3VR offers hybrid DVR appliances with built-in facial recognition software. The company primarily targets banking, retail and government applications. Founded in 2002, the company has received $30 Million in VC funding, most notably from Kleiner Perkins (one of the world's most well respected VCs) and In-Q-Tel (the VC funded by the CIA and other US intelligent agencies). 3VR recently released its own line of smartcams that embed facial capture inside of the camera. 3VR's main competitors are
Verint and
March Networks.
