Radar · Image Recognition in California
Best Image Recognition Companies in California, United States
The 222 best Image Recognition companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Signifyd.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
222companies tracked
$3.6Bdisclosed funding
5unicorns
116have raised
Ranked: Best Image Recognition companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Signifyd 🦄 Provider of fraud prevention and payment validation for online retailers | $394M | 62 mo ago | 399 399 → 496 (+24%) | Rajesh Ramanand Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressApple iCloud Mail+41 | — | — |
| 2 | Incode 🦄 Developer of identity verification software using biometric and document analysis | $260M | 54 mo ago | 317 | Jovan Jovanovic Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+37 | — | 1 launch |
| 3 | Viz.ai 🦄 Developer of an AI-powered platform for care coordination and disease detection | $252M | 38 mo ago | 206 206 → 327 (+59%) | Chris Mansi Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailAlgolia+33 | 69 patents AI-powered clinical triage for stroke, aneurysm, and cardiac signal analysis | — |
| 4 | Standard 🦄 Platform offering AI-enabled automated checkout software solutions for offline retailers | $231M | 64 mo ago | 97 97 → 96 (-1%) | Angie Westbrock CEO | — | 10 patents Advanced filtration media and processes for removing PFAS and contaminants from industrial fluids | 1 launch |
| 5 | Persona 🦄 Provider of a cloud based identity verification solutions 80Growth top 17%Tech top 18%Funding top 21%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 17% Techtop 18% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 26% Producttop 30% Talenttop 38% Markettop 42% Globalbottom 37% Customersbottom 25% Newsbottom 24% Growth: Headcount 16 → 36 (+125%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY Tech: 80 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $218M | 13 mo ago | 36 | Charles Yeh Co-Founder & CTO | ContentfulSentryAtlassian Statuspage+35 | — | 1 internship · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 6 | Jumio Provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions | $196M | 62 mo ago | 103 | Daniel Mattes Founder | WordPressSentryAtlassian Statuspage+47 | 201 patents AI-driven identity document verification and fraud detection using multimodal biometric analysis | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 7 | Mitek Provider of AI-driven solutions for identity verification and fraud prevention | $156M | 64 mo ago | 590 590 → 765 (+30%) | Ed West CEO | DrupalApple iCloud MailPHP+20 | 882 patents Automated saw and lumber processing systems for wood construction and modular building. | — |
| 8 | GumGum Advertisement management platform for businesses | $134M | 62 mo ago | 400 400 → 553 (+38%) | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25 | 84 patents Real-time ad insertion and contextual targeting for streaming media content | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 9 | Upstage Provider of AI platform for multiple task management 83Funding top 18%AI top 20%News top 23%Growth top 24% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% AItop 20% Newstop 23% Growthtop 24% Techtop 29% Innovationtop 32% Moattop 39% Producttop 45% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $118M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $118M | 2 mo ago | 127 | Sung Kim Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+17 | — | — |
| 10 | Arkose Labs Fraud and abuse prevention solution | $114M | 61 mo ago | 238 | Kevin Gosschalk Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+39 | 24 patents Online fraud prevention via device fingerprinting and interactive challenge-response mechanisms | 1 launch |
| 11 | Snappt Provider of AI-enabled platform for fraud detection and income verification | $102M | 51 mo ago | 75 | Daniel Berlind Co-Founder | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+24 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 12 | SentiLink Provider of solution for protection against identity theft | $85M | 58 mo ago | 73 | Maxwell Blumenfeld Co-Founder | TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | 2 patents Detecting synthetic identities for fraud prevention in financial transaction systems. | — |
| 13 | AuthID AI and cloud based identity proofing and authentication solutions for enterprises 45Funding top 26%News top 31%Product top 33%Tech top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Newstop 31% Producttop 33% Techtop 37% Growthtop 42% Fin. healthtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Innovationbottom 39% Partnersbottom 34% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $83.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 4 yrs (4.8/yr) News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 7 types) · -10% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $83M | 1 mo ago | 25 25 → 57 (+128%) | Tom Thimot CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 14 | Fyusion Developer of 3D image processing technology for consumer applications | $71M | 84 mo ago | 80 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+14 | 371 patents Advanced 3D computer vision and synthetic view generation for imaging and analysis | — |
| 15 | Grabango Provider of app-based automated checkout solutions for offline retailers | $71M | 60 mo ago | 104 | — | — | 148 patents Vision-based automated checkout and contactless retail using computer vision and product labeling | — |
| 16 | ImageWare Systems Provider of cloud-based multi-modal biometrics systems | $67M | 66 mo ago | 26 | Jim Miller Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
| 17 | Alcatraz AI Provider of AI-powered facial authentication access control and security systems 67Growth top 20%News top 21%Funding top 25%AI top 28% All 12 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Newstop 21% Fundingtop 25% AItop 28% Moattop 31% Talenttop 31% Techtop 40% Partnerstop 45% Patentsbottom 47% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 33% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 28 tracked, 2 types) · +167% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $51M | 2 mo ago | 21 | Vince Gaydarzhiev President & Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+21 | 6 patents Biometric facial recognition access control systems for secure building entry | 1 job opening |
| 18 | FiTeq Securing card transaction | $50M | 103 mo ago | 17 | — | — | 15 patents Vacuum-based automated pick‑and‑place assembly and interactive core technology for electronic cards | — |
| 19 | Aquabyte AI-powered aquaculture solutions for data-driven decisions, improving efficiency and sustainability | $48M | 44 mo ago | 22 | Bryton Shang Founder & Executive Chairman | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+24 | 24 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 20 | Paravision AI Developer of Identity AI with modular, ethically built AI for next-generation identity workflows | $47M | 48 mo ago | 70 | Andrew Dudum Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — |
| 21 | Incognia Provider of device intelligence and location identity verification platform solutions | $46M | 29 mo ago | 164 | — | HubSpot CMS HubAlpine.jsHockeyStack+18 | — | — |
| 22 | Deep North Developer of computer vision platform providing customer behavior analytics from video | $42M | 58 mo ago | 47 | Jinjun Wang Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 23 | ID Analytics Credit risk solutions using alternative data for informed lending decisions | $35M | 229 mo ago | 128 | — | — | 56 patents Distributed data transfer and analytics platform for healthcare data visualization and interest ranking | — |
| 24 | Accel Robotics Provider of AI-based automated checkout solutions for offline retailers | $35M | 80 mo ago | 2 | Brandon Maseda Co-Founder & CEO | — | 47 patents AI-driven visual inventory and smart-shelf sensing for automated retail store management | — |
| 25 | Matroid Provider of a deep learning platform to deploy computer vision models | $34M | 68 mo ago | 21 21 → 33 (+57%) | Reza Zadeh Founder & CEO | WordPressSentryMySQL+41 | 38 patents AI-driven video summarization, annotation, and object extraction for fixed-field video streams | — |
| 26 | Upek Provider of fingerprint biometric-based identity and access management solutions | $31M | 200 mo ago | 27 | — | — | 73 patents Capacitive fingerprint sensor hardware and integrated bezel/leadframe packaging. | — |
| 27 | Imagry Provider of autonomous driving software solution | $29M | 48 mo ago | 100 | Majed Jubeh Founder At Imagry | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | — | — |
| 28 | Spec Platform offering financial fraud solutions | $29M | 32 mo ago | 16 | Nate Kharrl Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | — |
| 29 | Sequent Digital issuance and open wallet platform-as-a-service | $28M | 108 mo ago | 19 | — | Framer SitesReactLenis+6 | 2 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 30 | MagicCube Device security solutions for IoT applications 37Talent top 28%Funding top 31%Growth top 35%Moat top 37% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 35% Moattop 37% Producttop 49% Innovationbottom 44% Patentsbottom 44% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 32% Marketbottom 23% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $25.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $26M | 1 mo ago | 15 | Nancy Zayed Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | PrismicYouTubeAmazon Web Services+13 | 11 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 31 | A4Vision Provider of AI-based user identification and access control solutions | $25M | 255 mo ago | — | Grant Evans CEO | — | 3 patents Biometric enrollment systems and 3D object detection/recognition for surveillance applications | — |
| 32 | Chooch AI-powered computer vision solutions | $23M | 43 mo ago | — | Emrah Gultekin Co-Founder & Chairman | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — | — |
| 33 | Pixalate Provider of ad fraud protection and compliance analytics platform | $23M | 57 mo ago | 51 | — | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+29 | 3 patents App privacy risk scoring and network device IP fingerprinting for fraud prevention | — |
| 34 | Mindee Provider of AI-powered platform for document data extraction and workflow automation | $21M | 39 mo ago | 57 | Mohamed Biaz Co-Founder & CSO | WebflowAtlassian StatuspageAmazon Web Services+21 | — | — |
| 35 | Akridata Provider of AI-powered visual data inspection and quality control solutions | $20M | 56 mo ago | 74 | Sanjay P Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | 2 patents Analyzing and debugging computer vision model failures via error feature extraction. | — |
| 36 | FaceFirst Developer of AI and web-based facial recognition platform | $20M | 27 mo ago | 15 | — | WixSentryBootstrap+15 | 37 patents Facial biometric access control systems with integrated real‑time notification management | — |
| 37 | Automation Hero Provider of an intelligent process automation platform for automating tasks | $19M | 87 mo ago | 31 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Veryfi Developer of APIs for document data extraction and fraud detection | $19M | 62 mo ago | 61 | Dmitry Birulia Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | — | — |
| 39 | Deep Labs Artificial intelligence-based identity verification solution | $18M | 63 mo ago | 64 | Scott Edington Co-Founder & CEO | — | 47 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 40 | Berbix Security solution to authenticate digital ID | $14M | 69 mo ago | 29 | Chad Co-Founder | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 41 | CoCoPIE Provider of an AI-enabled video resolution upscaling application for multiple applications | $11M | 48 mo ago | 14 | Jay Liu Co-Founder & CEO | UbuntuVideoJSVue.js+4 | — | — |
| 42 | AWM Provider of AI-based business automation solution for retail businesses | $10M | 22 mo ago | 62 | Emad Mirgoli Co-Founder & CFO | — | — | — |
| 43 | Effectiv AI based anti fraud and risk management solution for businesses | $9M | 34 mo ago | 17 | Jonathan Doering Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 44 | Velou Provider of personalized search solution for businesses | $9M | 21 mo ago | 41 | Sadee Gamhewa Founder & CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesLenis+17 | — | 1 award |
| 45 | PopID Provider of face and palm biometric identity verification gateway solutions | $5M | 15 mo ago | 3 | John Miller CEO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceZoho+13 | 4 patents Biometric facial authentication for payments and secure entry systems | 1 launch |
| 46 | Radical Semiconductor Provider of embedded systems for hardware security | $4M | 39 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | IDPartner Digital identity verification solution | $3M | 30 mo ago | 10 | Rod Boothby Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 48 | Flagright AI-native compliance and risk management platform for financial services organizations, providing an… | $3M | 14 mo ago | 25 | Baran Ozkan Cams Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowWordPressMySQL+28 | — | 2 job openings |
| 49 | EPIImaging Developer of 3D vision systems using Epipolar-Plane Image analysis technology | $1M | 14 mo ago | — | Harlyn Baker Founder | — | — | — |
| 50 | AiPrise Provider of a platform offering customer identity verification solutions | $125K | 8 mo ago | 8 | Rushabh Shah Co-Founder & Co-CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+21 | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
Top 12 Image Recognition companies in California
#1
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2020 · 127 employees$118.4Mraised▾
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2020 · 127 employees
Provider of AI platform for multiple task management. It provides an environment in which customers can focus on their core business by resolving challenges that customers face in the process of integrating AI technology at once, and by streamlining the resources required for AI technology development and maintenance.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%AI
top 20%News
top 23%Growth
top 24%Tech
top 29%Innovation
top 32%Funding: Raised $118M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company
News: 12 BI events in 12 mo (of 35 tracked, 7 types) · +300% YoY · 11 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series C$122M
- Aug 2025Series B$45M
- Apr 2024Series B$72.1M
- Jan 2024Series B$19M
Founders & team
Investors
KT, SK Networks, Korean Development Bank, Shinhan Venture Investment, Hana Ventures, Mirae Asset
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCore-JsElfsight
#2
Public · Long Beach, California · founded 2011 · 25 employees$83.3Mraised▾
Public · Long Beach, California · founded 2011 · 25 employees
AI and cloud based identity proofing and authentication solutions for enterprises. Its offering includes biometric identity proofing, authentication ID, facial biometric authentication, and fingerprint authentication. It also offers services such as technical supports and consulting. It caters to government and privates companies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%News
top 31%Product
top 33%Tech
top 37%Growth
top 42%Fin. health
top 48%Funding: Raised $83.3M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 4 yrs (4.8/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2026)
News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 47 tracked, 7 types) · -10% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo · 1 published app (51 installs) · Company stage: Public
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 6 partnerships (incl. US banking infrastructure provider serving 100+ banks) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Post IPO$4.2M
- Jun 2023Post IPO$4.1M
- May 2023Post IPO$9M
- Mar 2022Post IPO$22.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Wilmot Advisors, Varana Capital, Las Olas Capital
Tech stack
Atlassian StatuspageCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie NoticeCore-JsDivi
#3
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2016 · 21 employees$51.1Mraised▾
Series B · Palo Alto, California · founded 2016 · 21 employees
Provider of AI-powered facial authentication access control and security systems. The company offers solutions for biometric turnstiles, multi-factor authentication, and perimeter security. It serves industries including aviation, critical infrastructure, data centers, and financial services. The company's technology provides features such as tailgating detection, video at the door, and supports SIP based intercom. The systems integrate with existing access control infrastructure.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%News
top 21%Funding
top 25%AI
top 28%Moat
top 31%Talent
top 31%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 28 tracked, 2 types) · +167% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $51.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Internal Legal Counsel
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B$50M
- Sep 2022Series A$25M
- Apr 2021Series A$6.1M
- Apr 2020Series A$14M
Founders & team
Investors
Mucker, Johnson Controls, LDV Partners, HCVC, Ruvento Ventures, Hemi Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnt DesignCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Stream
#4
Series B · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2014 · 15 employees$25.7Mraised▾
Series B · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2014 · 15 employees
Device security solutions for IoT applications. It provides IoT security solutions for digital transactions on mobile devices which run locally on the device. Secures digital transactions on mobile devices using a patented software-only platform, which is hardware and OS agnostic. Sensitive data exchange is performed via creating a self-contained, secure environment between devices or the cloud. For every transaction processed, the software runs a device integrity check, creates a secure link between secure container and cloud, then performs remote attestation captures screen input and finally sends the encrypted payload to the secure cloud.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 31%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 37%Product
top 49%Innovation
bottom 44%Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $25.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B$10M
- Jan 2026Series B$10M
- Oct 2021Series B$15M
- May 2020Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Azure Capital, EPIC Ventures, Visa, Bialla Venture Partners, Bold Capital Partners, Social Starts
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesFancyboxHttp/3Jquery
#5
Persona 🦄Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 36 employees$217.6Mraised▾
Persona 🦄
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 36 employees
Provider of a cloud based identity verification solutions. It provides users with a platform offered by the company provides a solution for fraud prevention and compliance. It is an identity verification solution that provides automated government ID verification, enabling businesses to identify users and detect fraud.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 17%Tech
top 18%Funding
top 21%Moat
top 26%Product
top 30%Talent
top 38%Growth: Headcount 16 → 36 (+125%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 80 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $218M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Apr 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 53k LinkedIn followers — 7.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. France Identité and Germany Personalausweis EUDI wallet sandbox environments) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Series D$200M
- Sep 2021Series C$150M
- May 2021Series B$50M
- Jan 2020Series A$17.5M
Founders & team
Investors
First Round Capital, Coatue, Founders Fund, Meritech, Index Ventures, Bond Capital
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmplitudeApple Icloud MailAstroAtlassian StatuspageBabel
#6
Viz.ai 🦄Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 206 employees$252Mraised▾
Viz.ai 🦄
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 206 employees
Developer of an AI-powered platform for care coordination and disease detection. The platform offers solutions for neurovascular diseases, cardiovascular needs, and vascular medicine. It also provides capabilities tailored to trauma center guidelines, streamlining communications and improving patient response. Additionally, the platform offers solutions designed to accelerate patient diagnosis and treatment, enabling radiologists to optimize their time.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 50k LinkedIn followers — 7.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Conventional Debt$40M
- Apr 2022Series D$100M
- Mar 2021Series C$71M
- Oct 2019Series B$50M
Founders & team
Investors
Tiger Global Management, Insight Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Threshold, CRV
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#7
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017 · 3 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017 · 3 employees
Provider of face and palm biometric identity verification gateway solutions. It offers a system for individual identity verification through facial or palm scanning. The system translates face or palm images into secure digital keys. This technology is used for loyalty programs, payments, and building access.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Central Bank of the UAE and Network International) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Series B$13.4M
- Apr 2019Series A$5.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Cali Group, NRD Capital, Wavemaker Partners, Inflection Capital, Verifone, PayPal
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#8
Seed · Santa Clara, California · founded 2021 · 25 employees$2.9Mraised▾
Seed · Santa Clara, California · founded 2021 · 25 employees
AI-native compliance and risk management platform for financial services organizations, providing an automated solution for anti-money laundering (AML) and transaction monitoring. The company offers a unified compliance platform that includes real-time transaction monitoring, watchlist screening, dynamic risk scoring, case management, governance tools, and AI-powered investigation workflows to help organizations detect, investigate, and prevent suspicious financial activities.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 25k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Implementation Manager, Customer Success Manager
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Seed$4.3M
- Jul 2022Seed$2.8M
- Mar 2022Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Moonfire, Pioneer Fund, Y Combinator, Frontline Ventures
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#9
Series A · Aliso Viejo, California · founded 2016 · 62 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Series A · Aliso Viejo, California · founded 2016 · 62 employees
Provider of AI-based business automation solution for retail businesses. The company provides artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning and deep learning to automate the retail space.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series A$3.2M
- Aug 2021Series A$8.4M
- May 2021Series A—
- Apr 2021Series A$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Datalogic, Impact Venture Capital, Cibus Fund, Lagomaj, Mark IV Capital, cash-underground.com
#10
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 41 employees$8.5Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 41 employees
Provider of personalized search solutions for businesses. The company uses AI technology, machine learning, computer vision to analyze product-related text and images. Its solution offerings includes category analysis, text analysis, image analysis, and more. Its features includes visual search, recommendations, personalization, SEO, optimizations, product data enrichment as a service, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series A$4.5M
- Dec 2023Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Animo, Ascend Venture Capital, SK Ventures, Startup Haven, Sentiero, Revelry
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityCloudflareCookiebotCore-JsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#11
Signifyd 🦄Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2011 · 399 employees$394.4Mraised▾
Signifyd 🦄
Series E · Palo Alto, California · founded 2011 · 399 employees
Provider of fraud prevention and payment validation for online retailers. It is a cloud platform that automates fraud prevention through machine learning, helping businesses to increase sales. It evaluates scores for purchases by leveraging factors such as geo-location data, social information, customer history, issuing bank data, blacklists, and more.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 40k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2021Series E$205M
- May 2018Series D$100M
- May 2017Series C$56M
- Feb 2016Series B$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures, Menlo Ventures, American Express Ventures, Owl Rock, Neuberger Berman, CPP Investments
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBeaver BuilderCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#12
Funding Raised · Los Altos, California · founded 2012$1.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Los Altos, California · founded 2012
Developer of 3D vision systems using Epipolar-Plane Image analysis technology. The company designs and delivers systems for passive ranging and light field acquisition. It focuses on applications of light-field imaging capture and analysis. The company's technology is applied to robotic grasp and automotive 3D ranging.
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$1M
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$224.8K
- Dec 2016Grant (prize money)$224.9K
Founders & team
Investors
National Science Foundation, America’s Seed Fund
Funding & investor landscape
$3.6Btotal disclosed funding
107companies funded
295disclosed rounds
4rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
New Enterprise Associates5 rounds
Intel Capital4 rounds
Accel3 rounds
Notable founders
Sung Kim
Co-Founder · Upstage
Tom Thimot
CEO · AuthID
Vince Gaydarzhiev
President & Founder · Alcatraz AI
Tina D'agostin
Chief Executive Officer · Alcatraz AI
Nancy Zayed
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer · MagicCube
Sam Shawki
Co-Founder & CEO · MagicCube
Charles Yeh
Co-Founder & CTO · Persona
Rick Song
Co-Founder & CEO · Persona
Chris Mansi
Co-Founder & CEO · Viz.ai
David Golan
Co-Founder · Viz.ai
John Miller
CEO · PopID
Baran Ozkan Cams
Co-Founder & CEO · Flagright
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 11,735,586 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Image Recognition coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN CALIFORNIA · AI & Compute
How research on Computer Vision in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Computer Vision in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 571 papers.
UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego lead California's optimistic computer-vision research, dominantly advancing neural network applications and imaging systems across 571 papers.
571 papers · stance +0.69 · 72% breakthrough · 6% concern
top institutions
- University of California, Berkeley134
- University of California, Los Angeles62
- University of California San Diego54
- University of Southern California54
- California Institute of Technology45
leading researchers
Ming–Hsuan Yang · Jitendra Malik · Trevor Darrell · Janet G. Luhmann · Jeff Donahue · Alexei A. Efros
prism intelligence · tone & topics
95% positive · 1% critical tone
Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningComputer ScienceSoftwareRoboticsStatistics
▲
Breakthroughs374 · 65%
▼ 73%→57% share
▼0.8× share momentum489 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Artificial neural network research is surging — papers tripled from 6 to 21 as breakthroughs dominate.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Artificial neural network6→21
- Rendering (computer graphics)2→12
- Feature (linguistics)9→16
- Robot1→8
- Robustness (evolution)5→12
Newly emergingGeneralization 0→6 · Feature extraction 0→5 · Key (lock) 0→5
Landmark Fully convolutional networks for semantic segmentation · 36,381 cites
◆
Advancements118 · 21%
▲ 20%→24% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations65% since 2021mostly methods-led
Medical imaging newly emerged in advancements segment with 4 papers, signaling rising clinical computer vision focus.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Segmentation3→11
- Convolutional neural network7→13
- Pattern recognition (psychology)9→15
- Robustness (evolution)2→6
- Noise (video)1→4
Newly emergingArtificial neural network 0→12 · Preprocessor 0→4 · Medical imaging 0→4
Landmark Fully Convolutional Networks for Semantic Segmentation · 10,957 cites
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Concerns29 · 5%
▲ 5%→6% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations62% since 2021mostly empirical
Perception concerns are newly emerging — 5 papers signal growing unease about real-world perceptual reliability.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Perception5
- Artificial neural network3
- Deep neural networks3
- Pattern recognition (psychology)3
- Stimulus (psychology)3
Newly emergingPerception 0→5 · Stimulus (psychology) 0→3 · Proprioception 0→3
Landmark Pedestrian Detection: An Evaluation of the State of the Art · 3,229 cites
Common questions
How many Image Recognition companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 222 indexable Image Recognition companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Image Recognition companies in California, United States?
The Image Recognition companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $3.6B in disclosed equity funding across 107 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Image Recognition company in California, United States?
Signifyd is the highest-funded Image Recognition company in California, United States, with $394.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Image Recognition companies in California, United States are funded?
107 of the 222 Image Recognition companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Image Recognition unicorns are there in California, United States?
5 Image Recognition companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States Image Recognition companies?
The most active investors in California, United States Image Recognition companies on this list include Y Combinator, Plug and Play Tech Center, Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, In-Q-Tel.
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