Voxel Looks to Cut Workplace Injuries, Raises $15 Million

<p><strong>SAN FRANCISCO &&num;8211&semi;<&sol;strong>&&num;8211&semi;  <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;u&period;newsdirect&period;com&sol;unX7lCxXpN-&lowbar;3uhrPKsnbIrPKCkpKLbS1y8vL9cry69IzUnM1EvOz9VnyEstL84oTWIwBAQAAP&lowbar;&lowbar;2Lf9TEU4CfbmXWYpKpyGAQThZKMfURgYA4RMMg" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Voxel<&sol;a>&comma; a startup using computer vision to transform safety and operations in the workplace&comma; has landed &dollar;15 million Series A funding round led by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;u&period;newsdirect&period;com&sol;unX7lCxXpN-&lowbar;3uhrPKsnbIrPKCkpsNLXT03OySwoTtUrS2bISy0vzihNAgQAAP&lowbar;&lowbar;DiNDWIPLtigasrTJ-Ch0WIjT9rXWXH-SD1fPAg" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Eclipse Ventures<&sol;a> with participation from MTech and World Innovation Labs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since raising its seed round in September&comma; Voxel has grown by decreasing on-site injuries by upwards of 80&percnt; and increasing operational productivity by over 20&percnt; at its initial customer sites&period; This latest round of funding brings total equity raised to &dollar;18 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Using state-of-the-art computer vision technology and AI&comma; Voxel integrates with existing security cameras to identify hazards&comma; risky behaviors&comma; and operational inefficiencies across a diverse range of workplaces&period; Once an event such as a spill&comma; speeding vehicle&comma; or ergonomics issue is identified&comma; a real-time alert is sent to on-site personnel who can take immediate action&period; Voxel’s analytics help sites identify operational inefficiencies and design policies to prevent future issues&period; These proactive measures allow businesses to significantly reduce worker’s compensation and general liability costs&comma; while improving their operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Site safety and operations are often a reactive and manual process&comma; where security cameras are reviewed after issues occur&comma;” said <b>Alex Senemar&comma; CEO of Voxel<&sol;b>&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Voxel is the first solution to allow companies to proactively identify key behaviors that lead to costly injuries using their existing camera infrastructure&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"caas-body">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"caas-figure">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"caas-figure-with-pb">&NewLine;<div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"caas-img-container"><img class&equals;"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;s&period;yimg&period;com&sol;ny&sol;api&sol;res&sol;1&period;2&sol;yIcFT0d8WiSPMFda4cWPcQ--&sol;YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTcyMDtjZj13ZWJw&sol;https&colon;&sol;&sol;s&period;yimg&period;com&sol;uu&sol;api&sol;res&sol;1&period;2&sol;G9gTa689SiDAempAN6H6JQ--~B&sol;aD0zMDI0O3c9NDAzMjthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--&sol;https&colon;&sol;&sol;media&period;zenfs&period;com&sol;en&sol;news&lowbar;direct&sol;b6f93cbddac0a9ac5d793c5db223ee4a" data-caas-lazy-loading-init&equals;"1" &sol;><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div><figcaption class&equals;"caption-collapse" data-id&equals;"m-0">Voxel co-founders &lpar;L to R&rpar;&colon; Troy Carlson&comma; Alex Senemar&comma; Anurag Kanungo&comma; Harishma Dayanidhi<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>In the last three months&comma; Voxel has had a transformative impact on its customers’ operations as installations have grown by 10x&period;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It has been inspiring to see the impact of our product in the real world&comma;” said <b>Senemar<&sol;b>&period; CTO&comma; <b>Anurag Kanugo<&sol;b> added&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Many of our customers are seeing upwards of an 80&percnt; reduction in onsite injuries&comma; and the impact on their operations has been significant&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These early successes have attracted the attention of major insurance players who recognize Voxel’s potential to transform risk management and workplace safety&period; Voxel aims to fundamentally change how insurance companies underwrite risk and seeks to strengthen the relationship between insurers and their customers through robust data and actionable intelligence&period; The company emphasizes its commitment to privacy and security&comma; and its algorithms do not track any personally identifiable information&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are at an inflection point in terms of rebuilding US manufacturing&comma; logistics&comma; and physical operations&comma; which represent over 40&percnt; of the US GDP&period; Voxel’s technology catalyzes tangible results and lasting change in the safety and efficiency of their customer’s operations&comma;” said <b>Aidan Madigan-Curtis&comma; Partner at Eclipse Ventures and Voxel board member<&sol;b>&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Eclipse team believes Voxel’s core architecture&comma; which takes a non-intrusive approach by leveraging existing camera infrastructure&comma; and their cutting-edge AI applications will enable Voxel to become a category-leader in software and AI applications across a multi-trillion dollar set of physical-industry sectors&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Voxel’s team has grown rapidly&comma; adding key personnel to its staff from established industry firms&comma; including Samsara&comma; Verkada&comma; Google&comma; and Apple&period; The team has grown from 8 at the beginning of 2022 to close to 30&comma; and the Series A investment will allow Voxel to accelerate its growth even further&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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