# Shawn Guan

> Shawn Guan is the CEO and co-founder of Umbo Computer Vision, an AI company building autonomous video security systems that watch camera feeds and flag real threats instead of stray animals and swaying trees. After roughly 2,000 client meetings in the traditional surveillance business taught him how badly false alarms wear people down, he co-founded Umbo in 2014 with Ping-Lin Chang and Tingfan Wu to put deep learning behind the lens. The company raised about $17.6 million, won a Best Startup nod at NVIDIA's 2016 deep learning conference and SIA's Best in Video Analytics in 2017, and ran offices in San Francisco, Taipei and London.

- **Role:** CEO / Co-founder at Umbo Computer Vision
- **Organizations:** Umbo Computer Vision (Umbo CV), NUUO Inc., Qisda Corporation
- **Nationality:** Taiwanese
- **Education:** B.S. in Biology (also studied computer science), University of California, Santa Barbara
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Umbo Computer Vision, an autonomous AI video security company, Raised approximately $17.6 million in venture funding from investors including Translink Capital, Susquehanna International Group, Shin-Kong Capital and Shin-Kong Security, Won Best Startup at NVIDIA's 2016 deep learning conference

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Began his technology career as a Procurement Specialist at Qisda Corporation
- **2010s** — Business Development Director at NUUO Inc., a video security company, where he handled roughly 2,000 client meetings and calls
- **2014** — Co-founded Umbo Computer Vision with Ping-Lin Chang (CTO) and Tingfan Wu (Chief Scientist)
- **2016** — Umbo named Best Startup at NVIDIA's deep learning conference; began commercial sales in September
- **2017** — Umbo wins SIA Best in Video Analytics; raises funding bringing combined venture capital to about $10M
- **2019** — Raised $8M post-A round (total funding $17.6M); Light AI passed 21 billion images processed; offices in San Francisco, Taipei and London

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Umbo Computer Vision, an autonomous AI video security company
- Raised approximately $17.6 million in venture funding from investors including Translink Capital, Susquehanna International Group, Shin-Kong Capital and Shin-Kong Security
- Won Best Startup at NVIDIA's 2016 deep learning conference
- Won Security Industry Association (SIA) Best in Video Analytics, 2017
- Won Innovation Award at ESX 2019
- Grew Umbo's Light AI to process more than 21 billion images and log over 6 million user sessions
- Cut false security alerts by roughly 20x compared with conventional systems

## Latest updates

- **2019-10** — Announced an $8M post-A funding round to accelerate global expansion, bringing total funding to $17.6M and expanding offices across San Francisco, London and Taipei.

## Links

- Website: https://umbocv.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnguan
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/umbocv
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-HLunpsFYE
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UmboCV/

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Last updated: 2026-07-29