# Sercan Esen

> Sercan Esen is the co-founder and CEO of Intenseye, a New York-based AI company that plugs into the CCTV cameras already bolted to the walls of factories, warehouses and construction sites and watches, in real time, for the kinds of small unsafe acts that eventually kill people. A former Sony AI consultant with two degrees from Boğaziçi University, he spent the first two years of the company walking factory floors in 50-plus plants - making ice cream, assembling cars - before deciding what the software should look like. Intenseye now runs 120+ computer-vision models across facilities in 26 countries and has raised roughly $94 million, including a $64 million Series B led by Lightspeed in 2024. Esen is a 2023 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Intenseye
- **Organizations:** Intenseye, World Economic Forum (Technology Pioneer), Sony (former)
- **Nationality:** Turkish
- **Education:** M.Sc., Computer Science, Boğaziçi University, B.Sc., Management Information Systems, Boğaziçi University
- **Known for:** Raised approximately $94 million in total funding for Intenseye across seed, Series A and Series B rounds., Led Intenseye to a $64M Series B in Feb 2024, reported at the time as the largest Series B raised for a workplace-safety AI company., Named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2023).

## Career timeline

- **2014** — Joined Sony as an Artificial Intelligence Consultant, defining AI use cases and leading proof-of-concept development.
- **2018** — Co-founded Intenseye with a mission to prevent serious injuries and fatalities in industrial workplaces using computer vision.
- **2019-2020** — Personally visited 50+ manufacturing facilities across multiple industries to understand safety on the ground.
- **2022** — Raised $25M Series A led by Insight Partners; expanded internationally.
- **2023** — Named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
- **2024** — Closed $64M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners; the largest ever Series B in the safety-AI category.
- **2025** — Intenseye deployed with customers in 26 countries; platform running 120+ AI models across 50+ safety use cases.

## Achievements

- Raised approximately $94 million in total funding for Intenseye across seed, Series A and Series B rounds.
- Led Intenseye to a $64M Series B in Feb 2024, reported at the time as the largest Series B raised for a workplace-safety AI company.
- Named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer (2023).
- Built a platform that runs 120+ computer-vision models covering 50+ safety scenarios in facilities across 26 countries and six continents.
- Delivered a keynote / floor talk at the New York Stock Exchange on AI for workplace safety.
- Contributor / author for the World Economic Forum agenda on industrial safety and AI.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Announced $64M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from Insight Partners, Point Nine and Air Street Capital.
- **2025** — Appeared on NYSE Floor Talk to discuss AI + computer vision for workplace safety; Intenseye platform reported to run 120+ AI models across 50+ use cases.
- **2025** — Spoke to students at Columbia University on the founding story and future of AI-driven EHS.

## Links

- Website: https://intenseye.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sercan-esen
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sercanesn

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Last updated: 2026-07-08