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Roboflow
End-to-end platform for building computer vision applications
About Roboflow
Roboflow provides a comprehensive software-as-a-service platform designed to streamline the entire workflow of building and deploying computer vision models. Founded in 2019 by Joseph Nelson and Brad Dwyer, the company originated from their own challenges with the complexities of creating computer vision applications, such as an augmented reality game for solving Sudoku puzzles. This firsthand experience led them to develop a suite of tools aimed at making computer vision more accessible to all developers.
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The company launched in 2020 after participating in the Y Combinator S20 accelerator. Roboflow has secured significant venture capital, with total funding reaching $63.6 million through several rounds. Key funding includes a $2.1 million seed round in January 2021, a $20 million Series A in September 2021 led by Craft Ventures, and a $40 million Series B round in 2024 led by GV (formerly Google Ventures). This financial backing supports Roboflow's mission to simplify and democratize computer vision technology.
Roboflow's platform enables developers to manage image and video data, annotate datasets with tools like model-assisted labeling, apply preprocessing and augmentations, and train models with a single click. It supports deployment via API or directly to edge devices. The business operates on a freemium and subscription-based model, offering various plans including a free public tier for open-source projects, and paid plans for private and enterprise use that provide additional features, privacy, and support. Revenue is generated through these subscriptions and a credit-based system for usage of features like training, storage, and inference. The platform serves over a million developers, including teams at more than half of the Fortune 100 companies.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Des Moines, United States
- Employees
- 135
- Open positions
- 9
- Dealroom signal
- 92.0/100
- Sector
- Robotics, Core AI, Generative AI, MLops, genAI Applications, AI Data Preparation and Generation, AI Model Training and Development, AI Model Deployment and Monitoring, YC S20, DT and LS
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Computer Vision
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES BOther financing | Nov 2024 | $40M | $160M | Y Combinator · Jeff Dean · Amjad Masad · Valor Ventures | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | Sep 2021 | $20M | $80M | DJ Patil · Aston Motes · Mike Maples · Greg Brockman | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Roboflow is 1.4M monthly website visits, down 12.5% over the last three months. Roboflow's team grew 40.6% over the past year.
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Investors
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Seed5 investors entered at this stage
Y Combinator
Craft Ventures
Lachy Groom
Aston Motes
Calvin French-Owen
Series A14 investors entered at this stage
DJ Patil
Mike Maples
Greg Brockman
Sam Altman
Jack Altman
Max Altman
Guillermo Rauch
Joe Morrissey
Amjad Masad
Harry Hurst.
GV
Jeff Dean
Valor Ventures
Frontline Ventures
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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