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Startup · United States

City Detect

HQ Tuscaloosa, AlabamaFounded 20211-10 employeesUpdated

We bring together experts in technology and urban innovation to deliver solutions that help municipalities and counties detect and address urban blight proactively.

Startup
Website
Total raised
$15.0M
2 rounds
Last round
$13.0M
Series A · Mar 6, 2026
Systems
1

Funding2 rounds · $15.0M

Equity raised
$15.0M
Latest
$13.0MSeries A · Mar 6, 2026

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems1

  • PASS AI™An AI system that detects and maps signs of urban blight and decay from the public right of way.
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People2

All 2 people →
People
PersonRole
Erik JohnsonFounder
Gavin Baum-BlakeCEO

Related Organizations

Sources9

Profile5

  1. 1
    DatabaseCity Detect - PitchBook company profile

    PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url

    “country: US”
  2. 2
    DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory

    Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind

    “{"group": "startups", "id": "416bfd81-ce55-4529-a1dd-6f30ef439365", "name": "City Detect"}”
  3. 3
    CompanyAbout Us | City Detect

    City Detect · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website

    “We bring together experts in technology and urban innovation to deliver solutions that help municipalities and counties detect and address urban blight proactively.”
  4. 4
    DatabaseCity Detect - Crunchbase company profile

    Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url

    “country: US”
  5. 5
    DatabaseCity Detect - LinkedIn company profile

    LinkedIn · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url

    “country: US”

Systems1

  1. 6
    CompanyCombat Urban Blight with PASS AI, Cameras, and Actionable Data | City Detect

    City Detect · Supports System

    “Our PASS AI™ detects and maps signs of urban blight and decay from the public right of way.”

Funding2

  1. 7
    NewsCity Detect, which uses AI to help cities stay safe and clean, raises $13M Series A

    TechCrunch · Mar 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “announced on Friday a $13 million Series A round led by Prudence Venture Capital.”
  2. 8
    CompanyCity Detect Raises $13M to Help American Cities Fix Blight Proactively

    Columbia Tribune (press release) · Mar 6, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “City Detect raised a $2 million seed round in 2024.”

People1

  1. 9
    NewsSoutheast investors back City Detect startup to combat urban blight with AI

    hypepotamus.com · Supports Role

    “Erik Johnson started City Detect in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as an urban analytics platform.”

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