With mass shootings and other public safety threats on the rise, and thefts costing businesses billions of dollars each year, Actuate, is meeting the critical need for faster, more accurate, and privacy-conscious security automation solutions.

About 90% of organizations have security cameras, yet more than 95% are unmonitored and most recorded video goes unused, and when information is needed – the retrieval process is often slow and unnecessarily difficult.

Actuate’s cloud-based AI software, the newest competitor in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program for Best Video Analytics Solution, turns any existing security camera into an intruder- and threat-detecting smart cameras with no additional hardware required.

The software identifies safety and security threats in real time and issues automatic alerts to dramatically reduce the time it takes for security teams and law enforcement to respond.

Actuate’s solution is compliant by design and has been purpose-built to respect privacy and avoid algorithmic and user bias.

Actuate’s software was developed with input from stakeholders ranging from educators to law enforcement leaders with the vision of a safer, peaceful future for all.

 

(Actuate builds Gun Detection AI that Reacts Before Shots are Fired. See how you can turn your existing security cameras into threat-detecting smart cameras with 99%+ accuracy. No servers required. Courtesy of Actuate AI and YouTube.) 

The Benefits of Actuate AI Include:

Improves Threat and Intruder Detection:

• Actuate’s AI software closely monitors spaces and instantly alerts security staff of potential security threats such as intruders and loiterers.

• This enables security teams to trigger human response to the right place and right time instead of inefficiently monitoring security camera feeds and walking preplanned patrol routes.

• Not only does this improve human safety in the case of potentially violent situations or slip & fall incidents, but it helps prevent costly thefts and saves security budgets as well.

• By using a combination of human guards and Actuate technology, Actuate’s largest customer reduced annual guarding costs from $42M to $18M per year.

AI Gun Detection:

• Actuate’s AI software instantly identifies guns with ~99% accuracy using existing cameras and hardware.

• When a gun is detected, alerts are automatically issued to security teams with information on the threat’s location, identity, and armament.

• This saves precious time, allowing law enforcement to respond faster and more effectively to help keep people safe.

(Actuate detects weapons as soon as they are visible on camera, flagging threats before shots are fired, providing building security and law enforcement with precious seconds to address the situation. The end result: increased response time, faster emergency warnings to building occupants, and saved lives. No new hardware required. Courtesy of Actuate.)

False Positive Reduction

• Actuate’s AI model improves detection accuracy and reduces false positives by over 97% with true exception-based monitoring.

Count and Track Foot Traffic:

• Actuate’s AI software detects and counts people, tracks their flow through facilities, and reports key analytics, including crowd and loitering detection.

• The system is built from the ground up to avoid bias and collects no personally identifiable information.

Mitigating Liability Risk from Slip & Fall Incidents:

• Slip and fall incidents cost organizations billions of dollars in damages and legal fees every year.

• Actuate helps organizations actively detect and document slip and fall incidents, allowing them to immediately address any hazards at their facility, as well as providing the necessary video evidence to mitigate legal liability.

• Learn More about Actuate AI’s Slip and Fall Detection at https://actuate.ai/web-stories/workplace-safety.

In April of 2021, Actuate announced the close of an $8M Series A funding round led by Tribeca Venture Partners and joined by Scribble Ventures, OCA Ventures, and Context Ventures, among others.

Actuate is one of the only pure-play video analytics companies to raise a Series A of this amount in recent years.

“My passion for mitigating gun violence stems from my childhood in South Africa,” explained Sonny Tai, Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer at Actuate AI.

“Gun violence impacted my family and led us to emigrate to the United States. My drive to make the world a better place pushed me to serve as a U.S. Marine, and now my goal is to address public safety through technology.”

“We unfortunately live in a world where active shooter events and public safety threats continue to make headlines year after year, pointing to the critical need for faster, more accurate, and privacy-conscious security management solutions.”

“Actuate empowers security staff at the places we live, work, shop, and depend on with end-to-end security automation, helping them to do their jobs better and improve safety outcomes.”

“As we culminate a year of exponential growth, this support from our investors will be instrumental in driving the adoption of our security management platform and growing the range and accuracy of our privacy-conscious AI.”

During 2020, Actuate’s business grew over 10X, due in part to customers seeking more advanced security solutions during an unprecedented year of social unrest, gun violence and new safety concerns around the pandemic.

The company is leveraging the new funding to enhance its behavior detection technology — which allows the software to detect adverse events or accidents such as slip-and-fall incidents — and further develop its all-in-one security management platform.

With its software deployed on over 10,000 cameras, Actuate’s analytics are trusted by hundreds of customers nationwide and deployed at over 1,000 sites, empowering security staff at schools, offices, military facilities, construction sites, affordable housing, high-end residential buildings and industrial facilities to do their jobs better and improve safety outcomes.

Actuate AI Named Newest Competitor in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

American Security Today’s ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards program is today in its Sixth Year and continues to recognize the Outstanding Innovations of top firms and agencies in the Homeland Security and Public Safety fields.

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards at https://americansecuritytoday.com/ast-awards/.

Comprehensive List of Categories Include:

Access Control/ Identification	Personal/Protective Equipment	Law Enforcement Counter Terrorism
Perimeter Barrier/ Deterrent System	Interagency Interdiction Operation	Cloud Computing/Storage Solution
Facial/IRIS Recognition	Body Worn Video Product	Cyber Security
Video Surveillance/VMS	Mobile Technology	Anti-Malware
Audio Analytics	Disaster Preparedness	ID Management
Thermal/Infrared Camera	Mass Notification System	Fire & Safety
Metal/Weapon Detection	Rescue Operations	Critical Infrastructure
License Plate Recognition	Detection Products	And Many Others!

COVID Innovations

And Many Others!

 

Don’t see a Direct Hit for your Product, Agency or Organization?

With the unprecedented occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus of the safety and security industries has realized the need to increase innovations to address the daily growing challenges.

As such AST aims to make sure these firms and professionals are reflected in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program, so we’d like to encourage you to submit appropriate categories recommendations and include COVID-19 Frontline Professionals in your Nominations to see that these Professionals, Facilities, and Vendors receive the Recognition they Deserve!

Submit your category recommendation for consideration to Michael Madsen, AST Publisher at: mmadsen@americansecuritytoday.com.

Register for the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Luncheon Today

At ISC East 2021 you with the opportunity to interact with a broad array of security industry professionals.

ISC East works closely with other businesses in the security and public safety space to help bring together the Northeast’s largest security trade show each year.

In collaboration with premier sponsor SIA (Security Industry Association) and in partnership with ASIS NYC, ISC East is proud to work with and be supported by various associations, trade publications, charities, and more.

Therefore, the ISC audience of security dealers, installers, integrators, consultants, corporate, government and law enforcement/first responder practitioners will be joined by the ASIS NYC audience of major corporate managerial-through-director-level national and global security executives.

The combination of one-on-one conversations with the industry’s top innovators,  integrators and security executives, special events, high-quality education and training, and strong support from industry associations, will allow attendees to learn and evaluate solutions from leading security exhibitors and brands. 

Your ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon registration includes complimentary attendee access to ISC East – Thank take advantage of this exclusive luncheon opportunity to take a break from the show – Invite your team, guests, clients and show visitors to a lovely and affordable plated meal event in the heart of New York City, for  a fabulous networking opportunity!

Go to https://americansecuritytoday.com/product/awards-luncheon/ to secure your seat or reserve a table.

***Limited space available so Register Today. There will be no on-site registrations.

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