Traces

Traces, previously known as EllipseAI, is a B2B security company headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with a team of 10 employees. The company participated in the Y-Combinator S19 batch and operates in regions including the United States, America/Canada, and remote locations. Traces provides a platform for AI video analytics that supports integration with most IP-based cameras and is hardware agnostic. The technology, available as an API, analyzes thousands of video streams to find and track people without using facial recognition. Key features include forensic search, false alarm filtering, contact tracing, unique counting, and data anonymization. The False Alarm Filtering solution works with both videos and frames, reducing false alarms by up to 95%. The Unique Counting solution counts unique objects without facial recognition, and the Contact Tracing solution offers privacy-focused, low-power indoor tracking without GPS data. Traces supports multiple detection zones and masks to ignore specific motion areas. The company also provides a work-from-home policy, reimburses necessary equipment for at-home offices, and enhances security with professional cybersecurity software for remote work.