# Aren

> Aren is a New York-based AI company that helps owners of bridges, tunnels, and other large civil infrastructure figure out what is quietly falling apart before it becomes a headline. Its platform ingests source-agnostic data - smartphone photos, drone video, laser scans, infrared, and sensors - and turns it into 3D digital twins that detect and quantify damage, track deterioration over time, and produce maintenance and capital-allocation plans. Founded by structural engineer Ali Khaloo out of Cornell Tech, Aren pairs computer vision and deep learning with decades of structural mechanics to give asset owners a quantitative, repeatable way to decide where to spend limited repair dollars.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Ali Khaloo (CEO & Founder)
- **Team size:** ~18 employees
- **Products:** Automated Infrastructure Assessment, 3D Digital Twins, Predictive AI, Data-Driven Decision Support
- **Notable:** Winner, Demo Day at BuiltWorlds' Infrastructure Conference for its AI-powered digital twin and asset intelligence platform., Winner, Abertis' inaugural Drone Challenge for AI-powered drone inspection and automated damage quantification., Built on 10+ years of R&D and multiple patents in automated 3D model generation and AI-powered infrastructure analysis.

## Products & services

- **Automated Infrastructure Assessment** — A computer-vision and machine-learning toolset that detects and quantifies damage on bridges, tunnels, roadways, and other civil assets from source-agnostic data.
- **3D Digital Twins** — High-resolution virtual models of physical assets, available on-demand, that record structural condition and let owners inspect assets remotely.
- **Predictive AI** — Deep-learning models that track deterioration over time and forecast future structural changes to support planning.
- **Data-Driven Decision Support** — Maintenance schedules, capital-allocation recommendations, and service-life cost estimates derived from the assessment data.

## Achievements

- Winner, Demo Day at BuiltWorlds' Infrastructure Conference for its AI-powered digital twin and asset intelligence platform.
- Winner, Abertis' inaugural Drone Challenge for AI-powered drone inspection and automated damage quantification.
- Built on 10+ years of R&D and multiple patents in automated 3D model generation and AI-powered infrastructure analysis.
- Incubated at Cornell Tech's Runway startup program.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Aren promoted its AI-powered civil infrastructure management platform for asset owners across LinkedIn and industry channels.
- **2024-11** — Founder Ali Khaloo highlighted AI in infrastructure management as bridge-safety incidents drew public attention.
- **2021-09** — Closed a $2.4M seed round; total funding reached roughly $4.77M.

## Links

- Website: https://aren.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aren

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/aren
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-07-07