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Affectiva
Provides emotional analytics and insights
About Affectiva
Affectiva is a pioneering company in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that specializes in analyzing complex human emotions, cognitive states, and activities. The company operates primarily in two markets: Media Analytics and Automotive.
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In Media Analytics, Affectiva helps businesses understand how consumers engage with content, products, and services. This includes ad testing, entertainment content testing, and qualitative research. Their clients are some of the world's largest advertisers, including 70% of the top global advertisers and 28% of the Global Fortune 500 companies. By analyzing over 5 billion video frames, Affectiva provides insights that help these companies optimize their marketing strategies and improve consumer engagement.
In the Automotive sector, Affectiva focuses on improving road safety and enhancing the mobility experience through its Interior Sensing AI. This technology monitors drivers' and passengers' states to prevent accidents and ensure a safer driving environment. This is particularly relevant as the automotive industry moves towards more autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles.
Affectiva's business model is based on providing AI-driven insights and solutions to its clients. They make money through licensing their technology, offering subscription-based services, and providing custom analytics solutions. The company has a strong intellectual property portfolio with 41 patents issued and 30 pending, which further solidifies its market position.
In summary, Affectiva is at the forefront of humanizing technology by bridging the gap between humans and machines. Their AI solutions are widely used in media analytics and automotive industries to enhance consumer engagement and improve road safety.
At a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
- Employees
- 41
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 68.7/100
- Sector
- AI, Automotive, Human Resources, Analytics, Data Analytics, Behavioral Analysis
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Nanotech, Recognition Technology
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
Latest news
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | May 2021 | $74M | $74M | Smart Eye | — |
| SERIES BOther financing | Apr 2019 | $26M | $104M | Cac · Trend Forward Capital | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Affectiva is 42K monthly website visits, up 20% over the last three months. Affectiva's team declined 26.8% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
US National Science Foundation
Series A4 investors entered at this stage
- MCMyrian Capital
- WVWPP Ventures
- CACac
- TCTrend Forward Capital
Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage
Horizons Ventures
Kleiner Perkins
WPP
Pegasus Tech Ventures
B&Y Venture Partners
FiNC
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Smart Eye
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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