Atrua Technologies gets $4M for touch-based technology for mobile phones

Atrua Technologies, a developer of intelligent touched-based controls for mobile phones, has received $4 million of funding.

This Campbell, CA, company specializes in input systems that allow for both fingerprint authentication and touch navigation on mobile devices. It’s technology can offer the same fingerprint-driven password protection that laptops have featured for the past couple of years.

We wrote about this company when it raised $9 million in its first round.

Earlier this month, Atrua announced that Bird, China’s… Continue Reading

Atrua raises $9 million for mobile phone finger recognition technology

Atrua Technologies, a Campbell start-up that allows mobile devices to recognize the finger touch of their owners, and thus boost security, has raised $9M in a fourth round of funding.

The round was led by existing investor BlueRun Ventures and new investor Hua Hong Group of China. Also participating in the round are existing investors Ericsson Venture Partners, Neocarta Ventures and Osprey Ventures and new investor Mosen, of South Korea.

Atrua has a development office… Continue Reading