SENAI raises $6.2M to launch real-time intelligence for threats hiding in online video content

With a seed round led by 10D Ventures, SENAI emerges from stealth to help government agencies analyze online videos at scale, using AI to identify and detect high-risk content before it results in consequences on the ground

SENAI, a next-generation online video intelligence platform, secures $6.2 million in a seed round led by 10D Ventures, with additional backing from FS Ventures, 1948 Ventures, and strategic global investors, such as Jonathan Kolber. As online videos become a primary vector for security threats, SENAI turns unstructured footage into clear, geo-specific, real-time intelligence. The funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand deployment across intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and establish online video intelligence as a core intelligence discipline.

When a security incident unfolds, the first signals often surface as videos posted from the ground, long before official reports or structured intelligence arrive. Social media is now saturated with real-time footage, but the sheer volume makes continuous monitoring and analysis nearly impossible. Even with platform moderation in place, uploads move faster than human review, and by the time analysts flag high-risk material, it has often already spread. As video-first platforms play a growing role in security threats and influence operations, governments face a gap: videos become a dominant signal, yet remain difficult to analyze at scale.

Founded less than a year ago, SENAI is building the global standard for OVINT (Online Video Intelligence), a term the company coined to define a new intelligence discipline designed for the frontlines of social media warfare. The platform helps governments and intelligence agencies identify fast-moving videos from social media and video-first platforms, transforming fragmented content into structured, actionable intelligence. Using multimodal AI that combines computer vision, audio, language, and geospatial inference, SENAI provides real-time situational awareness, clarifying what’s happening and where. It provides accurate data on how narratives are evolving across platforms and borders, allowing teams to respond in the moment rather than only in retrospect.

SENAI spent the last year operating in live environments, working directly with top-tier government agencies across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. While government remains the company’s primary market today, SENAI’s dual-use architecture is already attracting interest from enterprise customers, as demonstrated by a deal closed with a U.S.-based client. The company plans to expand its enterprise offering in 2026.

SENAI supported a European authority during a large-scale outbreak of violence in a European capital by tracking and mapping relevant online video in real time. Using open-source video alone, the platform provided a live operational picture of key actors and shifting dynamics as the situation unfolded, helping teams capture critical evidence before videos were taken down. The engagement showed how SENAI can operate at speed in high-risk environments where visibility and timing are critical.

In a separate recent deployment, SENAI analyzed a large online video campaign linked to suspected Russian influence activity. It uncovered coordinate account activity and flagged manipulated and AI-generated clips. The work demonstrates SENAI’s ability to support real-world national security operations, enabling governments to respond to emerging threats.

SENAI is led by a team of seasoned intelligence professionals with extensive backgrounds across the sector. The company recently welcomed Michel Berdah as Chief Revenue Officer and Partner, bringing over a decade of senior leadership experience to support SENAI’s growth.

“Video has become the primary signal shaping narratives, influence, and security outcomes,” says David Allouche-Levinsky, Co-Founder and CEO of SENAI. “SENAI was built to support decision-makers tasked with protecting the West against this new level of influence. As misinformation spreads at scale, SENAI helps intelligence and law enforcement agencies intervene earlier, before false narratives harden into public belief or drive real-world consequences.”

“What impressed us about SENAI was the team’s deep intelligence background, its execution discipline, and the way they identified a significant gap in intelligence,” says Emma Lipski, Partner at 10D Ventures. “SENAI is already addressing these urgent challenges for government agencies and tier-one customers worldwide, not merely running experiments, and that real-world impact is what sold us.”

SENAI develops AI-driven online video intelligence solutions for governments and intelligence agencies, specializing in large-scale analysis of open-source video across next-generation platforms. The company’s mission is to define the standards, technology, and operational frameworks for Online Video Intelligence over the coming decade.

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