Face.com

Acquired

Acquired by Facebook in 2012, Face.com was a technology company with best-in-class face recognition software. Their technology was available to software developers via a free REST API, the largest and most accurate face recognition platform in the world. In 2012, Face.com launched KLIK, a real-time mobile face recognition camera application that allows users to automatically recognize friends on the fly and share photos on Facebook, Twitter or via email.[1][2]

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2008 Founded

Overview

Face.com was a technology company in the New York artificial intelligence scene[1] focused on computer vision[1]. Founded in 2008, the company developed face recognition software that was made available to software developers through a free REST API[2]. In 2012, Face.com was acquired by Facebook[2] and launched KLIK, a real-time mobile face recognition camera application[2]. KLIK allowed users to automatically recognize friends and share photos on Facebook, Twitter, or via email[2]. At the time of its profile documentation, the company had 21 employees[3] and operated in the software development industry[3].

Business address: 31 Washington St, New York, New York, 11201. [6]

Growth & traction

LinkedIn lists 21 people working at Face.com. [5]

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