Sovereign AI for Africa
Detect. Identify. Protect.
AI-powered face and object recognition for live surveillance, investigations and access control.
Video content AI-generated. Any resemblance to real people or companies is coincidental.
Engineered in Switzerland. Trained in Africa. Deployed worldwide.
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Proven at scale
Too Much Data, Too Little Intelligence
Africa's security threats demand sovereign solutions. Cameras multiply while threats move faster, traditional approaches are no longer enough to protect African organisations.
Security Gaps
Across Africa, traditional CCTV fails to identify threats in real time, leaving malls, campuses, and critical sites blind until it is too late.
of breaches go undetected
Slow Response Times
Outdated technology delays threat detection across African cities, giving intruders time to act before teams can respond.
average response delay
Sovereignty Risks
Sending video offshore for AI analysis clashes with POPIA and African data-residency needs, and still leaves organisations exposed.
POPIA maximum fine
Products
Our Solutions
Different operational situations require different solutions. SAFEZA AVA-X covers the entire security workflow, from real-time detection and forensic analysis to controlled access management.
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Sentinel Investigation
Sentinel Investigation supports investigators and analysts in the post-event analysis of large volumes of video and image data. Persons, vehicles, objects and events are correlated across multiple sources, accurately, transparently and in a legally compliant manner.
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Sentinel Live
Sentinel Live analyses video streams in real time and detects security-relevant events at an early stage. Operators and response teams receive immediate alerts to enable targeted and timely action.
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Sentinel Access
Sentinel Access enables reliable, privacy-compliant identity verification and biometric access control in sensitive environments. The focus is on control, traceability and compliance, without media or system discontinuities.
04Analyzer (Modular Platform)
AI-powered text intelligence that extracts meaning, entities, and threat signals from unstructured language so teams act on clarity, not noise.
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HELIOSPAN
Heliospan is a sovereign NLP powerhouse built for mission-critical text analysis. It crawls, processes, and understands millions of data points across open sources, social media, and internal document pools, delivering clarity where others see chaos.
06Custom Model Training
Bespoke computer-vision and detection models trained on your cameras, sites, and risk profile, so your teams act on outputs they can trust.
Where We Make an Impact
SAFEZA AVA-X supports law enforcement agencies and operators of critical infrastructure in identifying relevant information from video and image data, in real time and during post-event analysis.
Turning data into visibility and situational awareness.
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News & Insights
AVA-X in Dahlonega: Three Days at IAFIE 2026
Over three days at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega, Armand de Beer of AVA-X, Inc. and SAFEZA AVA-X joined global intelligence educators at IAFIE 2026 to argue a hard truth: South Africa is not a side note in AI security. It is the unexpected training ground for sovereign AI.
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SAFEZA AVA-X Establishes U.S. Presence with Launch of AVA-X, Inc.
Following SelectUSA success, SAFEZA AVA-X announces AVA-X, Inc., its newly incorporated U.S. entity, and prepares Series A to accelerate growth in the American market for defence, law enforcement, and critical infrastructure.
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SAFEZA AVA-X Wins SelectUSA Defense Category at 2026 Investment Summit
In Washington, DC, SAFEZA AVA-X took first place in the Defense pitching session at the 2026 SelectUSA Investment Summit, selected from more than 230 global applicants and beating eight other defence finalists on a sovereign AI platform built for real-world security.
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