
We believe that every worker has the right to go home safe every day. We also believe that every employer should provide a duty of care in order for this to happen. At Protex AI, we're helping enterprise EHS teams to revolutionise how they make proactive safety decisions that help contribute to a safer work environment. Our AI-powered technology is enabling businesses to gain greater visibility of unsafe behaviours in their facilities. The privacy-preserving platform plugs into existing CCTV infrastructure and uses its computer vision technologies to capture unsafe events autonomously in settings such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities and ports.

We believe that every worker has the right to go home safe every day. We also believe that every employer should provide a duty of care in order for this to happen. At Protex AI, we're helping enterprise EHS teams to revolutionise how they make proactive safety decisions that help contribute to a safer work environment. Our AI-powered technology is enabling businesses to gain greater visibility of unsafe behaviours in their facilities. The privacy-preserving platform plugs into existing CCTV infrastructure and uses its computer vision technologies to capture unsafe events autonomously in settings such as warehouses, manufacturing facilities and ports.
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Product: Privacy-preserving, on-premise AI computer-vision platform for EHS teams
Use cases: Detecting unsafe behaviours in warehouses, manufacturing and logistics
Recent funding: Announced $36M Series B (Jan 29, 2025)
Founders: Dan Hobbs (Co-founder & CEO) and Ciarán O'Mara (Co-founder & CTO)
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Workplace health & safety (EHS) via computer vision
2021
Software Development
36000000
Series B announced as oversubscribed with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors.
18000000
Reported $18M round with participation from Playfair Capital, Elkstone and Firstminute Capital.
“Backed by venture investors including Hedosophia (Series B lead), Salesforce Ventures (Series B participant), Notion Capital and participants such as Playfair Capital, Elkstone and Firstminute Capital; also a Y Combinator alumnus.”
About us:
At Protex AI, we are at the forefront of AI-driven computer vision, building a safer, smarter industrial workplace with an intelligent operating system that redefines how facilities operate. Backed by top-tier global investors, we recently secured a $36 million Series B to accelerate our mission.
Industry leaders like DHL, Amazon, and Tesla trust Protex AI to drive measurable safety improvements, achieving an average 64% risk reduction within just three months of deployment. Operating in 20+ countries, Protex is the go-to safety partner for Fortune 500 manufacturing and logistics enterprises, transforming workplace safety with real-time, AI-powered insights.
The Platform (Infrastructure) Team builds and maintains the core foundation that powers all Protex systems, ensuring robust edge-to-cloud connectivity, scalable data infrastructure, and high-performance backend services. We support edge deployments for real-time computer vision applications and deliver resilient systems to enable proactive workplace safety at global scale.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in C/C++ to join our Platform team. You’ll design, implement, and optimize high-performance video pipelines that power our AI-driven safety platform. This includes developing video encoding workflows, integrating processing frameworks like GStreamer, and ensuring real-time performance across the infrastructure.
At Protex AI, you'll work on cutting-edge problems with a mission-driven team. You’ll have ownership, autonomy, and the opportunity to make a tangible impact on workplace safety around the world.
Protex AI is an inclusive and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating an equitable workplace for everyone regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, education level, or race.