Xjera Labs

About Xjera Labs

Xjera Labs, founded in 2013, is a Singapore-based firm specializing in AI-driven video analytics. The company was established by Dr. Ethan Chu, who also serves as CEO, along with co-founders Heng Mok, Chu Xinqi, and Jeremy Heng. Dr. Chu's background includes a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and R&D roles at Qualcomm and HP Labs. His motivation to start Xjera Labs stemmed from observing inefficiencies in manual processes, like traffic surveying, which he believed could be vastly improved through automation, aiming to reduce mundane human tasks.

The company's core business revolves around a proprietary AI and deep learning platform that transforms video surveillance footage into real-time, actionable insights. It serves a diverse clientele, including government agencies, security firms, retail malls, theme parks, and infrastructure operators in sectors like public safety, transportation, and advanced manufacturing. Key clients include Panasonic, Sentosa, and Singapore's Changi Airport. The business model involves providing these analytics solutions to help clients reduce labor costs, enhance security, and improve operational efficiency. Revenue is generated through project-based deployments and tiered pricing for specific services like its TrafficSight™ platform, which includes a mileage rewards system for users.

Xjera Labs offers a suite of products built on its multi-layer neural network system, the Athena Platform. This includes 'XIntelligence' for real-time surveillance, crowd management, and attribute detection; 'XHound' for post-event facial recognition and searches; and 'XTransport' for traffic analysis, including vehicle counting, speed estimation, and license plate recognition. A newer offering, 'XAutomate', provides AI-based visual inspection for the manufacturing industry to detect defects and ensure quality control. The technology is designed to be cost-effective by running efficiently on NVIDIA GPUs and is capable of operating in complex environments and difficult weather conditions.

The firm has achieved significant milestones, including winning the inaugural Video Analytics Tech Challenge by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore in 2015 and the Changi Airport Video Analytics Challenge in 2017. These accolades have served as crucial credentials, validating their technology. The company has raised a total of $11.8M in funding and has expanded its operations to China, with plans to enter markets like Vietnam, Korea, and Thailand.