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$10,000+

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Invest $10,000+ and you will receive 10% more shares as a bonus. You will also have access to a private dinner for VIP Investors with the executive team + receive the Influencer, Insider, + Contributor perks. Transportation and lodging not included.

Reasons to Invest

The artificial intelligence market is growing rapidly; it is more important than ever to join and support ethically-developed products

One smart camera ethically tracks over 12 high-level metrics, covers areas up to 15K square feet, and reduces data transmission by 64,000 times

Our proven technologies have been used in over 20 countries by companies such as Accenture, Oracle, and the United Kingdom Treasury

Overview

Businesses need data to optimize their customer experience. However, collecting behavioral analytics for out-of-home activities is tedious and cost-prohibitive. Our ethical facial analysis is an excellent solution for retail stores, trade shows, amusement parks, sporting events, and more.

*Images may include computer-generated graphics for illustration; our products are continuously iterated.

Our proven technologies have been used in over 20 countries by companies such as ServiceNow, Keller Williams, and Accenture. Zenus is poised to ride the wave of the future, as people like Julius Solaris believe that 2021 has an incredible potential for a huge comeback in the event-planning space.

In the new normal of COVID-19, we also believe our technology has the ability to create even safer environments. Our smart cameras can analyze the number and position of people in a grocery store to ensure each person is receiving enough space. We continuously enhance our analytics with regular software updates.

The Problem

Data has never been more valuable

Companies need consumer data to guide their sales and marketing efforts.

For online use cases, this is easy - digital services measure engagement and traffic. But collecting the same information for offline, out-of-home experiences, presents a huge challenge. With 84% of retail activity still occurring physically, a massive chunk of behavioral data remains unused!

There is a growing demand from companies to capture this valuable data for audiences at trade shows, retail stores, sporting events, amusement parks, and a whole range of other brick-and-mortar services given the forecast CAGR by multiple research groups.

With COVID-19 at the forefront of every business owner's mind, maintaining a certain occupancy level and adhering to social distancing ordinances has also become a major issue.

The Solution

Ethically sourced crowd analytics

Thanks to our ground-breaking technology, companies obtain high-level audience analytics with ease. Our smart cameras compute foot traffic, demographics, and positive sentiment over time. All ethically sourced! The findings are displayed on a live, interactive dashboard.

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*Images may include computer-generated graphics for illustration; our products are continuously iterated.

Foot traffic information is used to adjust prices for leasing space at malls and booths at trade shows. Demographics data helps companies understand whether they reach their target audience and how to be more inclusive and personal. Sentiment analysis allows them to see what works and why.

In today’s world, having the capabilities to automatically count the number of people inside a store and easily monitor physical distancing is especially crucial for business owners.

*Images may include computer-generated graphics for illustration; our products are continuously iterated.

The Market

An $80B opportunity

A top-down analysis of market segments such as retail analytics, experiential marketing, and video analytics found our addressable markets to be $80B and each is quickly growing at a CAGR close to 20%.

We believe that in-person activities, in the new normal of COVID-19, will require an additional level of care and that our technology will give businesses the very tools they need to create safer environments.

Our Traction

Major Brands. Global Footprint.

Our technologies have been used in over 20 countries with deployments ranging from small crowds to tens-of-thousands of people.

Our technologies have helped brands such as ServiceNow, Keller Williams, Accenture, Oracle, and the Treasury of the United Kingdom. Zenus has also signed Letters of Intent with prospective partners which typically support over 10,000 events and activations per year.

*Companies which have used our technologies directly or through third parties.

Throughout the course of our company’s evolution, we have explored multiple commercialization paths including a cloud-based service for quick check-in and facial analytics for audience measurement which became our flagship service.

*This testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers and is no guarantee of future performance or success.

What We Do

We create the future of audience measurements

Digital marketing created enormous markets and many of the world's biggest companies. We believe that our technology offers the same potential for non-digital marketing.

Our software can provide actionable insights by passively tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) such as foot traffic, dwell time, impressions, conversion rate, demographics, and positive sentiment.

This information empowers marketing teams. It helps them make informed, data-driven decisions about their out-of-home campaigns. It is also a great tool to measure return-on-investment (ROI) and grow sales.

A single Zenus smart camera analyzes hundreds of faces, covers thousands of square feet (as much as 15,000 ft² for certain use cases), and sends aggregate statistics over Wi-Fi to update our live dashboard.

We continuously improve the performance of our analytics with regular software updates.

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The Business Model

Monthly Subscription

Our research shows that incumbent solutions cost $30K-$200K in order to measure the foot traffic at large trade shows. This is a huge opportunity. After experimenting with different revenue-generating models we landed on a monthly subscription plan with an annual commitment.

Customers pay $750/month/camera to access the live dashboard. The subscription package includes the Zenus smart camera kit at no additional charge. This is similar to the razor and blades business model which has been utilized in many industries including video games.

*Pricing may vary

For large accounts, we may offer volume discounts on a case-by-case basis. Special packages may also be designed for pilots and select strategic
resellers.

How We Are Different

Better insights for everyone

Everyone has used a camera. But how many people can install and configure a UHF RFID scanner? Exactly! Our smart cameras are foolproof and extremely lightweight. So light, that we recommend mounting them with easy peel-off command stickers. This is the definition of plug-and-play.

The Zenus smart cameras track sentiment and demographics by analyzing micro-expressions and facial features that are not available via RFID, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi solutions. We capture 95% of the audience without assigning physical tags to users and without tracking people’s phones. Wait - there is more!

*Our smart cameras are plug-and-play and capture audiences without user-assigned tags or devices.

Privacy: We deliver better insights without crossing the line into invasion of privacy. Our smart cameras process the video feed locally with no risk of data theft or personal identification. High-level statistics are transmitted over Wi-Fi to update our live dashboard which is accessible anywhere and anytime.

Network: Each smart camera transmits less than 4 Megabytes of data per day and is extremely resilient to network interruptions. This corresponds to 64,000 times less data transmitted compared with cloud-based solutions. An external battery lasts for 18 hours straight for time-limited deployments.

Coverage: A single smart camera covers up to 15,000 square feet for counting related tasks and up to 1,500 square feet for demographics and positive sentiment.

*These are approximate specifications. We continuously enhance our analytics with regular software updates.

Roadmap: Performance updates (including additional metrics, increased accuracy, and longer range) are delivered with software releases. We are planning to launch a real-time, physical distancing monitoring system to help operations managers cope with persistent COVID-19 challenges.

The Vision

Optimize real-life experiences

Our mission is driven by our values. We aspire to optimize the consumer experience in real-life and protect people’s privacy in the process.

We established a strong foothold in our beachhead market – business events with high visibility. Our technology has advanced even further, and our team is hungry to take Zenus to new heights.

OUR LEADERSHIP

Computer vision experts with business acumen

CEO Panos Moutafis, Ph.D. has over nine years of experience in facial analysis research. He is recognized globally for his expertise and has led Zenus into winning multiple international awards. Here he is in a TEDx talk where he discusses the power of facial analysis.

CTO Rakshak Talwar is a computer engineer with deep knowledge of artificial intelligence and electronics engineering. He has previously launched a successful Kickstarter campaign where all customers received their product ahead of time.

Why Invest

Proven and highly differentiated product

We believe our technology will change the game for real-time, in-person business analytics. The $1.2M we have already raised from prominent investors has validated this. Previous investors include Capital Factory, Rice University, and Frontera Technology Ventures.

Disclaimer: Previous investors invested in different terms than this offering.

Our team has conducted successful pilots around the world and signed Letters of Intent with prospective partners supporting over 10,000 events and activations per year.

Join us today to support ethically developed products!

*Images may include computer-generated graphics for illustration; our products are continuously iterated.

In the Press

Zenus Check-in with Face Recognition

Event Industry News

Event technology shines at London Tech Week

Event Industry News

Zenus: Event Tech Award winning facial recognition solutions

Event Industry News

Zenus wins first place for Best Event Technology at Eventex 2019 Awards

Offering Summary

Company	:	Zenus, Inc.
Corporate Address	:	411 West Monroe Street, Austin, TX 78704
Offering Minimum	:	$9,999.00
Offering Maximum	:	$1,069,998.04
Minimum Investment Amount (per investor)	:	$199.98

Terms

Offering Type	:	Equity
Security Name	:	Common Stock
Minimum Number of Shares Offered	:	4,950
Maximum Number of Shares Offered	:	529,702
Price per Share	:	$2.02
Pre-Money Valuation	:	$9,987,374.90

COVID Relief

This offering is being conducted on an expedited basis due to circumstances relating to COVID-19 and pursuant to the SEC’s temporary regulatory COVID-19 relief set out in Regulation Crowdfunding §227.201(z).

Expedited closing sooner than 21 days

In reliance on Regulation Crowdfunding §227.303(g)(2) A funding portal that is an intermediary in a transaction involving the offer or sale of securities initiated between May 4, 2020, and February 28, 2021, in reliance on section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act (15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6)) by an issuer that is conducting an offering on an expedited basis due to circumstances relating to COVID-19 shall not be required to comply with the requirement in paragraph (e)(3)(i) of this section that a funding portal not direct a transmission of funds earlier than 21 days after the date on which the intermediary makes publicly available on its platform the information required to be provided by the issuer under §§227.201 and 227.203(a).

Voting Rights of Securities Sold in this Offering

Voting Proxy. Each Subscriber shall appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”), or his or her successor, as the Subscriber’s true and lawful proxy and attorney, with the power to act alone and with full power of substitution, to, consistent with this instrument and on behalf of the Subscriber, (i) vote all Securities, (ii) give and receive notices and communications, (iii) execute any instrument or document that the CEO determines is necessary or appropriate in the exercise of its authority under this instrument, and (iv) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the CEO for the accomplishment of the foregoing. The proxy and power granted by the Subscriber pursuant to this Section are coupled with an interest. Such proxy and power will be irrevocable. The proxy and power, so long as the Subscriber is an individual, will survive the death, incompetency and disability of the Subscriber and, so long as the Subscriber is an entity, will survive the merger or reorganization of the Subscriber or any other entity holding the Securities. However, the Proxy will terminate upon the closing of a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the offer and sale of Common Stock or the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 covering the Common Stock.

*Maximum Number of Shares Offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares. See Bonus info below.

Company Perks*

Time-Based:

Friends and Family Early Birds

Invest within the first 72 hours and receive an additional 20% bonus shares.

Super Early Bird Bonus

Invest within the first 10 days and receive an additional 15% bonus shares.

Early Bird Bonus

Invest within the first 15 days and receive an additional 10% bonus shares.

Amount-Based:

$500 | Influencer

Invest $500 and you will receive a monthly investor update with the latest news and share your opinion.

$1,000 | Insider

Invest $1,000+ and you will be invited to a quarterly video call and an exclusive demo. You will also receive the Influencer perk.

$2,500 | Early Adopter

$5,000 | Contributor

$10,000 | VIP Investor

Invest $10,000+ and you will receive 10% more shares as a bonus. You will also have access to a private dinner for VIP Investors with the executive team and receive the Influencer, Insider, and Contributor perks. Transportation and lodging are not included.

*All perks occur when the offering is completed.

The 10% Bonus for StartEngine Shareholders

Zenus, Inc. will offer 10% additional bonus shares for all investments that are committed by investors that are eligible for the StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. OWNer's bonus.

This means eligible StartEngine shareholders will receive a 10% bonus for any shares they purchase in this offering. For example, if you buy 100 shares of common stock at $2.02/ share, you will receive and own 110 shares for $202. Fractional shares will not be distributed and share bonuses will be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole share.

This 10% Bonus is only valid during the investors eligibility period. Investors eligible for this bonus will also have priority if they are on a waitlist to invest and the company surpasses its maximum funding goal. They will have the first opportunity to invest should room in the offering become available if prior investments are cancelled or fail.

Investors will only receive a single bonus, which will be the highest bonus rate they are eligible for.

Irregular Use of Proceeds

The Company might incur Irregular Use of Proceeds that may include but are not limited to the following over $10,000: Vendor payments. Salary payments made to one’s self, a friend or relative. Any expense labeled “Travel and Entertainment”.

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Most recent fiscal year-end:

Prior fiscal year-end:

Total Assets

$201,930.00 USD

$227,845.00 USD

Cash And Cash Equivalents

$201,930.00 USD

$217,701.00 USD

Accounts Receivable

$0.00 USD

$10,144.00 USD

Short Term Debt

$42,185.00 USD

$8,963.00 USD

Long Term Debt

$20,300.00 USD

$0.00 USD

Revenues And Sales

$31,321.00 USD

$55,383.00 USD

Costs Of Goods Sold

$2,037.00 USD

$7,850.00 USD

Taxes Paid

$0.00 USD

Net Income

-$226,495.00 USD

-$419,563.00 USD

Risks

A crowdfunding investment involves risk. You should not invest any funds in this offering unless you can afford to lose your entire investment. In making an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of the issuer and the terms of the offering, including the merits and risks involved. These securities have not been recommended or approved by any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority. Furthermore, these authorities have not passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this document. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of any securities offered or the terms of the offering, nor does it pass upon the accuracy or completeness of any offering document or literature. These securities are offered under an exemption from registration; however, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not made an independent determination that these securities are exempt from registration.

Updates

Only a few days left to invest In Zenus!

6 days ago

There are only 27 days left to invest in Zenus. Don’t miss your chance to become an investor.

2021 has been a record-breaking year; our total raised surpassed $1,700,000 and our revenue has never been higher.

The Start Engine campaign is closing on December 28, 2021, so claim your last chance to invest now.

Thank you for supporting our mission for ethical artificial intelligence.

- Zenus

Q4 2021 Investor Call

13 days ago

We are hosting the Q4 2021 Investor Call on December 20 at 6 pm (CT).

Our team will offer you an overview across the board, from sales to product development and the company direction.

We will send a registration form in a separate update closer to the event. But you may pre-register by clicking here.

Thank you for investing in our team!

- Zenus

Best Investor Deck | Review by Jon V

20 days ago

Jon V, a silicon valley investor, reviewed our pitch deck, and he was impressed!

In his words, our presentation conveys the problem and solution clearly and concisely. He was also impressed by our traction, month-over-month growth, and investment slide. Watch the full review, and don’t forget to grow your stake!

Stay tuned for more exciting news.

- Zenus

Notice of Funds Disbursement

26 days ago

[The following is an automated notice from the StartEngine team].

Hello!

As you might know, Zenus, Inc. has exceeded its minimum funding goal. When a company reaches its minimum on StartEngine, it's about to begin withdrawing funds. If you invested in Zenus, Inc. be on the lookout for an email that describes more about the disbursement process.

This campaign will continue to accept investments until its indicated closing date.

Thanks for funding the future.

-StartEngine

Strategic investment | MAP Digital

28 days ago

MAP Digital invested in Zenus via Start Engine, and we are delighted! Below is a screenshot of Mary Ann (Founder & CEO) announcing the news.

We look forward to working and growing together! Invest in Zenus today

MAP Digital: MetaMeetings™ is a secure virtual and hybrid software as a service conference platform. MetaMeetings will work with Zenus to offer ethical #eventanalytics with an emphasis on privacy protection.

Stay tuned for more updates.

- Zenus

Tech Breakthrough

about 1 month ago

We started this journey with one promise: To help companies analyze a room full of people without crossing the privacy line.

Our team released a massive software update; it detects and analyzes hundreds of faces with one $200 camera (the eyes) and our standard edge processing unit (the brain).

Protect people’s privacy
Capture up to 10x more faces
Run up to 6x faster on the same hardware

Thank you for supporting our mission and being a part of our growth. Invest more; invest now.

-Zenus

Notice of Funds Disbursement

about 2 months ago

[The following is an automated notice from the StartEngine team].

Hello!

This campaign will continue to accept investments until its indicated closing date.

Thanks for funding the future.

-StartEngine

New features: Multiple floor plans, happy maps, and more

about 2 months ago

Our engineering team released a slew of new features to support the increasing number of clients. Here is a short list of the new functionality.

Another view was added to visualize engagement (happy maps)
Users may upload multiple floor plans and switch between them
Users may select multiple cameras and see aggregated statistics

The multi-camera and multi-floor plan support is available for both heat maps and happy maps. Our next big release will include new AI models which are faster and more accurate.

Thank you for supporting our mission for ethical artificial intelligence.

- Zenus

Going Live: Airport Analytics + $500K Milestone

2 months ago

Think back to the last time you took a flight. While walking through the airport, did you pass by a kiosk with smiley faces? Did you use it to rate your experience?

It can be challenging to collect accurate behavioral data from busy travelers. We booked deployments at several well-known airports in the US to address this challenge.

Airports understand whether signage is clear and if visitors enjoy their experience
Airlines can gauge passenger mood before they get on-board to prepare the crew

We also want to thank everyone for pushing us past the $500K milestone! It is an incredible achievement because it will trigger an email blast to over 500,000 prospective investors on Start Engine.

If you have not already, click here and claim your shares in Zenus!

Notice of Material Change in Offering

2 months ago

[The following is an automated notice from the StartEngine team].

Hello! Recently, a change was made to the Zenus, Inc. offering. Here's an excerpt describing the specifics of the change:

Issuer is extending campaign

When live offerings undergo changes like these on StartEngine, the SEC requires that certain investments be reconfirmed. If your investment requires reconfirmation, you will be contacted by StartEngine via email with further instructions.

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Zenus, Inc.

Video analysis on a massive scale

Zenus, Inc.

Video analysis on a massive scale

$540,140

776

Investors

$9.99M

Valuation

$2.02

Price per Share

$199.98

Min. Investment

Common

Shares Offered

Equity

Offering Type

$1.07M

Offering Max

21

Days Left

$540,140

776

Investors

$9.99M

Valuation

$2.02

Price per Share

$199.98

Min. Investment

Common

Shares Offered

Equity

Offering Type

$1.07M

Offering Max

21

Days Left

Rewards

Reasons to Invest

Overview

Data has never been more valuable

Ethically sourced crowd analytics

An $80B opportunity

Major Brands. Global Footprint.

We create the future of audience measurements

Monthly Subscription

Better insights for everyone

Optimize real-life experiences

Computer vision experts with business acumen

Proven and highly differentiated product

In the Press

Meet Our Team

Offering Summary

Company

Zenus, Inc.

Corporate Address

411 West Monroe Street, Austin, TX 78704

Offering Minimum

$9,999.00

Offering Maximum

$1,069,998.04

Minimum Investment Amount

(per investor)

$199.98

Terms

Offering Type

Equity

Security Name

Common Stock

Minimum Number of Shares Offered

4,950

Maximum Number of Shares Offered

529,702

Price per Share

$2.02

Pre-Money Valuation

$9,987,374.90

Irregular Use of Proceeds

Offering Details