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Embedded Vision Alliance Announces 2019 Vision Tank WinnersSANTA CLARA, Calif., May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Embedded Vision Alliance® today announced the two winners of the 2019 Vision Tank competition at the Embedded Vision Summit. The annual start-up competition, which showcases the best new ventures using visual AI and computer vision in their products, invited five finalist companies to pitch their company and product to judges in front of the Summit audience. JUDGES' AWARD: Strayos AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD: BlinkAI "We are pleased to recognize and congratulate Strayos and BlinkAI for their achievements," said Jeff Bier, Founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance and General Chairman of the Embedded Vision Summit. "This year, we had a record 49 startup company contenders enter the Vision Tank competition, which reflects the growing pace of innovation fueled by visual AI, deep learning and computer vision. Strayos and BlinkAI clearly stood out for their technical innovation, as well as excellence in their business plans, teams and market potential." The winner of the Vision Tank Judges' Award will receive a $5,000 cash prize, and both winners will receive a one-year membership in the Embedded Vision Alliance. In addition, the companies will get one-on-one advice from the judges, as well as valuable introductions to potential investors, customers, employees and suppliers. The Embedded Vision Summit was held May 20-23, 2019, in Santa Clara, California. The Summit is the only event focused exclusively on deployable computer vision and visual AI, attracting a global audience of companies developing vision-enabled products, both at the edge and in the cloud. The 2019 Summit featured more than 90 presentations, 60+ exhibitors, and more than 100 technology demos, as well as a variety of technical workshops and training classes. Lead sponsors included AImotive, BDTI, Cadence, Crossbar, HAILO, Horizon Robotics, Intel, Lattice Semiconductor, Magik Eye, MediaTek, Nextchip, Prophesee, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Ventures, Renesas, Teknique, Synopsys, Wave Computing, Xnor.ai and Xperi. For the latest updates on the Embedded Vision Summit, follow @EmbVisionSummit on Twitter or visit https://www.embedded-vision.com/summit. About The Embedded Vision Alliance
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