Sercan Esen
Sources linked

Patents, research and recognition

Some of our work has been recognised publicly, and I've collected it here with links to the sources. It includes a granted US patent that I'm one of five named inventors on, two Harvard Business School cases, two articles I wrote for the World Economic Forum, and a few awards.

On the record

Each name links to the source
United States Patent and Trademark OfficeWorld Intellectual Property OrganizationHarvard Business SchoolWorld Economic ForumForbesInsight PartnersLightspeedEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

By organisation

What, when, and where to check
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Granted
US patent · Intelligent projection point prediction for overhead objectsUS 12,536,698 B2 · filed Jun 2023 · one of five named inventorsGranted Jan 2026patents.google.com
Continuation application · same inventionUS 2026/0141560 A1Published May 2026 · pendingpatents.google.com
World Intellectual Property Organization
Published
International (PCT) application · same inventionWO 2024/264050Filed Jun 2024patents.google.com
Harvard Business School
Published
Intenseye: Powering Workplace Health and Safety with AI (A) · Case 622-037Michael W. Toffel, Youssef Abdel AalAug 2021 (rev. Nov 2024)hbs.edu
Intenseye: Powering Workplace Health and Safety with AI (B) · Supplement 625-025Michael W. ToffelFeb 2025hbs.edu
World Economic Forum
Named · published
Intenseye named a Global InnovatorFeb 2026prnewswire.com
Intenseye named a Technology PioneerJun 2023weforum.org
Agenda contributor · two articlesSep 2025 · May 2026weforum.org
Forbes
Listed · covered
Intenseye on the Forbes AI 50May 2022forbes.com
Intenseye raising from Lightspeed · David JeansAug 2023forbes.com
Insight Partners
Invested
Led our Series A$25M · Sep 2021prnewswire.com
Intenseye in the Insight portfolioSince 2021insightpartners.com
Lightspeed
Invested
Led our Series B$64M · Feb 2024businesswire.com
Intenseye in the Lightspeed portfolioSince 2024lsvp.com
Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator
Accelerated
Intenseye in the ERA summer cohortJun 2019eranyc.com

The patent

US 12,536,698 B2

“Intelligent projection point prediction for overhead objects” was filed in June 2023 and granted on 2026-01-27. The assignee is Intenseye, Inc.; the named inventors are Ali Ufuk Yaman, Okan Ulusoy, Poyraz Umut Hatipoğlu, Sercan Esen, Serhat Çillidağ. An international application for the same invention was filed in June 2024 (WO 2024/264050), and a continuation is pending (US 2026/0141560 A1).

Company milestones

Intenseye · 2021 → 2026
Seed round · $4M · led by Point Nine and Air Street CapitalFeb 2021techcrunch.com
Harvard Business School case (A)Aug 2021hbs.edu
Series A · $25M · led by Insight PartnersSep 2021prnewswire.com
Forbes AI 50May 2022forbes.com
World Economic Forum Technology PioneerJun 2023weforum.org
Series B · $64M · led by LightspeedFeb 2024businesswire.com
Harvard Business School case (B)Feb 2025hbs.edu
Sentinel launch · Intenseye hardwareNov 2025intenseye.com
First US patent grantedJan 2026patents.google.com
World Economic Forum Global InnovatorFeb 2026prnewswire.com

Last updated 2026-09-14. Organisation names belong to their owners and appear here only to identify the source of a record; nothing on this page implies endorsement by them. If something here is wrong, please email me and I'll fix it.