# Owl Autonomous Imaging

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/owl-autonomous-imaging

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: New York, US
- Website: www.owlai.us
- Total disclosed funding: $26M
- Latest round: Series A (Jun 25, 2025)
- Investors on record: 10

## About

Based in New York, US, and founded in 2018 by Charles Gershman (CEO and Gene Petilli (CTO), Owl Autonomous Imaging, Inc. is a designer and developer of patented HD thermal video and ranging solutions for automotive active safety systems. In September 2021, Owl Autonomous Imaging, Inc. raised Seed funding from new investor Sand Hill Angel. Additionally, in January 2022, Owl Autonomous Imaging, Inc. raised USD 15 million in series A funding led by new investor State Farm Ventures, with participation from investors Excell Partners, Luminate NY Accelerator, Empire State Development and MHNW Consortium. The Series A funding valued the company at 62.9 million post-money. Owl Autonomous Imaging has recently been recognized by Aragon Research as a Hot Company in computer vision for 2021 and also took home the 2021 Silver Award from AutoSens for the Most Innovative Application or Deployment of Computer Vision.

Owl Autonomous Imaging offers 3D Thermal Ranger™, a 3D solid-state camera delivering  HD imaging and precision ranging representing a 150x improvement in the resolution and cloud density of LiDAR to enhance safety day or night and in all weather conditions. Thermal Ranging™ uses optical fusion and novel deep-learning techniques to extract dense range maps from radiated heat signatures, without requiring illumination. It also classifies pedestrians, cyclists, animals, and vehicles all while calculating position, direction, and speed.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jun 25, 2025, $11M — Menlo Ventures, Susa Ventures, Section 32
- Series A, Jan 25, 2022, $15M — Excell Partners, Empire State Development, State Farm Ventures, Luminate NY Accelerator, MHNW Consortium
- Seed, Sep 7, 2021 — Sand Hill Angels, StratMinds
- Seed, May 25, 2021 — StratMinds

## Investors

- StratMinds (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/stratminds) — Seed
- Sand Hill Angels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sand-hill-angels) — Seed
- Excell Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/excell-partners) — Series A
- Empire State Development — Series A
- State Farm Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/state-farm-ventures) — Series A
- Luminate NY Accelerator — Series A
- MHNW Consortium — Series A
- Menlo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/menlo-ventures) — Series A
- Susa Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/susa-ventures) — Series A
- Section 32 (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/section-32) — Series A