
Building The Next Generation of Night Vision Devices
What they do: AI-driven digital night-vision software that colorizes and enhances low-light camera imagery
Headquarters: San Francisco
Founders: Lucas Young and Thomas Li
Stage & funding: $5.5M seed led by Initialized Capital (announced Feb 27, 2025); reported total funding ~$6.0M
Customers / traction: Booked ~ $4.6M in federal contracts (including U.S. Army and Air Force)
Low-light/nighttime imaging and night-vision for defense and commercial applications
Computer vision / Imaging / Defense & commercial night-vision
$5,500,000
Reported participation from Y Combinator and multiple angel investors
“Led by Initialized Capital with participation from Y Combinator and angel investors including Kulveer Taggar, Brian Shin, Matthew Bellamy, and Vladlen Koltun”