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SoundThinking hears the shot. What happens next?
The company behind ShotSpotter built a business around gunfire that nobody reports. Its larger wager is that connecting an alert to an investigation can make the listening worth the bill.
Evolv Sold the End of Security Lines. Then Reality Walked Through the Scanner
The Boston-area company turned the security checkpoint into a subscription business used by schools, hospitals and stadiums. Its next act depends on proving that speed, detection and sober claims can finally travel together.
Athena Security Inc.
Athena Security is an Austin-based physical-security company that builds AI-powered concealed weapons detection and visitor management systems for schools, hospitals, casinos, businesses and public venues. Founded in 2018 by serial entrepreneurs Lisa Falzone and Chris Ciabarra (the pair behind iPad point-of-sale pioneer Revel Systems), Athena combines walk-through metal detection, thermal imaging, lidar, cameras and machine learning to screen roughly one person per second - up to 3,600 people an hour - without asking anyone to empty their pockets or bags. Its flagship Apollo 500 system uses colored light boxes to show operators exactly where a suspected weapon is on the body, and its screening-compliance software helps organizations meet a growing patchwork of state security laws.