Conntour, an AI video analysis start-up, has raised $7 million in seed funding, whilst unveiling an intelligence platform that lets security teams query any camera network using natural language.
Conntour said the product addresses limits of existing analytics that require preset categories and rules, which can miss events and produce high false-alarm rates; the company made the claim in an announcement accompanying the launch.
Investors in the $7 million round include General Catalyst, Y Combinator, SV Angel and Liquid 2 Ventures, the company said. Conntour was in the first cohort of Palantir's Startup Fellowship and is actively deployed in Singapore's Homeland Security operations.
"Traditional video surveillance forces operators to define exactly what they're looking for before they even know what they need to find," said Conntour CEO Matan Goldner.
Conntour advisor Bob Flores added, "Conntour is the only platform I've seen that truly allows people to ask a question in plain English, with full flexibility based on dynamic and evolving operational needs."
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The platform supports natural-language queries across live and recorded feeds, instantaneous threat detection, and rapid forensic search at scale while running on existing camera infrastructure.
Conntour says one operator can monitor thousands of cameras, teams can investigate thousands of hours of footage in minutes, and customers see up to 90% reductions in manual review time, up to 80% fewer missed security events, and up to 70% lower false alarm rates.
The recap
- Conntour launches AI video search after $7 million seed
- Natural language queries operate across live and recorded feeds
- Platform supports full on-premises deployment with existing cameras
