Conntour, a Tel Aviv-based AI video intelligence platform, has raised $7M in seed funding led by General Catalyst. The platform enables natural language search, real-time alerts, and forensic analysis on footage from existing security cameras in mission-critical environments. The capital will accelerate product scaling, hiring, and deployments for intelligence agencies and homeland security.
Defense AI Funding Heats Up
The round comes as investors pour into AI-powered surveillance. Solink raised $98M total, while Oosto secured $352M. Conntour's on-premises approach differentiates it by integrating with existing video management systems without hardware changes, targeting gaps in flexible querying for defense and law enforcement.
Video Data Overwhelms Analysts
Traditional surveillance systems force operators to define exact parameters upfront, missing complex scenarios. Security teams in intelligence agencies and transportation face petabytes of unstructured footage daily. Current solutions limit searches to predefined rules, slowing investigations in high-stakes environments like homeland security.
Natural Language Powers Flexible Search
Conntour's platform uses multimodal AI for plain-language queries like "person in red jacket entering restricted area at night." It supports thousands of cameras on a single consumer GPU and deploys fully on-premises for classified settings. Unlike rule-based competitors, it provides real-time alerts and summaries without rigid setups.
As Matan Goldner, CEO, noted:
"We have two things that we want to do at the same time, and they contradict each other. On one hand, we want to provide full natural language flexibility, LLM-style… This contradiction is the biggest technical barrier."
Elite Backers Signal Validation
General Catalyst led the round, joined by Y Combinator (W25 batch), SV Angel, and Liquid 2 Ventures. This syndicate mirrors bets on defense AI like Anduril and Flock Safety, indicating conviction in Conntour's applied AI for security. The deal closed in 72 hours after 90 meetings, underscoring strong demand.
Video Analytics Market Explodes
The AI video surveillance market stands at $8.16B with a 20.7% CAGR. Broader video analytics projects growth from $18.53B in 2026 to $109.85B by 2035 at 21.94% CAGR. Trends favor hardware-agnostic software amid rising threats and smart city expansions.
Geopolitical tensions and post-pandemic security needs drive capital into this space. Conntour joins players like Verkada, but focuses on software overlays for legacy cameras, enabling rapid adoption in government sectors.
Founders Bring Domain Expertise
CEO Matan Goldner spent four years leading video surveillance at Security Squad, giving direct insight into camera analytics pain points. CTO Tomer Kulla holds a computer science degree focused on computer vision, with prior R&D leadership. Founding Director Bar Wolf co-founded and exited V-Labs, adding go-to-market experience, while Head of Engineering Ori Eldar brings five years from Microsoft.
Government Deployments Gain Traction
Conntour already powers Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau and participated in Palantir's Startup Fellowship. Recent hires and events at Homeland Security Week signal U.S. expansion plans alongside ongoing AI engineering recruitment.