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Affectiva

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Provides emotional analytics and insights

Boston, United StatesFounded 2009AI
Valuation $0–100M Latest valuation · 2021
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding
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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.

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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

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Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing May 2021 $74M $74M Smart Eye
SERIES BOther financing Apr 2019 $26M $104M Cac · Trend Forward Capital
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Growth signals

Affectiva website traffic

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.

Latest monthly visits42K 3-month web change+20% 1-year team growth-26.8%
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Investors

13 investors on the cap table

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Seed1 investor entered at this stage

  • US National Science Foundation

Series A4 investors entered at this stage

  • Myrian Capital
  • WPP Ventures
  • Cac
  • Trend Forward Capital

Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage

Other known investors2 additional known investors

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Smart Eye
Team profiled 38 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇪🇬 Egypt64.5%
🇺🇸 United States32.3%
🇨🇦 Canada3.2%
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Market sentiment

Posts on X, past 7 days

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Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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