What IREX.AI does

IREX.AI (legal entity IrexAI Inc.) is a privately held Delaware corporation founded in 2019 that builds an AI-powered video analytics and public safety platform for governments, municipalities, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure operators. The company is registered in Alexandria, Virginia, with its main operational office in Murrieta, California, and a software development headquarters in Santa Clara. It employs 101–250 people globally, including 50+ software engineers and data scientists, and its platform is deployed across 15+ countries spanning North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, connecting 250,000+ cameras and serving 1,000+ active users.

The core platform centers on Searchveillance™, a patented technology that pre-processes video in real time and returns sub-second search results for people, vehicles, and events across petabytes of footage from existing CCTV and IoT sensors — no camera replacement required. Built on top of this is an Agentic AI layer for natural-language, multi-step investigative queries (in English, Spanish, and Arabic), a VLM-based custom detection engine, an ethically bounded face recognition system ranked #1 in NIST FRVT for Border and Kiosk datasets among U.S. companies, and 20+ specialized threat-detection modules (weapons, fire, intrusion, crowd density, loitering, audio analytics, etc.). Operations modules include a Real-Time Crime Center, cloud video management, real-time alerts, an encrypted IREX Secure Messenger, map and object tracking, and Edge Deployment for bandwidth-constrained sites. The platform is sold via direct enterprise field sales and a structured channel partner program (CPA and DLA with geographic exclusivity) and is offered as IREX-Hosted SaaS (monthly or annual subscription) or Self-Hosted software (annual subscription or perpetual license), with an additional Premier Support tier. Government as a Service (GaaS), the Sover™ encrypted communications backbone, and the ELI™ (Ethical Layered Intelligence) framework extend the offering toward full national-level sovereign infrastructure. Named deployments include the City of Oceanside (CA), Lima and Miraflores (Peru), London Underground (UK), and Westville/Durban (South Africa), alongside referenced use in New York City and projects in West and Southern Africa.

Name

IREX.AI

Legal name

IrexAI Inc.

Website

https://irex.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IREX.AI builds an AI-powered video analytics and public safety platform that connects existing CCTV and IoT infrastructure to deliver real-time threat detection, sub-second forensic search, and multi-agency collaboration for governments, municipalities, and law enforcement across 15+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety AI Video Analytics

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Video Analytics & AI Security Solutions Integration (LPR, Facial, Behavior) (BPAKAGAK), Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL), AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF)

Keywords

• AI video analytics
• Public safety surveillance
• Smart city security
• Facial recognition software
• Video management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IREX-Hosted SaaS Subscription: Software hosted and operated by IREX in Secure Private Clouds in the US, UK or Europe. Includes video management, AI video analytics, real-time alerts, virtual collaboration, server hardware, secure private cloud hosting, and support.
2. Self-Hosted Software Subscription: Client or third-party provides hardware to run IREX software. Available as annual subscription or perpetual license.
3. Premier Support: Additional fee support package with 24/7 deployment health monitoring, mission-critical response (L1: 60min, L2: 120min), weekend coverage, direct access to senior support team, development team priority, and screen-sharing collaboration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IREX.AI provides an AI-powered video analytics and security surveillance SaaS platform that connects to existing CCTV cameras and city IoT sensors to deliver real-time threat detection, forensic video search (Searchveillance™), and multi-agency collaboration for public safety. The platform includes ethical facial recognition (NIST #1 ranked), weapon detection, license plate recognition, and 20+ threat detection modules, deployed across smart cities, transportation, law enforcement, borders, corrections, and critical infrastructure.

Product overview

IREX.AI offers a unified AI-powered video analytics platform for public safety, combining computer vision AI, big data processing, and enterprise collaboration. The core IREX Platform connects existing CCTV cameras and IoT sensors to deliver real-time threat detection, forensic search (Searchveillance™), and multi-organizational coordination. Key modules include Ethical Face Recognition (NIST #1 ranked), Weapon Detection, License Plate Recognition, Threat Detection (20+ modules), and VLM Custom Detection. The platform offers flexible deployment via Secure Private Cloud or Edge Deployment, with specialized solutions for Corrections & Jails, Missing Children Detection, and Government as a Service (GaaS) including the encrypted Sover communications backbone. IREX Core and IREX Lite extend capabilities to smaller governments and businesses. The ELI™ (Ethical Layered Intelligence) framework ensures compliance with human rights standards. Drones Analytics integrates aerial surveillance with fixed camera networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IREX Platform Unified AI-powered video analytics and security platform that connects existing CCTV cameras and IoT sensors to analyze data in real-time, providing proactive threat detection, search capabilities, and multi-organizational collaboration for public safety. Sold to government entities, municipalities, law enforcement, and large enterprises.
• Searchveillance™ IREX's patented technology to find people, vehicles, and events in Big Data from surveillance cameras and other city IoTs. Pre-processes video data in real-time and fulfills search queries in less than a second across thousands of cameras and petabytes of video. Used by law enforcement and government officials for forensic investigations and evidence collection.
• Real-Time Crime Center (RTCC) Centralized command platform for real-time monitoring, alert management, and multi-agency coordination. Enables authorized organizations to receive alerts, share evidence, and track response progress across the city. Connects thousands of sensors to multiple users across venues.
• Government as a Service (GaaS) Sovereign operating system for modern nations connecting ministries, cities, and agencies through one ethical, intelligent, and sovereign network. Includes Sover encrypted communications backbone and IREX ecosystem for unified cameras, sensors, and AI.
• IREX Core Scalable platform version for unified public-private deployments across business improvement districts, retail developments, PPP safety zones, ports, stadiums, schools, and local governments.
• IREX Lite Lighter version of the IREX platform designed for local governments, public-private partnerships, and businesses of any size. Extends national safety infrastructure to local level with AI-powered alerts, quick deployment, and unified visibility.
• IREX Corrections & Jails Specialized AI monitoring solution for correctional facilities including suicide/self-harm detection, Searchveillance investigations, weapon detection, identity verification, escape prevention, and continuous audit logging for PREA and DOJ compliance.
• Missing Children Detection AI-powered system to detect and track missing persons and victims of human trafficking using existing cameras. Integrates with missing children databases to trigger real-time alerts when individuals appear under surveillance.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40%+ drop in robbery, theft, and vehicle crime within first year
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Visium TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 22 December 2025Visium Technologies and IREX.AI announced a campus security initiative involving AI-driven situational awareness for higher education institutions. The initiative utilizes the ELI™ framework and aims to enhance campus safety while maintaining ethical standards and transparency.
• Visium AnalyticscoreTechnology or Integration · 22 December 2025Listed as IREX technology partner providing analytical capabilities alongside Google Cloud, HP, Cyxtera, and Navisite for hosting and data center services.
• Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 August 2022Partnership with ATII to locate non-compliant sex offenders. ATII provides state-wide databases of non-compliant sex offenders which trigger alerts if anyone from these lists appears under surveillance. Initial focus across US colleges and universities.
• Million KidscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 January 2022Long-term strategic partnership with Million Kids to combat Human Trafficking. Million Kids provides intervention assistance and works with Law Enforcement to help find missing or run-away teens. IREX provides cutting-edge AI tools for law enforcement to digitally identify and classify exploitation.
• Zero TraffickingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 January 2022Partnership with innovative data company Zero Trafficking, US-based organization fighting human trafficking networks with digital intelligence and proactive detection/tracking of criminal organizations. Combination of Zero Trafficking's data with IREX's ability to detect victims and criminals in real-time from surveillance cameras.
• Municipalities - Latin AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIREX is being deployed by municipalities across Latin America for finding missing persons by integrating with existing CCTV infrastructure and continuously scanning for matches against secure databases.
• Municipalities - United StatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIREX deployed by municipalities across the United States for missing person recovery using existing CCTV infrastructure.
• Nonprofit Initiatives - Missing PersonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with nonprofit initiatives to scale technology across multiple continents for missing person recovery.
• MOBI-CLAW911coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth African channel partner utilizing IREX AI across the city of Westville in Durban, South Africa. Demonstrated results including arrests within first weeks of deployment and drug deal prevention through AI-powered loitering detection.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for cloud hosting services. IREX clients can choose Google Cloud as a hosting option for IREX Service.
• National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with National Child Protection Task Force to fight human trafficking and locate missing children using IREX AI platform.
• ELI Framework CollaboratorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with organizations collaborating on the ELI (Ethical Layered Intelligence) framework for AI standards coordination and ethical AI deployment.
• Government as a Service (GaaS) PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScaling technology across multiple continents through partnerships with municipalities and nonprofit initiatives for Government as a Service deployment.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Verkada: Verkada delivers cloud-managed video surveillance with built-in AI analytics for schools, enterprises, and cities, competing with IREX on cloud-native AI security with similar privacy-first positioning.
• Milestone Systems: Milestone's open-platform VMS is often the city-grade backbone that integrates IREX-class analytics; its XProtect add-on ecosystem overlaps IREX Searchveillance and analytics modules.
• Avigilon (Motorola Solutions): Avigilon's Appearance Search and LPR analytics directly overlap IREX's search-across-cities and ethical facial recognition features, backed by Motorola's public-safety salesforce.
• Genetec: Genetec provides unified security including Security Center and AutoVu LPR, competing head-to-head with IREX in municipal and enterprise video surveillance deployments with city-grade integrations.
• Briefcam (Canon): Briefcam offers video synopsis and AI-powered analytics for law enforcement and enterprise security, the closest direct competitor to IREX in facial recognition, LPR, and search-based video analytics for public safety.
• Oosto (formerly AnyVision): Oosto focuses on ethical facial recognition and watchlist-based FR, directly comparable to IREX's NIST-validated ethical facial recognition product.

Broad incumbents

• Cisco Meraki (MV Smart Cameras): Cisco Meraki MV cameras plus cloud analytics competes with IREX in enterprise-grade AI video surveillance, with substantially broader network and channel reach than IREX.
• Axis Communications (Canon): Axis cameras and ARTPEC chips are compatible with IREX deployments; Axis's own analytics overlaps with IREX threat detection and acts as both a partner and adjacent competitor in city-scale surveillance.

Emerging players

• Irisity (ALPR/analytics): Irisity delivers cloud-based AI video analytics including aggression detection, intrusion, and LPR, comparable in feature scope to IREX's Threat Detection and LPR modules with a narrower geographic footprint.
• Ambient.ai: Ambient.ai applies AI to existing camera infrastructure for weapons and behavior alerts in schools, enterprises, and public venues, intersecting IREX's weapon detection and threat analytics use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/irex_official

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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