Rimward

Low-false-positive intrusion detection for remote outdoor sites

Y CombinatorSummer 2023ActiveB2BSecurityMachine LearningComputer VisionB2BSecurity

What they do

Problem

Remote outdoor infrastructure operators face frequent perimeter intrusions and theft while existing CCTV monitoring generates too many false alarms and slow responses.

Solution

Rimward is a software intrusion-detection system that converts existing camera feeds into verified, operator-ready alerts with low false positives.

Who it's for

Security and operations teams managing solar farms and other remote outdoor infrastructure sites.

Founders

F-G Fernandez

Founder

FG is the founder & CEO of Rimward (S23). He earned a MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from CentraleSupélec and has a deep background in ML, having led the research team at Mindee (YC W21), published several papers, and become one of the top PyTorch contributors. Beyond AI, FG specializes in large-scale engineering systems - he built and deployed a ground-based wildfire detection network across Europe, and South America starting with a Raspberry Pi, a camera and his laptop.

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