Avi Geiger
Avi Geiger is the Founder and CEO of Groundlight AI and also serves as a mentor at HMC INQ, Principal at Objective Improvement, and Lecturer, Affiliate Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington. He previously founded FoamDrawerLiners.com and has expertise in defining, designing, and developing innovative hardware devices and systems, with extensive experience as an inventor across hardware, software, and manufacturing technologies.
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Seattle Startup Groundlight Uses AI, Strobe Lights, and Radio to Stop Raccoons Invading Home via Cat Door
A Seattle AI startup called Groundlight helped solve a homeowner's raccoon problem using a system combining strobe lights, public radio, and AI to prevent raccoons from entering through a microchip-detecting cat door. The raccoons had learned to bypass the specialized cat door's intruder mode, but the AI-based solution effectively deterred them.
Seattle Startup Groundlight Raises $10M Seed to Revolutionize Warehouse Monitoring with AI and Natural Language Computer Vision
Seattle startup Groundlight, co-founded by former Amazon and Picobrew execs Leo Dirac and Avi Geiger, emerged from stealth with a $10 million seed fund to simplify warehouse monitoring using AI-powered computer vision. Their platform enables businesses to query real-time video feeds through natural language prompts for instant, customizable insights.
Organizations
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University of Washington Lecturer, Affiliate Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering 2021–present · current
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Groundlight Founder, CEO 2020–present · current
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HMC INQ Mentor 2017–present · current
Education
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Harvey Mudd College BS, Engineering
