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KURT BUSCH
CO-FOUNDER / CEO
SYNTIANT CORP.
WHY: Co-founded, runs Irvine-based AI computing company Syntiant Corp.; a winner of Business Journal’s 2020 Innovator of the Year Award.
IN THE NEWS: The company was founded in 2017. Since then, more than 100M of its chip sets and machine learning models have been deployed worldwide, along with billions of MEMS ultra-tiny microphones and sensors. Syntiant’s products can also detect audio-based events including glass breaking, smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms; products also detect and process voice-activated commands.
NOTABLE: In April 2025, Syntiant launched a new machine learning-powered vision system for security cameras that enables ultra-fast and precise identification of specific people or objects. Potential applications range from police patrolling to vehicle traffic monitoring to surveillance of businesses and smart homes equipped with electronic devices.
IN HIS WORDS: “Orange County is God’s innovation.”
