Threshold Ventures

Threshold Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues a high-conviction, early-stage investment strategy and partners with entrepreneurs to build technology-driven companies in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. The firm provides venture and growth capital to technology companies and has historical ties to the broader Draper Fisher Jurvetson network. Threshold focuses on supporting early-stage ventures across software, consumer, and healthcare technologies, and seeks to back innovative teams aiming to reach market leadership.

Brian Akin

Associate

William (Bill) Bryant

General Partner

Chirag Chotalia

Partner

Rob Ciechowski

Associate

Katie Evans

Associate

Past deals in Image Recognition

VideaHealth

Series B in 2025
VideaHealth develops AI software that automatically detects dental pathologies in imaging, providing real‑time second opinions and visual case presentations to improve diagnosis accuracy, treatment planning, and case acceptance. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s VideaDetect platform helps dentists reduce missed disease rates, enhance patient communication, and streamline practice operations and insurance claims through analytics.

Viz

Series D in 2022
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Elementary Robotics

Series B in 2021
Elementary Robotics, Inc. is a Pasadena, California-based company that specializes in the manufacture of robots designed to assist humans in various industrial applications. Founded in 2017, Elementary Robotics focuses on automating quality assurance and traceability processes within AI-assisted manufacturing. Their robots are utilized to monitor and track the stages of assembly along production lines, serving diverse sectors such as electronics, automotive, medical, consumer packaged goods, and logistics. The company combines hardware and software to create a robust platform that leverages machine learning and computer vision, enabling intelligent automation of workflows. By providing easy-to-use software and deep learning AI, Elementary Robotics aims to enhance efficiency and productivity in repetitive tasks across various industries.

CrowdAI

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2016, CrowdAI develops an AI-as-a-service platform that enables users to create custom machine learning models for analyzing imagery and video without requiring data science background or coding. Its solutions are used to identify features in satellite imagery and track moving obstacles for autonomous vehicles and drones.

Viz

Series C in 2021
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Oosto

Series B in 2020
Oosto provides real-time threat analysis for enhanced security and safety, using AI-powered visual recognition technology. It helps enterprises protect customers, employees, and guests while maintaining ethical standards.

Elementary Robotics

Series A in 2020
Elementary Robotics, Inc. is a Pasadena, California-based company that specializes in the manufacture of robots designed to assist humans in various industrial applications. Founded in 2017, Elementary Robotics focuses on automating quality assurance and traceability processes within AI-assisted manufacturing. Their robots are utilized to monitor and track the stages of assembly along production lines, serving diverse sectors such as electronics, automotive, medical, consumer packaged goods, and logistics. The company combines hardware and software to create a robust platform that leverages machine learning and computer vision, enabling intelligent automation of workflows. By providing easy-to-use software and deep learning AI, Elementary Robotics aims to enhance efficiency and productivity in repetitive tasks across various industries.

Viz

Series B in 2019
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Oosto

Series A in 2019
Oosto provides real-time threat analysis for enhanced security and safety, using AI-powered visual recognition technology. It helps enterprises protect customers, employees, and guests while maintaining ethical standards.

Planet

Series C in 2015
Planet Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company specializing in Earth imaging and analytics. Founded by former NASA employees in 2010, Planet operates the largest fleet of compact, high-capability satellites designed to image the entire planet daily. This extensive satellite coverage provides customers with unprecedented access to geospatial insights, enabling them to make informed decisions based on real-time data. Planet's offerings include a diverse range of satellite imagery and analytical solutions, all accessible through an online platform equipped with tools for data analysis. With additional offices in Germany and Canada, the company serves a global network of customers and partners across more than 100 countries, delivering market-leading geospatial imagery for businesses, governments, researchers, and journalists. Planet's mission is to make visible and actionable the changes occurring on Earth, providing crucial information to understand the physical world.

Median Technologies

Post in 2014
Median Technologies develops medical imaging software and services for oncology clinical trials and cancer care. It offers iBiopsy, an AI-powered imaging biomarker phenotyping platform that supports translational research and biomarker identification, and iSee, an image analysis and management solution for clinical trials. The company standardizes and automates the interpretation of medical images to optimize cancer diagnosis and the assessment of treatment response, and provides imaging contract research services such as study startup, image and clinical data management, scientific consulting, independent reviews, image data processing, site support, and study close-out. Median Technologies serves drug development and patient care markets with international reach and has partnerships with industry players to expand imaging capabilities. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Valbonne, France.

Piqora

Series A in 2014
Piqora, formerly known as Pinfluencer, specializes in providing an enterprise marketing and analytics suite tailored for visual, interest-based networks such as Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. The company offers a range of tools including visual analytics, customer relationship management (CRM), and content management systems (CMS) that assist marketers in scoring images, measuring return on investment (ROI) from visual networks, and engaging with customers and influencers. Piqora's advanced analytics technology utilizes image recognition and hashtag parsing to deliver insights into website performance, competitor analysis, and content effectiveness. The platform also integrates with other enterprise systems like Google Analytics to monitor image conversion funnels and provides social e-commerce analytics. Piqora serves a variety of prominent brands, including Crate and Barrel, Etsy, and Fossil. The company is comprised of a small team with backgrounds from major tech firms.

Planet

Series B in 2013
Planet Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company specializing in Earth imaging and analytics. Founded by former NASA employees in 2010, Planet operates the largest fleet of compact, high-capability satellites designed to image the entire planet daily. This extensive satellite coverage provides customers with unprecedented access to geospatial insights, enabling them to make informed decisions based on real-time data. Planet's offerings include a diverse range of satellite imagery and analytical solutions, all accessible through an online platform equipped with tools for data analysis. With additional offices in Germany and Canada, the company serves a global network of customers and partners across more than 100 countries, delivering market-leading geospatial imagery for businesses, governments, researchers, and journalists. Planet's mission is to make visible and actionable the changes occurring on Earth, providing crucial information to understand the physical world.

Superfish

Series D in 2013
Superfish is a developer and provider of an innovative, next-generation visual discovery platform that’s out to transform the way images are searched, seen, utilized, and shared over the web. Through its cutting-edge, patented technology and pioneering vision, Superfish has developed a cunningly intuitive visual search engine that analyzes images algorithmically, without the need for text tags or human intervention. The company is reinventing image search and focusing on empowering consumers and businesses to experience new ways to engage with and search visual content. Founded in 2006 by Adi Pinhas and Michael Chertok, Superfish is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).

Movidius

Series D in 2013
Movidius is a company specializing in designing compact, high-performance, low-power computational imaging and vision processing chips, along with software and development tools. Its products enable intelligent experiences in mobile devices, wearables, and other camera applications.

Planet

Series A in 2013
Planet Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company specializing in Earth imaging and analytics. Founded by former NASA employees in 2010, Planet operates the largest fleet of compact, high-capability satellites designed to image the entire planet daily. This extensive satellite coverage provides customers with unprecedented access to geospatial insights, enabling them to make informed decisions based on real-time data. Planet's offerings include a diverse range of satellite imagery and analytical solutions, all accessible through an online platform equipped with tools for data analysis. With additional offices in Germany and Canada, the company serves a global network of customers and partners across more than 100 countries, delivering market-leading geospatial imagery for businesses, governments, researchers, and journalists. Planet's mission is to make visible and actionable the changes occurring on Earth, providing crucial information to understand the physical world.

Superfish

Series C in 2010
Superfish is a developer and provider of an innovative, next-generation visual discovery platform that’s out to transform the way images are searched, seen, utilized, and shared over the web. Through its cutting-edge, patented technology and pioneering vision, Superfish has developed a cunningly intuitive visual search engine that analyzes images algorithmically, without the need for text tags or human intervention. The company is reinventing image search and focusing on empowering consumers and businesses to experience new ways to engage with and search visual content. Founded in 2006 by Adi Pinhas and Michael Chertok, Superfish is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).

Lumidigm

Series D in 2010
Lumidigm Inc. is a biometric technology company focused on providing secure and reliable identification and verification solutions. The company specializes in developing identification technology that utilizes optical skin tissue measurements, enabling its sensors to produce high-quality images consistently, regardless of environmental conditions. Lumidigm's biometric identity management solutions cater to various applications, including civil identification, point-of-sale systems, time and attendance tracking, and physical and logical access control. Additionally, the company offers its technology for portable electronic devices, ensuring that everyone can be accurately and conveniently identified.

Lumidigm

Series C in 2008
Lumidigm Inc. is a biometric technology company focused on providing secure and reliable identification and verification solutions. The company specializes in developing identification technology that utilizes optical skin tissue measurements, enabling its sensors to produce high-quality images consistently, regardless of environmental conditions. Lumidigm's biometric identity management solutions cater to various applications, including civil identification, point-of-sale systems, time and attendance tracking, and physical and logical access control. Additionally, the company offers its technology for portable electronic devices, ensuring that everyone can be accurately and conveniently identified.

Median Technologies

Series C in 2006
Median Technologies develops medical imaging software and services for oncology clinical trials and cancer care. It offers iBiopsy, an AI-powered imaging biomarker phenotyping platform that supports translational research and biomarker identification, and iSee, an image analysis and management solution for clinical trials. The company standardizes and automates the interpretation of medical images to optimize cancer diagnosis and the assessment of treatment response, and provides imaging contract research services such as study startup, image and clinical data management, scientific consulting, independent reviews, image data processing, site support, and study close-out. Median Technologies serves drug development and patient care markets with international reach and has partnerships with industry players to expand imaging capabilities. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Valbonne, France.

Lumidigm

Series B in 2005
Lumidigm Inc. is a biometric technology company focused on providing secure and reliable identification and verification solutions. The company specializes in developing identification technology that utilizes optical skin tissue measurements, enabling its sensors to produce high-quality images consistently, regardless of environmental conditions. Lumidigm's biometric identity management solutions cater to various applications, including civil identification, point-of-sale systems, time and attendance tracking, and physical and logical access control. Additionally, the company offers its technology for portable electronic devices, ensuring that everyone can be accurately and conveniently identified.

Median Technologies

Series B in 2004
Median Technologies develops medical imaging software and services for oncology clinical trials and cancer care. It offers iBiopsy, an AI-powered imaging biomarker phenotyping platform that supports translational research and biomarker identification, and iSee, an image analysis and management solution for clinical trials. The company standardizes and automates the interpretation of medical images to optimize cancer diagnosis and the assessment of treatment response, and provides imaging contract research services such as study startup, image and clinical data management, scientific consulting, independent reviews, image data processing, site support, and study close-out. Median Technologies serves drug development and patient care markets with international reach and has partnerships with industry players to expand imaging capabilities. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Valbonne, France.

SafeView

Series B in 2004
Safe-View, Inc. specializes in homeland security technology, focusing on the commercial application of patented Holographic Imaging technology developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The company's flagship product, the Guardian 100, employs active millimeter wave technology to deliver clear imaging of concealed items, including metal, plastic, and ceramic materials, without the use of ionizing radiation. This innovative approach provides a safer and more effective alternative to traditional detection methods, such as metal detectors and pat-down searches, enhancing security in public spaces. Safe-View aims to improve screening systems for various applications, including passenger terminals, cargo facilities, and border security.

SafeView

Series A in 2003
Safe-View, Inc. specializes in homeland security technology, focusing on the commercial application of patented Holographic Imaging technology developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The company's flagship product, the Guardian 100, employs active millimeter wave technology to deliver clear imaging of concealed items, including metal, plastic, and ceramic materials, without the use of ionizing radiation. This innovative approach provides a safer and more effective alternative to traditional detection methods, such as metal detectors and pat-down searches, enhancing security in public spaces. Safe-View aims to improve screening systems for various applications, including passenger terminals, cargo facilities, and border security.

Median Technologies

Series A in 2003
Median Technologies develops medical imaging software and services for oncology clinical trials and cancer care. It offers iBiopsy, an AI-powered imaging biomarker phenotyping platform that supports translational research and biomarker identification, and iSee, an image analysis and management solution for clinical trials. The company standardizes and automates the interpretation of medical images to optimize cancer diagnosis and the assessment of treatment response, and provides imaging contract research services such as study startup, image and clinical data management, scientific consulting, independent reviews, image data processing, site support, and study close-out. Median Technologies serves drug development and patient care markets with international reach and has partnerships with industry players to expand imaging capabilities. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Valbonne, France.
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