Lumana

Lumana is an enterprise AI video security and intelligence platform that uses its proprietary VIA-1 vision language model and agentic AI architecture to transform any IP-compatible camera into a real-time monitoring, threat detection, and operational insight system. Headquartered in Los Gatos, California and founded in 2021, Lumana has raised $64 million in total funding — including a $40 million Series A led by Wing Venture Capital in July 2025 — and won Best Video Surveillance Management System from the Security Industry Association at ISC West 2026. The core technical challenge Lumana addresses is the gap between passive video recording and active intelligence. Traditional video management systems store footage for post-incident review but cannot autonomously detect behavioral anomalies, generate alerts, or surface operational insights in real time. Lumana's VIA-1 model continuously analyzes video feeds from every connected camera — the platform currently runs analytics on over a billion images per day across more than 50,000 deployed cameras — and delivers behavior-based event detection, rapid investigation tools, and operational pattern recognition through a unified cloud interface. Pricing follows an annual recurring license model determined by the number of camera feeds, days of storage, and license terms, with no feature-tiering that locks certain capabilities behind higher plans. Lumana is not suitable for small businesses or home security deployments. The platform's architecture, pricing model, and deployment complexity are optimized for enterprise organizations with multi-location camera infrastructure — education campuses, retail chains, healthcare facilities, and government agencies. Organizations looking for simpler AI camera monitoring for smaller installations will find platforms like Verkada or Avigilon more accessible at smaller scale, though neither operates the same continuously-learning VIA-1 model architecture. The platform's Carahsoft distribution agreement, announced in February 2026, extends Lumana's reach into the U.S. public sector, enabling government agencies to procure the platform through established contract vehicles without a custom procurement cycle.

Lumana is an enterprise AI video security platform that uses its proprietary VIA-1 vision model and agentic AI to transform any IP camera into a real-time monitoring, detection, and response system.

Lumana is widely used by professionals, developers, marketers, and creators to enhance their daily work and improve efficiency.

Lumana is an AI Agent that operates continuously across an organization's entire camera network — monitoring, detecting behavioral anomalies, and surfacing operational insights without waiting for human-triggered review. The VIA-1 model's continuous learning architecture means detection accuracy improves over time as the system builds a baseline of normal activity for each specific deployment environment. Backed by Wing Venture Capital and Norwest, with $64 million raised and 50,000-plus cameras deployed, Lumana has established a credible operational track record in enterprise video security that newer AI surveillance entrants have not yet matched. The annual license pricing is enterprise-tier and requires direct engagement with the Lumana sales team for specific per-camera cost.

It is suitable for beginners as well as professionals who want to streamline their workflow and save time using advanced AI capabilities.