BLUE
Category: Computer Vision
BLUE is an AI-native Semantic Video Data Lake platform that compresses CCTV footage by up to 90% using proprietary AI, transforming raw video into structured, queryable data for enterprise surveillance analytics. BLUE was founded in 2023. The company is led by Kunal Kislay. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: 0. Latest round: Bootstrapped.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- 0
Value proposition
Up to 90% reduction in CCTV storage costs while making video instantly searchable and actionable via natural language queries, eliminating manual footage review.
Products and solutions
Semantic Video Data Lake — an AI-native platform that compresses CCTV video by up to 90% by extracting semantic meaning (events, behaviors, operational signals) rather than storing raw pixels. Enables natural language querying across cameras and time periods. Three-layer architecture: (1) Semantic Codec — proprietary compression preserving meaning, (2) BLUE Core — structured semantic video data lake, (3) Query & Action Layer — natural language search and insights.
Unique value
BLUE compresses meaning, not pixels — a semantic codec that reduces storage by 90% while enabling natural language querying across all CCTV feeds, turning video into structured, searchable data.
Target customer
Enterprises with large-scale CCTV deployments: warehouses, logistics, retail chains, campuses, traffic management, security operations, and any organization needing to store, search, and analyze surveillance footage.
Industries served
Security & Surveillance, Logistics & Warehousing, Retail / QSR, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Enterprise Security Operations
Technology advantage
Proprietary semantics-preserving video compression using stale-pixel optical-flow compositing that suppresses static background redundancy while preserving foreground activity. Patent-pending approach achieves 34-39% additional compression over H.264/H.265 at equivalent quality, with up to 90% overall storage reduction. Enables ~53% reduction in VLM inference calls through packet-size-based frame skipping. Fully compatible with standard H.264/H.265 codecs — no decoder modification needed.
How they differentiate
Unlike traditional video analytics and camera ecosystems that store raw/H.264 footage and run AI on top (or lock customers into proprietary hardware), BLUE compresses meaning at the codec layer before storage, creating an AI-Native Semantic Video Data Lake. Spot AI and Verkada compete on AI agents/analytics for existing or proprietary cameras; Staqu on India video analytics. BLUE differentiates via semantics-preserving compression (up to ~90% storage cut), H.264/H.265 compatibility without decoder changes, and natural-language query over a structured video lake rather than pixel re-processing.
Main competitors
Spot AI, Verkada, Staqu
Notable customers
Britannia Industries, Haldiram's, HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum), CPRL (McDonald's licensee North & East India), MAFFFL (Mumbai Aviation Fuel Farm Facility), Altius, HMEL, Dev Milk Foods, TCIL
Major milestones
Company incorporated August 2023 (KGraph AI Solutions Pvt. Ltd., CIN U62099KA2023PTC177354), Launched Semantic Video Data Lake product in February 2026, Published arXiv papers on BLUE semantic compression (Jul 2026: arXiv:2607.19515, arXiv:2606.28753), Team ~40–43 employees (43 as of Feb 2026; Tracxn 40 as of Jun 30 2026), Aug 5 2026: Unveiled AI-native enterprise video infrastructure platform (semantic codec); named production customers; targeting 10x revenue growth by FY30
Growth metrics
Employees ~40 (Tracxn as of Jun 30 2026; ~43 reported Feb 2026). Production deployments India & US within first ~6 months of commercial activity; pilots Africa & Sri Lanka. Targeting 10x revenue growth by FY30. Revenue <₹10 Cr FY ending Mar 31 2025 (Tracxn legal entity).
Market positioning
Early-stage bootstrapped Indian startup commercializing an AI-Native Semantic Video Data Lake / semantic codec for enterprise CCTV. Moving from product launch (Feb 2026) to multi-enterprise production (India + US) with a formal Aug 2026 platform unveil and 10x revenue ambition by FY30; positioned as lower-cost alternative to traditional storage + bolted-on analytics stacks.
Geographic focus
HQ Bengaluru (also Mumbai presence); production deployments in India and the US; pilots in Africa and Sri Lanka; targeting global enterprise CCTV markets
Patents and IP
Published research: arXiv:2607.19515 (BLUE: Semantics-Preserving Video Compression for Efficient Vision-Language Surveillance Analytics) and arXiv:2606.28753 (BLUE: A Stale-Pixel Optical-Flow Compositor for Entropy-Efficient Surveillance Video Encoding). Legal entity: KGraph AI Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (CIN: U62099KA2023PTC177354).
About Kunal Kislay
Ex-Co-founder & CEO at Integration Wizards Solutions; Ex-President (India) at SparkCognition; B.Tech from IIT Bombay. Over 20 years of experience in enterprise mobility, IoT, AI, neural networks, and machine learning.
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Official website: https://myblue.ai