UPCITI Raises $20M To Expand Its Smart City Operating Platform Globally

The funding will support international expansion, product innovation, and operations growth, including a planned U.S. launch in late 2024.

Jean-Baptiste Poljak CEO of UPCITI, commented: Cities are under pressure to deliver more with fewer resources and our solution consistently demonstrates measurable ROI. This Series A funding allows us to accelerate that impact globally.

Founded in 2017 by CEO Jean-Baptiste Poljak, UPCITI develops integrated hardware and software solutions that help cities operate efficiently while prioritizing privacy. The company now serves over 150 cities in 17 countries.

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UPCITI’s platform combines proprietary sensors with edge AI that processes visual data locally, ensuring no personal information leaves the device. This privacy-first design addresses citizen concerns about surveillance while giving municipalities real-time insights for traffic, public safety, pedestrian flows, and infrastructure management.

Unlike competitors like Vigilant Solutions, ShotSpotter, and Hikvision, UPCITI offers a fully integrated hardware-software system built around ethical data use, making it a leader in privacy-focused urban analytics.

Poljak highlighted the challenges cities face amid workforce retirements, tight budgets, and expectations to do more with less. “Our solution empowers cities to maximise efficiency while ensuring citizen privacy is protected,” he said, emphasising how the latest funding round will accelerate UPCITI’s global expansion plans, including opening a new headquarters in New York City.

Kamil Mieczakowski, Partner of Notion Capital, said, “Cities generate over 80% of global GDP. Even a small productivity gain in how they operate can have an unparalleled economic impact. Upciti helps cities perform at their best, driving revenue growth and innovation while fully safeguarding citizens’ privacy.”

About UPCITI

UPCITI provides precise, real-time data for smart cities and retailers. Using AI-powered image analysis and strict privacy standards, its sensor technology optimizes the movement of people and goods, helping create safer, more efficient, and enjoyable urban and local environments.