FaceFirst, Inc.

AUSTIN, TX · Founded 2012 · Software · Still private

Real-time facial recognition system for threat detection and alerting

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Sector
Software
Headquarters
AUSTIN, TX
Founded
2012
Latest Form D
$5.5M, Mar 2024
Total capital
$28M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$28M
5 Form D · last Mar 2024
31 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
15
2 pending · first 2016
Rank in peer group#26 of 831

Capital timeline

20162018202020222024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $28M1st Form D$7M2nd Form D$3M3rd Form D$11M4th Form D$1.6M5th Form D$5.5M
20162018202020222024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $28M3rd Form D$11M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$5.5M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$1.6M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$11M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$3M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$7M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 831 peers

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Software

  • Granted patents#26 · top 3%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • Ajit Doyl KumbhareDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Bob AllisonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Cameron AkersDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Daniel MerkleExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Dara G. RiordanExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Doyl BurkettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 15 people
  • James Doyl BurkettDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Joseph RosenkrantzExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kurt G. LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mike MurphyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Peter TreppExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Peter WollonsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Robert G. AllisonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tim G. WallExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tom Doyl MelzlExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 15 granted of 17
Show all 17 patent records
  • Akadio, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
  • VIATECHNIK LLCSimilar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
  • Lightbend, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
  • Modular, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
  • dragonboat Inc.Similar federal contract value in Software · null in contracts
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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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