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Zenus AI is a computer vision and behavioral analytics company that provides ethical facial analysis solutions for retail brands and event organizers. The platform offers real-time measurement of impressions, demographics including age and sex, positive sentiment, dwell time, and energy levels with 95% accuracy, without collecting personal data. Zenus provides solutions for retail brands to analyze focus groups,…

High Tech · Computer Vision, · Austin, United States · EST 2015

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Zenus AI is a computer vision and behavioral analytics company that provides ethical facial analysis solutions for retail brands and event organizers. The platform offers real-time measurement of impressions, demographics including age and sex, positive sentiment, dwell time, and energy levels with 95% accuracy, without collecting personal data. Zenus provides solutions for retail brands to analyze focus groups, marketing activations, and in-store consumer reactions, and for event organizers to track attendee engagement and provide exhibitors with Return-On-Engagement reports. The platform delivers data through a live dashboard and API integration, enabling clients to build interactive applications. Zenus technology powers automated lead capture and dynamic displays for exhibitors, helping organizations understand consumer behavior and optimize engagement strategies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Zenus AI has raised approximately $4.4 million in seed funding from investors including L-Stone Capital, Moneta Ventures, Rice University, Frontera Technology Ventures, and Capital Factory.

Business model

MarketingTech > Marketing Research > Consumer Insights > Facial Analytics,

Security & Surveillance Technology > Tech Enabled Service,

Image Recognition > Applications > Offline Retail,

RegTech > Fraud Detection > User Authentication > Payment Transactions > Facial Biometrics

Institutional investors

L-Stone CapitalMoneta VenturesRice UniversityFrontera Technology VenturesCapital FactoryEmerging VenturesBaner investmentsGenesis Ventures

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