Anyone who knows China understands the importance of face,
and a Beijing startup is extending that social metaphor to the digital world with a whopping US$100 million investment.
Beijing-based face recognition technology firm Face++ has raised at least US$100 million from Foxconn Technology Group, Kobe 11 Scarpe Elite CCB International Holdings Ltd. Canotta Detroit Pistons and existing investors.
The round follows a disclosure last month by Foxconn on its US$20 million investment in the company, and a US$25 million series B+ round Face++ completed in May 2016.
Face++ says it will use the proceeds to improve its facial recognition technology, Maglie NBA a Poco Prezzo and expand applications in the financial industry, security sector,
smart city services and robotics sectors.
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In March 2015, Alibaba’s chairman Jack Ma showcased Ant Financial’s “Smile to Pay” function, Johnny Cueto Jersey powered by Face++, in front of German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In 2014,
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