What Senseta does

Senseta (legal entity Grupo Senseta Inc.) is a US-headquartered Deep Tech company providing AI, big data analytics, cybersecurity, and intelligent drone-based surveillance solutions to government entities and large organizations. Founded through the acquisition of two innovative data capture and analytics companies in the Americas (the name "Senseta" stands for "sense, think and act"), the company is headquartered at 2000 University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California, with additional presence in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. Its customer base spans the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), telecommunications, financial, healthcare, education, and energy sectors, with named deployments including the Colombian Military, Ooredoo, STC (Saudi Telecom), the World Food Programme/UN, the US Defense Logistics Agency, Qatar Foundation, Bancolombia, and Keralty.

Senseta's product portfolio is built on the SENSEI AI/Natural Language Understanding and Processing (NLU-P) platform, which powers SinapSense (a managed big data analytics and visualization service with Secure Data Estate hardware and HyperND hyperwall), the MIT Award-winning GlobeSense (aerial surveillance and analytics with 1cm-resolution 3D reconstruction), Sensitive.AI (AI call center integrated with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Google Hangouts), OpinionSense (news and media sentiment analytics), ProductiveSense (workforce productivity tracking), and Mirartes (adaptive advertising with self-healing capabilities). The company also references the NASA-developed Senseta MAX 5.0A rover used by USGS in cold-case investigations. The company is recognized as an MIT Award winner for innovation and is a member of NVIDIA's Inception program for AI startups.

Senseta operates an enterprise field-sales GTM motion supplemented by channel partners (Ooredoo for Qatar enterprise distribution, NVIDIA Inception for AI startup go-to-market). Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; pricing follows a contact-based model via "Request a Demo" calls to action with implied recurring/subscription elements tied to long-term contracts. Geographic operations span the Americas, United Kingdom, and the Middle East, and a multi-hundred-million-dollar merger with EnergyX was announced in June 2025 to integrate Senseta's AI capabilities into autonomous energy systems in the GCC and the US. Leadership includes Cesar Lopez as interim CEO; the company is privately held, with no disclosed institutional investors beyond an early-stage $3M round from T2M Holding in November 2013.

Name

Senseta

Legal name

Grupo Senseta Inc.

Website

https://senseta.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Senseta is a US-headquartered Deep Tech company providing AI, big data analytics, and drone-based aerial surveillance solutions to government entities and large enterprises across telecom, defense, healthcare, banking, and AEC sectors in the Americas, UK, and Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI & Big Data Analytics Platform

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH), AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Big data analytics
• Artificial intelligence platform
• Aerial surveillance analytics
• Intelligent drone technology
• Cybersecurity analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Technology Services: Providing AI, big data analytics, and drone-based surveillance services to government entities and large organizations across multiple industries including AEC, telecom, financial, healthcare, education, and energy.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Senseta is a Deep Tech company that builds and operates AI-powered big data analytics and intelligent drone surveillance software, anchored by its SENSEI AI/Natural Language Understanding platform and delivered through products such as SinapSense, GlobeSense, OpinionSense, ProductiveSense, Mirartes, and Sensitive.AI. It services government entities and large enterprises in the AEC, telecommunications, financial, healthcare, education, and energy sectors with real-time actionable intelligence, mission-critical aerial surveillance, and managed analytics infrastructure.

Product overview

Senseta is a Deep Tech company offering a unified AI and Big Data analytics platform with specialized modules. The core SENSEI technology platform powers the product portfolio, which includes SinapSense (big data analytics), GlobeSense (aerial surveillance via drones), and specialized solutions like Sensitive.AI (call center), OpinionSense (media analytics), ProductiveSense (workforce tracking), and Mirartes (adaptive advertising). GlobeSense and SinapSense serve as the primary enterprise offerings for government and military clients, while Mirartes, ProductiveSense, and OpinionSense address specific industry vertical needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SinapSense: World's leading high-performance, fully-managed data analysis and visualization service using Artificial Intelligence to provide real-time actionable intelligence.
• GlobeSense
• Mirartes
• OpinionSense
• ProductiveSense
• Sensitive.AI

Products and services

• SinapSense High-performance, fully-managed AI-powered data analysis and visualization service for real-time actionable intelligence, housed in Secure Data Estate hardware with HyperND hyperwall, used by government, military, telecom, and large enterprise clients including STC and the Colombian Military.
• GlobeSense MIT Award-winning critical aerial surveillance and analytics solution using drone technologies and full-sized aircraft for high-precision imagery, video capture, and 3D reconstruction at 1 cm resolution, with intelligent flight guidance and threat, surface, and object detection for defense, government, and enterprise missions.
• Mirartes Adaptive advertisement platform that tracks audience demographics in real-time, integrates with digital display screens, and projects optimized advertising content with intelligent self-healing, fault detection, and auto-configuration capabilities for maximum ROI.
• OpinionSense News and media analytics platform that uses sentiment analysis of news and social media to provide 360-degree views of breaking stories, identify incidents through media content analysis, and transform findings into real-time actionable intelligence.
• ProductiveSense Productivity and performance tracking platform that maximizes performance reviews, optimizes team time, implements productivity KPIs, and tracks employee performance in real-time for data-driven workplace decisions.
• Sensitive.AI AI-powered call center solution that processes customer inquiries instantly through social media messaging apps including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Google Hangouts, deployed by healthcare insurers such as Keralty to scale customer service.
• SENSEI Core AI technology platform combining Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Understanding and Processing (NLU-P) that powers Senseta's portfolio with deep learning, pattern recognition, and contextual analysis capabilities for human-like understanding and decision-making.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3D reconstruction with world-leading resolution of 1 cm
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EnergyXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2025EnergyX planning a merger with Senseta, an AI company spun out of Carnegie Mellon University. The multi-hundred-million-dollar merger aims to integrate Senseta's AI capabilities into EnergyX's platform, supporting sustainable, autonomous energy systems and infrastructure in the GCC and the US.
• NVIDIAcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSenseta joined NVIDIA Inception, an acceleration platform for AI, data science and HPC startups providing critical go-to-market support, expertise, and technology access. Senseta is excited to work with NVIDIA to deliver world-leading AI and Big Data Analytics solutions.
• OoredoocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership between Ooredoo and Senseta to offer comprehensive data analytics solutions to Qatar's leading enterprises. The partnership enables Ooredoo to provide enterprise customers with Senseta's big data analytics capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Esri is a broad incumbent in GIS, geospatial analytics, and remote sensing software for government, AEC, and infrastructure customers. Both companies serve overlapping AEC, government, and infrastructure verticals with mapping and geospatial analytics capabilities.
• Databricks: Databricks is a broad incumbent in big data and AI platform infrastructure serving enterprise and government customers with data lakehouse capabilities. Both companies deliver AI-powered analytics on large structured and unstructured data, though Databricks operates at vastly larger scale as horizontal infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Anduril Industries: Anduril is a direct peer in defense-focused AI and autonomous drone/surveillance technology serving government and military clients. Both companies combine AI software with intelligent aerial platforms for national security, border surveillance, and critical infrastructure monitoring.
• Skydio: Skydio is a direct peer in autonomous drone technology serving defense, public safety, infrastructure inspection, and AEC markets. Both companies combine intelligent aerial platforms with AI-driven analytics for high-precision autonomous flight and data capture.
• DroneDeploy: DroneDeploy is a direct peer providing drone-based aerial data capture, 3D mapping, and analytics primarily for the AEC, construction, and infrastructure inspection verticals. Both companies leverage drone imagery and AI for precision site surveying and asset visualization.
• Palantir Technologies: Palantir is a direct peer as a leading AI and big data analytics platform serving government, defense, and enterprise customers. Both companies build data integration and analytics platforms for mission-critical intelligence and operational use cases.

Emerging players

• Planet Labs: Planet Labs is an emerging peer in geospatial and remote sensing analytics, operating a satellite constellation that produces high-cadence earth imagery. Both companies deliver geospatial analytics for government, defense, agriculture, and infrastructure monitoring use cases.
• Capella Space: Capella Space is an emerging peer in high-resolution SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite imagery and analytics for defense, intelligence, and infrastructure monitoring. Both companies provide sub-meter precision imagery and analytics for mission-critical government and commercial use cases.
• Descartes Labs: Descartes Labs is an emerging peer applying AI to geospatial and remote sensing data for government, agriculture, and enterprise analytics. Both companies combine satellite/aerial imagery with machine learning to deliver actionable intelligence at scale.
• Observable AI: Observable is an emerging peer in data analytics and visualization platforms for AI-driven business intelligence. Both companies share a focus on real-time, AI-powered data visualization for enterprise and government decision-making use cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Senseta_Latam
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEaC9_AyDIloI7Z6T-VRmPg
• Facebookfacebook.com/sensetainc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/senseta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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