New AI startup enables context across thousands of hours of video
The platform filters out noise, compresses footage, and indexes key segments so users can search using natural language queries.
Samsung Next has invested in Memories.ai, a startup specialising in long-duration video analysis capable of processing up to 10 million hours of footage.
The tool uses AI to transform massive video archives into searchable, structured datasets, even across multiple videos spanning hours or days.
The solution employs a layered pipeline: it filters noise, compresses critical segments, indexes content for natural-language queries, segments into meaningful units, and aggregates those insights into digestible reports. This structure enables users to search and analyse complex visual datasets seamlessly.
Memories.ai’s co-founders, Dr Shawn Shen and Enmin (Ben) Zhou, bring backgrounds from Meta’s Reality Labs and machine learning engineering.
The company raised $8 million in seed funding, surpassing its $4 million goal, led by Susa Ventures, including Samsung Next, Fusion Fund, Crane Ventures, Seedcamp, and Creator Ventures.
Samsung is banking on Memories.ai’s edge computing strengths, particularly to enable privacy-conscious applications such as home security analytics without cloud dependency. Its startup focus includes security firms and marketers needing scalable tools to sift through extensive video content.
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