Ocular AI (YC W24)

Ocular AI (YC W24) Launch Week II, Day 5 (2/2) 📢 We're excited to introduce Ocular Notebooks, an open-source repository featuring comprehensive tutorials and resources for models trained and fine-tuned on datasets from Ocular Foundry! In our first notebook, we show you how we used all the features we announced this Launch Week to fine-tune a base YOLOv11 model which couldn't detect houses. After fine-tuning it with labeled data from Ocular Foundry, the model successfully detects houses in the same images where it previously failed. We then inference this fine-tuned model on a video, and the results were amazing! We'll be adding more notebooks to showcase how to train and fine-tune various models using datasets from Ocular Foundry. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gE3pBrSu Explore Notebooks: https://lnkd.in/gYtUvBC3 ---- Get Started with Ocular Foundry: https://lnkd.in/gzrAa8MS Join our Community: https://lnkd.in/gkhv-SZb #ComputerVision #MachineLearning #YOLOv11 #ModelTraining

Ocular AI (YC W24) Launch Week II, Day 5 (1/2) 📢 The Ocular Foundry SDK is finally here. 🔥 We’ve heard the same thing again and again from AI/ML, and CV teams: “Downloading and integrating datasets into our workflow is a huge pain. You're exporting huge dataset versions, juggling file links, tracking progress manually, retrying failed downloads... just to get started. It’s messy. It’s slow. It breaks your flow." So we built the Ocular Foundry SDK to make it easier to programmatically interact with Ocular and seamlessly integrate it into your existing workflows. Now you can: ✅ Download versioned datasets with a single line of code ✅ Authenticate with secure API keys ✅ Track progress and retry failed transfers automatically ✅ Choose from SDK snippet, CURL command, or public link ✅ Integrate cleanly into notebooks, scripts, and automation pipelines It’s fast, reliable, and built for developers by developers. Soon, you’ll be able to: → Ingest data into Foundry from cloud buckets via the SDK → Pre-process datasets using the SDK → Train and deploy models directly from the SDK → and more... Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gp5dkVbr Follow Launch Week II: https://lnkd.in/g6_u_aPM

Launch Week II, Day 4: 🪣 Dataset Versioning is now live on Ocular Foundry! 🚀 Managing datasets on Foundry just got a game-changing upgrade—Dataset Versioning and Splitting are now live! High-quality dataset management is essential for training reliable AI models. With Foundry’s new versioning system, you can track dataset changes, create reproducible versions, and optimize train/validation/test splits effortlessly. Traditional data platforms lack proper versioning, forcing teams to rely on spreadsheets, naming conventions, and duplicate datasets—leading to lost model traceability, broken workflows, and manual dataset splitting. These inefficiencies slow AI development and introduce unnecessary errors. Now, you can: ✅ Assign split tags to frames for structured dataset management ✅ Generate immutable dataset versions with flexible split distributions ✅ Explore and visualize dataset versions for better traceability ✅ Export versions in multiple formats like COCO, YOLO, and more No more spreadsheets, duplicate datasets, or manual workarounds—Foundry brings software engineering best practices to dataset management for multimodal AI and Computer Vision projects. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gb8zjgYX Launch Week 2: https://lnkd.in/g6_u_aPM

Launch Week II, Day 3 (Part 2/2): 📹 Video Annotation is finally on Ocular Foundry! 🚀 The most requested feature is finally here—video annotation has arrived on Ocular Foundry! This marks a major milestone as we expand beyond images to support video as an additional data modality. We experience the world through motion, and now you can train models to perceive and understand it just like humans do—through video. Now, you can: ✅ Import videos from your local and cloud storage ✅ Preprocess videos with customizable frame splitting ✅ Annotate across frames with our Infinite Canvas video timeline ✅ Drag annotations across the timeline to persist objects across frames ✅ Preview and adjust annotations with an enhanced video carousel And this is just the beginning—auto-labeling and object position interpolation are coming soon to make video annotation even faster. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g9kV7GTY #LaunchWeek #AI #VideoAnnotation #OcularFoundry #MachineLearning #ComputerVision

Launch Week II, Day 3: 2 Features Dropping Today! 🚀 Part 1: The Redesigned Infinite Canvas is Here! 🚀 We're excited to roll out a redesigned Infinite Canvas on Ocular Foundry—bringing a more intuitive, IDE-style layout with powerful annotation upgrades for AI teams. Now, you can: 1. Work with an optimized interface featuring collapsible panels for more screen space. 2. Use an enhanced sidebar with vertical tabs for better navigation (just like VS Code & Cursor!). 3. Preview image & video annotation jobs with a new interactive carousel 4. Annotate/segment faster with Smart Polygons (SAM-2 powered segmentation) This is the next evolution of multimodal annotation. And we’re just getting started—auto-labeling and object tracking are coming soon! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gFK5JqiX Launch Week Updates: https://lnkd.in/g6_u_aPM Stay tuned for Part 2 ! 🚀

Launch Week II, Day 2: The Integrations Marketplace is Here! 🚀 The last thing you should worry about is moving data around. That’s why today we’re rolling out the Integrations Marketplace on Ocular Foundry—making it seamless to connect with cloud storage (AWS, Azure, GCP) and apps like Slack, Gmail, and Outlook. What's new: 1. Cloud Storage Integrations – Directly connect AWS S3, Azure, and GCP for easy data ingestion. 2. Foundry-native File Explorer – Browse, preview, and manage cloud data assets with Grid & List views- all in Foundry. 3. Upcoming Integrations – Notifications & automation with Slack, Gmail, Outlook, & more. No more manual uploads, re-uploads, previews, etc. No more friction. Just seamless AI workflow automation. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gsdnDAZZ #LaunchWeek #IntegrationsMarketplace #CloudStorage #AI #DataManagement #APIs #Automation #OcularFoundry

Launch Week II, Day 2: The Integrations Marketplace is Here! 🚀 The last thing you should worry about is moving data around. That’s why today we’re rolling out the Integrations Marketplace on Ocular Foundry—making it seamless to connect with cloud storage (AWS, Azure, GCP) and apps like Slack, Gmail, and Outlook. What's new: 1. Cloud Storage Integrations – Directly connect AWS S3, Azure, and GCP for easy data ingestion. 2. Foundry-native File Explorer – Browse, preview, and manage cloud data assets with Grid & List views- all in Foundry. 3. Upcoming Integrations – Notifications & automation with Slack, Gmail, Outlook, & more. No more manual uploads, re-uploads, previews, etc. No more friction. Just seamless AI workflow automation. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gsdnDAZZ #LaunchWeek #IntegrationsMarketplace #CloudStorage #AI #DataManagement #APIs #Automation #OcularFoundry

Launch Week II, Day 1: Part 3/3 – Notifications on Ocular Foundry 🚀 We're excited to roll out the Notifications feature on Ocular Foundry, ensuring you're always in the loop with real-time updates on annotation tasks, batch statuses, issues, and system activities. Types of Notifications: 1. Annotation Events: Job assignments and feedback (issues) 2. Dataset Updates: New batch uploads and dataset export completions How Notifications Work: - View notification details from the sidebar. - Click links to navigate directly to the relevant tasks or issues. - Act on tasks and address issues with ease. Notifications Roadmap: In the coming weeks, we’ll extend notifications across Slack, GMail, Outlook, & Webhooks. That wraps up Launch Week II, Day 1. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s exciting feature announcement!  🚀

Launch Week II, Day 1: Part 2 - Introducing the Ocular Foundry RESTful API We’re excited to introduce the Ocular Foundry RESTful API, unlocking a fully programmable interface experience designed for Developers. V1 starts with file downloads, but we’re just getting started—uploading, versioning, and full data operations are coming soon! 1. Automate & Scale multimodal AI Workflows 2. Seamlessly Integrate with your engineering tools 3. Secure API Key Management One of our early customers is already using the API to automate data downloads from Foundry—saving time & streamlining operations. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eDbN-btY Stay tuned for Part 3! 🚀 #OcularFoundry #APIs #AI #Automation #DataManagement

Launch Week II, Day 1: 3 Features Dropping Today! 🚀 Part 1: Google & GitHub Authentication We're excited to roll out Google & GitHub Authentication for faster, more secure sign-in & onboarding on Ocular Foundry! Now, sign in or sign up using Google or GitHub accounts —no more password headaches. - Google & GitHub One-Click Login - Centralized Access Management with OAuth - Enterprise-Grade Security & Compliance Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gjpvH7mr Stay tuned for Part 2 & 3! 🚀 #LaunchWeek #LaunchWeekii #OcularAI #Authentication #Security #GoogleAuth #GitHubAuth