tech
March 26, 2026
Conntour raises $7M from General Catalyst, YC to build an AI search engine for security video systems
Conntour uses AI models to let security teams query camera feeds using natural language to find any object, person, or situation.
TL;DR
- Conntour, a video surveillance startup, has raised $7 million in seed funding.
- The company's platform uses AI vision-language models to allow natural language queries of security camera footage.
- Conntour's system can search for specific objects, people, or situations in real-time and also detect threats based on preset rules.
- The platform is designed for scalability, capable of monitoring thousands of camera feeds efficiently.
- Conntour claims its system offers greater flexibility and usability compared to legacy surveillance systems.
- The company is selective about its clients, prioritizing ethical and legal use cases.
- A key technical challenge for Conntour is balancing advanced natural language capabilities with system efficiency.
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