality is paramount
Team
Founders offer a level of experience unique to typical startup
Timing
Good timing in the market for Computer Vision
Location
San Diego is a hot spot for high tech (new Silicon Valley)
Technology
Major part of the tech stack and will have an impact on all industries

Kickstart your project with us

We’ve built a team of seasoned engineers and entrepreneurs who are passionate about AI, deep learning, and computer vision. We are working every day to produce a highly innovative and easy-to-use software platform for developers to build and deploy CV applications on the edge.