Vintra
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Vintra was a San Jose, California AI startup founded in 2016 by entrepreneur Brent Boekestein and computer vision experts Dr. Ariel Amato and Dr. Angel Sappa. Its platform FulcrumAI used proprietary deep-learning algorithms to transform video from any camera — CCTV, drones, dashcams — into actionable, trusted intelligence for private security professionals, higher education and law enforcement, deployable on-premises or in the cloud. The company raised $13.93 million total ($4.8 million in March 2019 and a $9.125 million round in September 2021) from investors including Bonfire Ventures, London Venture Partners, Plug and Play, Morpheus Ventures, Lavrock Ventures and In-Q-Tel, and had offices in San Jose and Barcelona.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Vintra was founded in San Jose in 2016 by Brent Boekestein, Dr. Ariel Amato and Dr. Angel Sappa to build AI-powered video analytics for safety and security.
- Funding
The company raised $4.8 million in March 2019 from Bonfire Ventures, London Venture Partners and others.
- Series A
Vintra raised a $9.125 million round in September 2021, bringing total funding to $13.93 million.
- Operating
The company continued developing FulcrumAI video analytics for security and public-safety use. No published evidence of a shutdown or acquisition was found.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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