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Hayden AI
AI-powered smart traffic enforcement platform
- 101-200 employees
- B2B
- Travel
- Artificial Intelligence
- Transport
- Manufacturing
- Big data
- Deep Tech
- Computer Vision
- Machine Learning
- SaaS
- Mobile
- Old Oakland, Oakland, CA
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Company mission
Hayden AI’s mission is to bridge the innovation gap in traffic enforcement by combining artificial intelligence with mobile sensors to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of municipal fleet vehicles.
36% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Traffic law enforcement has been pretty slow to adopt innovative technology, with static cameras on certain streets and in police cars still the norm, but the effectiveness of these is severely limited.
Hayden AI is set on evolving traffic enforcement with a range of AI-driven solutions, from mounted cameras on municipal vehicles to automated citation, 3D city mapping, and traffic hazard alerts.
That the company completed three sizable fundraises in its very first year spotlights the excitement it’s generating – particularly amongst government bodies. Apart from day-to-day traffic enforcement, Hayden AI also enables these clients to leverage data gathered to influence policy making.
Hayden AI has some grand plans for the self-driving vehicle and mapping sectors too, as companies in the niche could use up to date data and mapping information as they drive. Throughout 2022 and early 2023, it found multiple successes such as making a number of promising partnerships, joining the NVIDIA Metropolis Platform, securing a patent for its Safe Sense traffic violation reporting app, and launching a new tool to calculate emissions savings from automated bus lane enforcement.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Health Benefits
- Catered Lunches
- Fun Events
- Learning Opportunities
- Sick Days
- Flexible Hours
- 401K
- Gym Membership
- Stock Options
- Vacation Time
- New Gear
- Casual Working Attire
- Pet-Friendly
- Hackathons
Company values
- Collaboration - Work together to achieve a common goal.
- Customer Focus - The customer is our true north.
- Integrity - Act with integrity in every decision we make.
- Transparency - Succeed through the open exchange of information, both positive and negative.
- Empowerment - Figure out how to get things done and make them happen.
- Passion - Have a can-do attitude, with the enthusiasm and commitment to go the extra mile.
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2020
$35m
SERIES B
Dec 2016
$9.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $47.5m
Leadership
Chris Carson
(CEO)Former US Marine Corps. Has more than 20 years experience in tech startups as a Founder, Investor and Board Member. Founder and former CEO of autonomous vehicle tech company Nueevo Technologies, and Louisa Manufacturing.
Michael Byrne
(CPO)Served as Head of Product at Nueevo Technologies, and VP of Business Development and Product Marketing at Accuscore Driver Risk.
Bo Shen
(CSO)Was originally CTO of the company. Spent 11 years at Vuclip as Senior Director turned VP of Engineering, then as CTO. Had previously spent 10 years as a Senior Research Scientist at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories.
Vaibhav Ghadiok
(EVP - Engineering)Previously Robotics Engineer at Nixie Labs, Head of Mapping at NAUTO, and Navigation & Perception Lead at Visible Sensors.