About Oculi

Redefining AI Vision at the Edge, Our People & Our Purpose

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Our Vision

To redefine machine vision by embedding intelligence at the pixel, delivering real-time, energy-efficient, and privacy-first AI Vision at the edge.

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Our Mission

A world where every device sees with human-level efficiency, enabling intelligent, autonomous systems at global scale.

Leadership & Board

A world-class team of semiconductor veterans, AI pioneers, and industry leaders driving the future of machine vision.

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Patrick is a seasoned public company and venture-backed CEO with 20+ years of full P&L ownership across semiconductors,
connected devices, and hardware-enabled SaaS/AIoT. Startup funding and business scaling expert. Track record of taking companies from pre-revenue to IPO, raising over $200M, and lead an organization to a billion-dollar valuation on NASDAQ. Lead over $2 billion in M&A transactions. Featured contributor at FastCompany, Inc, Entrepreneur, Inc., TechCo, HuffPost, and Forbes. Patrick earned his Bachelor’s on Engineering Science and Mechanics at Georgia Tech, and his MBA at the University of Southern California. Read More

Patrick Henry

President & CEO

Charbel Rizk, Ph.D, Founder and CTO - bio card noting his expertise in AI, drones, robotics, sensor fusion, and autonomy

Charbel is a recognized thought leader, innovator, and a subject matter expert in AI, drones & robotics, sensor fusion and autonomy. His first disruption was the world’s first 4-rotor drone in the early 90’s. He also developed a machine learning architecture that outperformed all known AI methods including neural networks. He’s also the visionary for the Oculi technology that will revolutionize autonomy with efficient visual intelligence at the edge. He previously worked in the aerospace industry and academia and made key contributions during his tenure at Rockwell Aerospace, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing, and Johns Hopkins University. Read More

Charbel Rizk, Ph.D
Founder & CTO
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Following his Ph.D. at the University of Florida on SOI material and device development, Fred has spent over 30 years in the ​ semiconductor industry including over 20 years in the image sensor industry. He has successfully led product and technology design efforts for large companies such as IBM, Micron, and Sony, as well as start-ups such as Pixim and now Oculi. At Sony, Fred was Sr. Director of Sensor Development, responsible for both high volume pixel design for the China handset market, as well as developing new materials and devices for the sensing market such as Time-Of-Flight, Event Sensors, Low-Power Sensing pixels, novel optics, and new materials. At Pixim, Fred developed a very high-performance global shutter, which led to the Sony acquisition. At Micron, Fred designed the world's first 2.75 um pixel, the world's smallest pixel at the time. Read More

Fred Brady, Ph.D

CPO

Philippe Pouliquen, PhD, Founding Member, Co-Inventor & Chief Scientist, research professor at Johns Hopkins

Philippe O. Pouliquen is a research professor in the Electrical and Computer Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Pouliquen received his BS in Biomedical Engineering and his MSE in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in 1990, and his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University in 1997. He currently teaches core classes in VLSI design. Dr. Pouliquen’s research area is in the design of application specific analog and mixed- mode integrated circuits. He has authored and co-authored over 60 articles in journals and conferences in this area, of which 3 have best paper awards, and is also a co-inventor on 4 patents. Read More

Philippe Pouliquen, Ph.D

Founding Member, Co, Inventor & Chief Scientist

Charbel Rizk, Ph.D, Founder and CTO - bio card noting his expertise in AI, drones, robotics, sensor fusion, and autonomy

Dr. Rizk is a thought leader, systems engineer, and principal investigator with expertise and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Charbel Rizk, Ph.D

Chairman

Charles Saleh, Board Director, a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of scaling and exiting businesses

A seasoned entrepreneur with a long track record of building, scaling, and successfully exiting and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Charles Saleh
Board Director
Geoffrey Maroun Akiki, Board Director, with nearly 40 years in high technology including IBM

Geoffrey has spent nearly 40 years in high technology, including executive positions at IBM and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Geoffrey Maroun Akiki

Board Director

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Mr. Henry brings over 25 years of high-technology executive experience and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Patrick Henry
President & CEO
Jay Steinmetz, Founder of Barcoding Inc. and Barcoding Canada Ltd., with 25+ years in supply chain

Founder of Barcoding Inc. and Barcoding Canada Ltd. 25+ years of supply chain and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Jay Steinmetz
Derek Meyer, Founder and CEO of The SHD Group, with deep executive expertise

Founder and CEO of The SHD Group. Deep expertise in executive and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Derek Meyer
Steve Lamont, strategy and marketing leader for technology businesses

Strategy and marketing leader for technology businesses. Former Managing and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Steve Lamont
Sam Smith, PhD, with over 25 years of experience across computational intelligence

Over 25 years of experience across computational intelligence, and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

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Drue Freeman, former CEO of the Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley

Former CEO of the Association for Corporate Growth, Silicon Valley. A 30, year and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Drue Freeman
Ted Tewksbury, PhD, experienced CEO and board director with a proven track record

Experienced CEO and board director with a proven track record and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Ted Tewksbury, PhD
Michael White, former Principal Director for Hypersonics in the Office of the Director of Defense

Former Principal Director for Hypersonics in the Office of the Director of Defense and market leadership in AI vision, semiconductor technology, and business growth. Read More

Michael White

Our Partners

Global Founderies
Tower Semiconductor 'Where Analog and Value Meet
arm
NextCorps Luminate
EvoNexus Portfolio Company
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Compliance & Privacy

At OCULI, we are committed to compliance with international laws and standards. Our technologies are designed with privacy and data protection in mind, ensuring adherence to GDPR, CCPA, and other relevant frameworks, while maintaining the highest ethical standards across all our practices.

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