Clearview
Clearview AI provides a facial recognition platform for law enforcement and government agencies to accelerate investigations, identify suspects and victims, and enhance public safety. Their platform, Clearview AI 2.0, features the largest known database of over 60 billion facial images sourced from public-only web content, offering superior accuracy across all demographics and under challenging conditions. Clearview AI aims to reduce crime, fraud, and risk, create safer communities, and bolster national security and defense by enabling rapid lead generation and case resolution. The company emphasizes responsible use with built-in compliance features, administrative oversight, and usage reporting tools. They are recognized for their innovation in AI and have been named to TIME's 2021 Inaugural List of the Time100 Most Influential Companies.
Clearview
Clearview AI provides a facial recognition platform for law enforcement and government agencies to accelerate investigations, identify suspects and victims, and enhance public safety. Their platform, Clearview AI 2.0, features the largest known database of over 60 billion facial images sourced from public-only web content, offering superior accuracy across all demographics and under challenging conditions. Clearview AI aims to reduce crime, fraud, and risk, create safer communities, and bolster national security and defense by enabling rapid lead generation and case resolution. The company emphasizes responsible use with built-in compliance features, administrative oversight, and usage reporting tools. They are recognized for their innovation in AI and have been named to TIME's 2021 Inaugural List of the Time100 Most Influential Companies.
TL;DR
Product: Facial-recognition search engine and investigative platform for law enforcement and government agencies
Database size: Claims 50–70+ billion facial images sourced from public web content
Employees: 29
Total funding: USD 38,630,000
Founding year: 2017
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Public-sourced facial image search and identification for law enforcement and government agency investigations.
Founded
2017
Industry
Computer vision / Biometrics / Public safety
Funding Track Record
USD 7,000,000
Company-reported Series A in December 2019
USD 30,000,000
Company announced Series B valuing the company at approximately USD 130 million
Most-recent round listed on March 1, 2022 in reporting
Investor Signal
“Includes individual investors publicly named such as Peter Thiel and Naval Ravikant”