Affectiva - About the company
Affectiva is an acquired company based in Boston (United States), founded in 2009 by , and . It operates as a Platform offering image recognition software. Affectiva has raised $59.7M in funding from investors like Horizons Ventures, and Myrian Capital. The company has 1491 active competitors, including 300 funded and 126 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like BitGo, Yoti and Cint.
Company Details
Platform offering image recognition software. It leverages AI technology to understand human emotions, cognitive states, activities, and the objects people use by analyzing facial and vocal expressions for risk management. It also offers AI-based media analytics and lab biometric solutions.
- Website
- Social
- Email ID
- @affectiva.com
- Part Of
- smarteye.se
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
Boston, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
in 10 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among
Employee Count
as on Dec 31, 2023
Similar Companies
BitGo &
Exit Details
Acquired by Smart Eye (May 25, 2021)
Legal entities associated with Affectiva
Affectiva is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of incorporation | Revenue | Net Profit | Employee Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 31, 1999 | - | 571 | 639 |
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Affectiva's acquisition details
Affectiva got acquired by Smart Eye on May 25, 2021 at an acquisition amount of $73.5M.
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Affectiva's funding and investors
Affectiva has raised a total funding of $59.7M over 10 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Jan 07, 2019 for $26M. 4 investors participated in its latest round, lead by Aptiv.
Affectiva has 16 institutional investors including Horizons Ventures, and Myrian Capital.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Affectiva:
Date of funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post money valuation | Revenue multiple | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 07, 2019 | $26M | Series E | 8437909 | 2513187 | |
Apr 05, 2016 | $14M | Series D | 9277185 | 3162800 | |
Aug 07, 2012 | $12M | Series C | 8650214 | 9501510 | Horizons Ventures, WPP, and |
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Affectiva's founders and board of directors
The founders of Affectiva are , and . and are the CEO of Affectiva. has founded 2 more companies - Emotion AI and Empatica. has founded 1 more company - Emotion AI.
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Affectiva's employee count trend
Affectiva has 40 employees as of Dec 23. The total employee count is 25.0% more than what it was in Dec 22. Here is Affectiva's employee count trend over the years:
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Top competitors of Affectiva include BitGo, Yoti and Cint. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Affectiva, ranked by ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù score :
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Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | BitGo 2013, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired | Platform that offers crypto based financial services | $170M | Goldman Sachs, K2 GlobalÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 72/100 |
2nd |  Yoti 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Identity verification solutions for multiple industries | $210M | HSBC, Lloyds Banking GroupÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 71/100 |
3rd | 2009, Boston (United States), Acquired | Platform offering image recognition software | $59.7M | Kleiner Perkins, Pegasus Tech VenturesÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 69/100 |
4th | Market research platform | $26.4M | Cipio Partners, Nordic Garage VenturesÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 67/100 | |
5th |  Microblink 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Platform offering card scanning apps-based consumer payments | $60M | 66/100 | |
6th | AI based identity verification platform for businesses | $6.22M | weXelerate, Elevator LabÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 65/100 | |
7th |  HYPR 2014, New York City (United States), Series D | Provider of an identity security platform for organizations | $131M | Silver Lake, Advent InternationalÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 65/100 |
8th | Mantra Softech 2006, Ahmedabad (India), Seed | Biometrics-based security and surveillance solutions | $63.8K | - | 65/100 |
9th |  Earnest Analytics 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired | Online market research platform for consumer intelligence data | $18.5M | Greycroft, Bonfire VenturesÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 65/100 |
10th | LifeLock 2005, Tempe (United States), Acquired | Cyber identity theft protection and prevention platform | $192M | 65/100 |
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Affectiva's Investments and acquisitions
Affectiva has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Affectiva
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