AOptix raises $15M more for iris recognition
AOptix Technologies, a Campbell, Calif. company that makes lasers for iris recognition, and which can work from about 60 feet away, has raised $15 million in a third round of funding.
The round was led by DAG Ventures, and included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Clearstone, 3i and Lehman Brothers.
Here is the company’s statement. The company continues to work on its underlying optical broadband technology for other applications.
The company previously raised $27 million.
People search engine Spock raises $7M, to launch next year
Spock, the Menlo Park start-up that wants to provide a definitive search engine focused on people, has raised $7 million in a first round of VC funding from Clearstone and Opus Capital Ventures.
VentureBeat reviewed the secretive company here, after getting a demo. It wouldn’t allow VentureBeat to publish screenshots, for fear of alerting competition. Ucloo in China is gunning for the same market, though Ucloo is focused on Asia for now.
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Spock offers an ambitious “people” search engine
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Spock, a secretive Menlo Park start-up incubated with $1 million from Clearstone Venture Partners, will unveil a search engine for people by the end of the year.
From a demo we’ve seen, we think it could be a powerful addition. Spock could take this in some interesting directions. Its main challenge will be to wean users from Google as a first stop, though more on that in a sec.
When Spock launches, it will have 100 million… Continue Reading