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Digital Barriers

Sector Services and Software
Year invested 2022
Location UK
Status Current

Digital Barriers is a revolutionary video technology provider that empowers individuals, organisations, and society with instant insights to make mission-critical decisions.

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Overview

Through its patented AI-based video codec and secure edge platform, Digital Barriers helps customers in various markets - including city law enforcement and public safety, industry, transportation, defence, events, retail, healthcare, and hospitality - unlock the full potential of real-time video.

For 10 years, the company has worked with governments, military, and specialist law enforcement in the defence sector alongside numerous public and private-sector clients. Its patented AI-based codec has been proven at scale - keeping troops safe in Afghanistan and Iraq, deploying across NATO, and securing presidential inaugurations, Olympic Games and royal events.

Today, Digital Barriers partners with major global network operators, including Vodafone and AT&T, to deliver reliable real-time video over cellular and other transmission technologies that offer up to 90% bandwidth cost reduction without sacrificing quality in low-latency environments - ensuring its customers have a 360-degree view of their operations at all times.

How we add value

Following our investment, we recruited Tom Alexander (former Virgin Mobile and EE CEO) as Chair and Bryan Schmode (former Avigilon executive and investor) as an advisor to the Board.

We have also augmented the wider team to support the expansion of its go-to-market strategy incorporating a direct sales model, predominantly serving a traditional customer base in defence, security, and law enforcement, as well as expanding into new verticals, while driving a channel strategy, partnering with leading global Telcos and MNOs to service their traditional CCTV customer base.

We are also supporting the comoany to invest in the product roadmap to support the shift from hardware-based video solutions to a software-led solution incorporating a broader range of functionality including edge-based analytics.

We are delighted to partner with 3i and benefit from its expertise and global reach as we expand our offering with new products, move towards a subscription-based model and broaden our customer base, whilst continuing to provide a highly differentiated product and market-leading technology. We have now made live video over cellular networks a reliable and affordable reality for the first time - working with 3i and our new channel partners we can take these disruptive solutions out much more widely.

Zak Doffman , CEO, Digital Barriers