Focalise

www.focalise.ai/

Focalise

www.focalise.ai/

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TL;DR

Founded: Spinout completed February 5, 2024

Mission: AI models for human detection in Search & Rescue using live video, thermal and fused sensors

Origin: University of the West of Scotland research (multi‑year European R&D)

Early funding: R&D funded by CENSIS, Thales, Scottish Enterprise; participated in EU Horizon 2020 5G-INDUCE

Leadership: Jim Foley (CEO & Founder); Dr. Ignacio Martinez‑Alpiste (R&D Director & Co‑founder)

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Search & Rescue and related safety and infrastructure missions requiring reliable human detection from heterogeneous sensor feeds.

Founded

2024

Industry

AI / Search & Rescue technology

Tech Stack

Machine learning

Computer vision

Thermal and multisensor data fusion

Funding Track Record

Research & development funding

Project co‑funding during research phase (SmartRPAS)

Research & development funding

Industry partner funding during research phase (SmartRPAS/NG‑RPAS)

EU project participation (Horizon 2020)- Completed December 2023

Multi‑million euro (project scale)

Participation in multi‑year EU Horizon 2020 project contributing to development

Spinout development support- Jan 2023–Feb 2024 (development phases)

Funding support for spin‑out development and market entry

Founders

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