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Affectiva

AI · Boston, United States · Founded 2009

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. 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. Keywords: AI, emotions, cognitive states, media analytics, automotive, ad testing, road safety, consumer engagement, patents, humanizing technology.

Valuation
$0–100M
Latest valuation · 2021
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Headcount
<100
Current team size
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Total funding Pre-IPO
$50–100M
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Investors

11 investors on Affectiva's cap table

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Seed 1 investor entered at this stage
US National Science Foundation
Series A 4 investors entered at this stage
Myrian Capital
WPP Ventures
Cac
Trend Forward Capital
Series B+ 6 investors entered at this stage

Global footprint

Where Affectiva has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇪🇬 Egypt64.5%
🇺🇸 United States32.3%
🇨🇦 Canada3.2%
3 countries shown

Talent graph

The shape of Affectiva's talent

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38 team members profilednamed & role-tagged by Dealroom
41 employeestotal headcount
4 executives & foundersidentified by name
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Affectiva

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