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Building The Next Generation of Night Vision Devices

Winter 2024Founded 202413 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA

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DeepNight is building the next generation of night vision with AI.

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www.deepnight.ai
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Deepnight develops next-generation digital night vision technology that uses deep neural networks to deliver high-performance imaging in ultra-low-light and moonless environments. Their approach combines temporal photon aggregation with digital sensors to produce imagery that surpasses traditional gen 3 night vision and aims to offer lower-cost, higher-resolution imaging than thermal solutions.

The product uses deep neural networks to aggregate photons temporally with digital image sensors to recover true information, enabling imaging in the darkest environments illuminated only by ambient starlight. It presents high-resolution digital night vision with performance claimed to exceed traditional gen 3 image intensifiers, and is positioned as a lower-cost alternative to thermal cameras for dark-environment imaging.

Who it’s for: Defense/military applications and critical infrastructure protection requiring night-vision imaging in ultra-low-light conditions

Features
  • digital night vision with neural network processing
  • temporal photon aggregation
  • higher resolution in moonless starlight
  • lower cost than thermal imaging
  • true information recovery from photons
  • integration with digital image sensors

Customer deployments and press coverage in defense contexts (e.g., Air Force installations, military site protection) and media comparing performance; ongoing partnerships/backers mentioned

Founders · 2

Lucas Young
Lucas YoungFounder

Solving night vision with software.

Thomas Li
Thomas LiFounder

something new

Formerly DeepNight

IndustrialsDefenseComputer VisionAI

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