Face biometrics startups lead AI sector in attracting major investment
Facial recognition companies are leaders among the ranks of artificial intelligence startups attracting major investments, with SenseTime totaling $1.63 billion…
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Zwipe raises NOK 120M with market listing expected later this month
Zwipe has successfully raised NOK 120 million (US$14 million) in a substantially over-subscribed new share offering ahead of its planned…
Computer vision startup alwaysAI raises $4M for IoT development platform
Computer vision startup alwaysAI has closed a $4 million Series A funding round, which it intends to use to broaden…
AnyVision reveals Series A investment details and announces two new offices
AnyVision has revealed that Lightspeed Venture Partners is a leading participant in the $43 million Series A funding round announced…
IPO and $2B funding round could be coming for Chinese AI biometrics unicorns
Megvii is considering making an initial public offering on the Hong Kong stock exchange to raise up to $1 billion…
Zwipe receives EUR 2.3M grant to scale and commercialize biometric payment technology
The European Commission has awarded Zwipe a €2.3 million (US$2.6 million) grant under the Horizon 2020 program to fund its…
Startup Acceptto launches biometric and contextual multi-factor authentication platform
Cybersecurity startup Acceptto has emerged from stealth to launch its password-less Cognitive Authentication platform for authentication and identity access management…
Startup Global e·dentity raises funds and receives patent for innovative biometric system
Multi-factor biometrics and digital identity startup Global e·dentity has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
Syntiant raises $25 million in Series B funding to develop speech processors for edge devices
Artificial intelligence semiconductor company Syntiant Corp. announced that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding to support its…
TSA’s ‘Biometric Roadmap’ may need more funding under new law, former deputy administrator says
While the Transportation Security Administration [TSA] Modernization Act “will guide our efforts to modernize aviation passenger identity verification over the…
