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Alcatraz raises $50 million to replace badges with facial authentication
April 3, 2026SSN Staff
CUPERTINO, Calif.—Alcatraz, a developer of facial authentication technology for physical access control, has raised $50 million in Series B funding as it looks to expand adoption across data centers, airports and other high-security environments.
The round was led by BlackPeak Capital, Cogito Capital and Taiwania Capital, with participation from existing investors including Almaz Capital, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ray Stata and others. The funding brings...
Alcatraz releases new features, unveils new website
August 14, 2020SSN Staff
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Alcatraz, developer of secure touchless access control products, has released the Rock 3D facial authentication with new features that include tailgating and mask detection to help companies comply with increasing statewide mask mandates. In conjunction with the new product release, Alcatraz has unveiled a new website that offers the latest information on their solutions.
“The latest features we’ve added to the Alcatraz Rock make it possible...
Alcatraz and Boon Edam partner
May 8, 2020SSN Staff
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.— Alcatraz, developer of secure frictionless access control products, and Boon Edam a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, have announced an integration that delivers touchless access control with facial recognition for mantrap portal circlelock units, and similar entrance solutions used in a variety of industries.
“The Boon Edam and Alcatraz technology partnership is huge,” said Boon Edam Vice President of Technology and...
Alcatraz AI to debut biometric solution at ISC West
April 1, 2019Paul Ragusa
PALO ALTO, Calif.—Alcatraz AI, a startup based here with a team coming from Apple, NVIDIA and Lily Robotics, and venture-backing from JCI Ventures, is currently doing pilots with mid-size and large corporations in Silicon Valley. The company specializes in secure facial authentication for physical access control, replacing badging in the workplace with AI-based enrollment and anti-tailgating alerts.“We started the company three years ago, having worked at Apple on the facial authentication...