How can businesses unlock value from the billions of hours of video footage collected every day?

In this NYSE Live interview, Mike Matta, Co-Founder and CEO of Solink, discusses the company's recent $100 million-plus funding raise, the growing role of AI vision intelligence, and how businesses are transforming security cameras into powerful operational tools.

Kristen Scholer spoke with Matta about computer vision, vision-language models, physical-world AI, retail analytics, business operations, and the next phase of growth for Solink's platform.

A major theme throughout the conversation is the evolution of the physical security industry. Traditionally, security cameras have been used primarily to record and store footage for review after an incident occurs. Solink is working to transform those systems into intelligence platforms capable of delivering real-time insights for business operators.
The interview also explores Solink's latest funding round, which includes participation from both existing and new investors.

According to Matta, the new capital will support the company's efforts to accelerate product development, expand AI capabilities, and help more businesses leverage operational intelligence derived from video data.

Another key topic is the emergence of what Solink describes as AI vision intelligence. By combining artificial intelligence, computer vision, and vision-language models, businesses can gain a deeper understanding of what's happening across their physical locations without requiring constant human monitoring.

The conversation further examines how brick-and-mortar businesses can benefit from technologies that have long been available in the digital world. Retailers, restaurants, banks, and other organizations increasingly want data-driven insights into customer behavior, operational efficiency, and conversion opportunities inside physical environments.

A significant focus of the discussion is the use of vision-language models (VLMs). Unlike traditional computer vision systems that require extensive manual configuration, newer AI systems can reason about scenes and activities in ways that more closely resemble human understanding.

The interview also highlights practical applications across industries. Businesses can monitor customer queues, optimize staffing, improve service speed, enhance compliance efforts, strengthen security operations, and identify opportunities to improve customer experiences.

Another major theme is helping operators manage businesses remotely. Solink's platform allows managers and business owners to gain visibility into daily operations without being physically present at each location.

The discussion also explores the transition from reactive to proactive intelligence. Rather than reviewing video only after an event occurs, businesses can increasingly use AI to identify patterns, surface actionable insights, and recommend operational improvements in real time.

Additionally, Matta explains how intelligent monitoring systems can help organizations improve not only security outcomes but also revenue growth, customer satisfaction, operational performance, and resource allocation.

The interview further examines the scale of the opportunity. Organizations around the world continue generating enormous volumes of video data, much of which remains underutilized despite containing valuable business intelligence.

Another key topic is artificial intelligence agents capable of analyzing video continuously. Matta believes future AI systems will be able to monitor, interpret, and summarize video activity at a scale that would be impossible through human review alone.

The conversation also highlights Solink's growing customer base, which spans multiple industries and countries, reflecting increasing demand for AI-powered operational intelligence solutions.

Looking ahead, Matta says Solink plans to continue investing in AI innovation, helping businesses transform video infrastructure into actionable intelligence that supports security, efficiency, growth, and decision-making.

Throughout the discussion, Matta shares insights on artificial intelligence, computer vision, video analytics, business intelligence, retail technology, security technology, vision-language models, operational efficiency, automation, and the future of physical-world AI.

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