Tag: Rob Martens
Allegion Ventures invests $20 million in Ambient.ai
October 30, 2023SSN Staff
CARMEL, Ind.—Allegion Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, has made a $20 million investment in Ambient.ai, an artificial intelligence-powered computer vision intelligence (CVI) company.
Based in San Jose, Calif., Ambient.ai applies AI and CVI to existing security camera infrastructure, allowing their platform to deliver near human-level visual perception that analyzes actions and situational context to create efficient and accurate threat detection.
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Allegion Ventures co-leads funding round for AI-powered Mapped
June 30, 2021SSN Staff
CARMEL, Ind.—Allegion Ventures, a $50 million corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, has expanded its strategic portfolio with an investment in Mapped, an AI-powered data infrastructure platform for commercial and industrial IoT.
Allegion Ventures was a co-lead investor in Mapped’s seed II funding round alongside MetaProp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Combining cloud AI and intelligent edge software, Mapped helps customers securely access real-time data from...
Allegion Ventures invests in AI-focused VergeSense
May 27, 2020SSN Staff
CARMEL, Ind.—Allegion Ventures, a $50 million corporate venture fund of Allegion plc, recently led a strategic investment in VergeSense, an AI-powered sensor provider for the workplace. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
This is Allegion Ventures’ first investment in VergeSense and part of a larger $9-million strategic funding round for the portfolio company. VergeSense plans to use the investment to meet increased customer demand and scale its analytics software platform....
Allegion Ventures invests in Openpath
March 6, 2020SSN Staff
CARMEL, Ind.—Allegion Ventures, a $50 million corporate venture fund of Allegion, has made an investment in Openpath, a mobile access control solution with a next generation, cloud-based technology for the built world.
The two organizations are also planning a strategic technology partnership to offer customers a seamless security experience beyond the entryway, in addition to the frictionless access Openpath offers today.
Rob Martens, president of Allegion Ventures as well as Chief Innovation...
Allegion futurist looks into his crystal ball
March 17, 2017Paul Ragusa
DUBLIN—Security Systems News caught up with Allegion futurist and VP of strategy and partnerships Rob Martens to get his take on the top emerging technology trends in the industry, from big data and analytics to AI and robotics, as well as the company's plans for ISC West.On a personal level, Martens is doing a presentation on April 6 at ISC West on what he calls “enhanced design.”“This is a huge topic and an unbelievable opportunity for our industry,” Martens told SSN....