Pioneering the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Entrepreneur • Investor • Computer Vision Expert • ML Pioneer • Adventurer

Explore My Journey Wikipedia Current Venture: Earkick

40K+

Citations

AI Ventures

Major Awards

20+

Years Experience

About Herbert Bay

A visionary entrepreneur and globally recognized expert in Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Lead-inventor of the groundbreaking SURF algorithm, co-founder of six AI ventures, and recipient of prestigious awards including the ECCV Koenderink Prize. Beyond technology, an adventurer who crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans on a sailboat with his family.

Key Achievements

Entrepreneur & Investor

Co-founder of seven Swiss/US AI ventures:
- Mia21 - Current Position, Build Better Bots
- Earkick - Current Position, tracking mental health
- PMF Engine - Find product market fit using AI
- kooaba - First cloud-based image recognition (exit 2014 to Qualcomm)
- Shortcut - Secure notes app
- Inspiced - AI-powered cooking app
- Waypoint.li - Mapping app for sailors (discontinued)
Driving innovation with AI at companies such as Ifolor where I led Captural as their CEO and co-initiator
Investing in AI companies such as Let's Enhance
Coaching AI companies such as ethonAI

Computer Vision & ML

Lead-inventor of the SURF algorithm cited nearly 40,000 times in scientific publications
Received the 2016 ECCV - Koenderink Prize given to fundamental contributions in computer vision that stood the test of time
Received the 2011 CVIU Most Cited Paper Award, and many more...
Building and leading Computer Vision and Machine Learning teams at companies such as Magic Leap

Board Member & Advisor

Member of the board of directors at Ifolor 2019 - 2023
Co-founder and member of the board of directors at 47nord
Investor and advisor to US-based AI company Let's Enhance
Previously advising Tokyo-based AR / SLAM startup Kudan
Previously advising Moscow-based mapping startup Maps.me (acquired Nov 2014 by Mail.Ru)

Adventurer

Crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific ocean on a sailboat with my wife and our two wonderful boys 2 and 4 years old when we left
More adventures coming soon, stay tuned :-)