Analytical AI

What Analytical AI does

Analytical AI is a Birmingham, Alabama-based company founded in 2019 that develops high-trust, image-based artificial intelligence for security screening and threat detection. Its core technology stack comprises automated threat recognition (ATR) algorithms that process X-ray, CT, MRI, satellite, and visual inputs to identify threats at airport checkpoints, border crossings, body scanners, baggage screening systems, and military perimeters. The platform is distinguished by a proprietary 3D volume annotation tool that reduces annotation time from roughly 30 minutes to about 1 minute, PhD-led expertise in explainable deep learning, and a multidisciplinary deployment approach that matches computational tools to available hardware. The company originated from a University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) research project initially aimed at stroke detection, and pivoted to checkpoint security after winning a national TSA competition for rapid 2-second imaging.

The company's product portfolio includes the High-Trust Image Based AI core product, Checkpoint Security AI, Body Scanner AI, Baggage Screening AI, an AI-Enabled Perimeter Security System (developed under AFWERX), Limited Mobility Passenger Screening AI (developed under DHS S&T SBIR Phase II), and the 3D Volume Annotation Tool. Its go-to-market is enterprise-led and government-focused, combining direct contracting with U.S. federal agencies (TSA, CBP, DHS, Department of the Air Force), participation in SBIR/STTR and defense accelerator programs (Montgomery TechLab, DHS SVIP, AFWERX, NSIN), and OEM-style channel distribution through Analogic Corporation, Thruvision, Rohde & Schwarz, Scantech, and others.

Analytical AI generates revenue through a mix of government SBIR/STTR grants, direct federal product sales (typically multi-year negotiated contracts), and technology licensing/integration revenue from defense OEM partners. Funding to date includes approximately $1.25M from AFWERX (2023), $1M from DHS Phase II (2023), an Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant, and a 2022 seed round led by a family office. The team is approximately 13 people, including multiple PhD-level AI researchers, systems engineers, and a senior contracts and compliance officer, with active hiring across 2025–2026 to support scaling.

Name

Analytical AI

Legal name

Analytical AI

Website

https://analyticalai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Analytical AI develops high-trust, image-based artificial intelligence for automated threat detection at airport checkpoints, border crossings, and military perimeters, serving U.S. federal agencies (TSA, CBP, DHS, Air Force) and defense OEMs such as Analogic Corporation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security AI Software

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Video Analytics & AI Security Solutions Integration (LPR, Facial, Behavior) (BPAKAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL), AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF)

Keywords

• Threat detection AI
• Checkpoint security software
• Automated threat recognition
• Baggage screening AI
• Perimeter security systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government SBIR Contracts: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants from federal agencies including DHS and AFWERX. Phase I and Phase II awards fund development of specific AI solutions for government security applications.
2. Government Product Sales: Direct sales of AI threat detection solutions to government agencies including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Defense, and TSA. Solutions deployed at border crossings and security checkpoints.
3. Technology Licensing/Integration: Strategic partnership with Analogic Corporation to integrate AI threat detection into Analogic's ConneCT Checkpoint and SeleCT Checked Baggage CT systems, with global distribution to their installed customer base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Analytical AI develops high-trust, image-based artificial intelligence solutions that identify threats in checkpoint security, body scanners, and package screening using X-ray, MRI, CT, satellite, and picture inputs. The platform delivers near real-time, better-than-human threat detection while preserving individual privacy, and includes a proprietary 3D volume annotation tool that accelerates AI model development. Solutions are deployed at U.S. border crossings, integrate with TSA checkpoint systems, and extend to perimeter security for military installations and limited-mobility passenger screening.

Product overview

Analytical AI is a technology company founded in 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama, that offers a unified AI-driven checkpoint security platform focused on physical security at airports and border checkpoints. The company's core offering centers on High-Trust Image Based AI for threat identification, which includes checkpoint security AI, body scanner AI, baggage screening AI, and perimeter security AI modules. These solutions process X-ray, MRI, CT, Satellite, and picture inputs to deliver better-than-human detection with minimized false alarms. The company also provides a novel 3D volume annotation tool for rapid AI model development. Founded from a University of Alabama-Birmingham project, the technology was selected in a national TSA competition for its 2-second rapid imaging capability and is now live at Southern U.S. border crossings supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Trust Image Based AI Platform Core AI platform providing better-than-human detection in high-trust situations for checkpoint security, body scanners, baggage screening, and perimeter security. Processes X-ray, MRI, CT, satellite, and picture inputs for threat identification while retaining individual privacy.
• AI-Enabled Perimeter Security System AI-enabled perimeter security system developed for the Department of the Air Force to enhance security of military installations, part of efforts to deploy advanced AI solutions for national defense.
• Limited Mobility Passenger Screening AI AI solution designed to screen passengers with limited mobility with increased efficiency and dignity through security checkpoints, developed under a DHS Phase II SBIR award.
• AI Threat-Detection Integration for Analogic CT Systems AI threat-detection capability integrated into Analogic Corporation's ConneCT Checkpoint and SeleCT Checked Baggage CT systems, delivering detection solutions to Analogic's worldwide customer base of airports and security operators.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Analogic CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025Strategic collaboration to integrate Analytical AI's threat-detection capabilities into Analogic's ConneCT Checkpoint and SeleCT Checked Baggage CT systems. This partnership accelerates delivery of new detection solutions to Analogic's growing worldwide customer base, combining hardware and AI for enhanced airport security and passenger experience.
• Montgomery TechLabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 20258-week Defense Accelerator program run in partnership between Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and Treble One Aerospace Consulting. Provides access to national security advisors, business development experts, and DoD network for early-stage technology companies.
• DHS Science and Technology DirectoratecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 August 2023Phase II SBIR award of $1 million for limited mobility passenger screening project. Goal to screen persons with limited mobility with increased efficiency and dignity through security checkpoints.
• AFWERX / USAF Research LaboratorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2023$1.25 million SBIR award for developing AI-enabled perimeter security system for Department of the Air Force. Supported by USAF Research Laboratory to streamline technological development and deployment for national defense.
• DHS SVIP (Silicon Valley Innovation Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant in DHS Science and Technology Directorate's Silicon Valley Innovation Program for developing security technologies.
• Sandia National LaboratoriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with Sandia National Laboratories on security technology development.
• NSIN (National Security Innovation Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with NSIN to access defense innovation network and government contracting opportunities.
• Treble One Aerospace ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAerospace consulting firm partnering with Montgomery TechLab to run the Defense Accelerator, providing defense sector expertise and DoD network access.
• Innovate AlabamaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlabama state innovation initiative supporting technology startups with resources and connections.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Evolv Technology: Evolv provides AI-based weapons/threat detection screening systems for venues, schools, and airports using sensor fusion and computer vision. Direct peer in AI-powered physical security screening for high-throughput checkpoints.
• Liberty Defense: Liberty Defense develops AI-enabled threat detection products (HEXWAVE, Active Walk-Through Detection) for concealed weapons and explosives at checkpoints. Comparable AI threat-detection offering for aviation and secure facility screening.
• Thruvision: Thruvision provides passive terahertz people-screening technology for security checkpoints. Listed as a technology integration partner of AAI; comparable threat-detection screening modality for airports and border applications.
• VOTI Detection: VOTI Detection develops X-ray security scanners with 3D perspective and AI-based threat detection for airports, government buildings, and public venues. Direct peer in AI-augmented X-ray threat detection.

Broad incumbents

• Rapiscan Systems (OSI Systems): Rapiscan is a leading global provider of security screening solutions including baggage, cargo, and people screening used by TSA, CBP, and airports worldwide. Broad incumbent in the same X-ray/CT checkpoint market where AAI's ATR is deployed.
• Smiths Detection: Smiths Detection supplies X-ray, CT, and trace-detection screening equipment to airports, borders, and critical infrastructure globally. Major incumbent in checkpoint CT and baggage screening where AAI competes as an AI software layer.
• Analogic Corporation: Analogic manufactures ConneCT Checkpoint and SeleCT Checked Baggage CT systems for aviation security. Strategic partner and OEM distributor of AAI's threat-detection AI; overlapping airport checkpoint CT customer base.
• L3Harris Technologies (Security & Detection Systems): L3Harris offers a broad portfolio of security and detection systems for aviation, military, and border security including checked baggage and people screening. Large defense prime operating in the same screening market.
• Nuctech: Nuctech is a global supplier of security inspection products including X-ray, CT, and AI-enabled screening systems for airports, borders, and customs. Major international incumbent in X-ray/CT security screening.
• Rohde & Schwarz (Security Scanner Division): Rohde & Schwarz supplies QPS people-screening and security scanner systems to airports worldwide. Listed as a technology integration partner of AAI; broader incumbent in security scanner hardware that AAI's AI could integrate with or compete against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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