Share this article Company's gesture software is key enabler of sophisticated contactless interaction in major industries. WATERLOO, ON, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - Motion Gestures, a Canadian startup specializing in Artificial Intelligence-based hand tracking and gesture recognition software for 3 rd party cameras, announced today that it had closed USD 2 million pre-series A financing led by Mr. Allen Miner. Funds will be used to market and support company's breakthrough gesture software among OEMs in major developed economies, with special focus on Japan. Hand tracking using AI-based joints skeleton approach (CNW Group/Motion Gestures) Compared to conventional solutions, Motion Gestures AI platform reduces gesture software development time by 10x while increasing recognition accuracy to nearly 100%. It uses advanced AI algorithms and sophisticated joints skeleton-based approach to hand tracking. Software is hardware agnostic and can support any type of camera as well as any processor architecture. It is also application agnostic and can be used for adding contactless user interface to products and applications in a wide variety of sectors. The firm launched its camera software in 2020 after several years of development in stealth mode and is enjoying strong response from top OEMs around the world, including in US, Germany, France, Japan, and Korea.