Perception Autonomy

Nearly 10 years1 year in · Now

I’ve spent most of my career where software meets the physical world: computer vision, connected devices, and systems for security and government. Now I’m exploring autonomy, with an interest in drones, robotics, IoT, and enterprise systems.

Andrew Pierno

5 patents. 1 exit. 11 acquisitions.

  1. Computer vision · 2019Auto-segmentation with rule assignmentUS20190370559A1
  2. Computer vision · 2019Detecting changes in object size over long time scalesUS20190370560A1
  3. Computer vision · 2019Learning to switch, tune, and retrain AI modelsUS20190373165A1
  4. Healthcare billing · 2023Billing data aggregation and forecasting systemUS20240296485A1
  5. Microplastics · 2026Microplastics detection in drinking waterProvisional, filed
  6. Computer vision · Video analytics1 exitDark Tower · Founded and sold

Selected work

At WiZR, I was CTO, building the team and computer vision platform for real-time analysis across thousands of security cameras. At Veritone, I led AI Labs engineering on Department of Defense drone programs, Department of Justice projects, and police body camera analysis.

I founded Dark Tower, a computer vision company, and sold it to a customer. Through XO Capital, I acquired eleven software companies, including three from Y Combinator.

Today, I’m a staff software engineer at Motion. I also run Muni Labs, a microplastics testing company.

UC Berkeley · MBA, UCLA Anderson