When was Facewatch founded?

Facewatch was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Facewatch located?

Facewatch is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Which legal entities is Facewatch associated with?

Facewatch is associated with FACEWATCH LIMITED and 2 others.

How many employees does Facewatch have?

As of Feb 28, 2026, the latest employee count at Facewatch is 25.

Is Facewatch a funded company?

Facewatch is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on May 03, 2015.

How much is Facewatch worth?

The latest valuation of Facewatch is £***** as of May 04, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Facewatch?

Facewatch's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on May 03, 2015, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Facewatch rank among its competitors?

Facewatch ranks 270th amongst 2129 active competitors, of which 358 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Evrotrust, which secured $7.61M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Facewatch?

Facewatch's top competitors include Megvii, Kairos and VIDA. Among them, Evrotrust secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Facewatch - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Facewatch is a seed company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2010 by Simon Gordon. It operates as a Provider of cloud-based facial biometric systems. Facewatch has raised $741K in funding, with a current valuation of £*****. The company has 2129 active competitors, including 358 funded and 217 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Megvii, Kairos and VIDA.

Company Details

Provider of cloud-based facial biometric systems. It provides a single cloud base resource that enables subjects of interest images, moving CCTV evidence and paperless automated witness statements to be uploaded by businesses to the police through a simple interface, available via any internet-connected device.

Website: www.facewatch.co.uk/
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Email ID: *****@facewatch.co.uk
Phone Number: +44 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$741K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, May 03, 2015, $*****

Post Money Valuation

£***** as on May 04, 2022

Ranked

270^th among 2129 active competitors

Employee Count

25 as on Feb 28, 2026

Similar Companies

Megvii & 3908 more

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Facewatch is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count
FACEWATCH INTERNATIONAL LTD CIN: 10628267 , United Kingdom, Active	Feb 19, 2017	-	-
FACEWATCH & PARTNERS LTD CIN: 7932565 , United Kingdom, Active	Dec 14, 2015	-	-
FACEWATCH LIMITED CIN: 7209931 , Germany, Active		-	4 (As on Mar 31, 2021)

Facewatch has raised a total funding of $741K over 1 round.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Facewatch:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 03, 2015	1882271	Seed	2711864	5803596	5896193	7032224

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The founders of Facewatch is Simon Gordon.

Here are the details of Facewatch's key team members:

Simon Gordon: Founder & Chairman of Facewatch.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Facewatch's employee count trend

Facewatch has 25 employees as of Feb 26. Here is Facewatch's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Facewatch include Megvii, Kairos and VIDA. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Facewatch, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Megvii 2011, Beijing (China), Series D	Developer of AIoT solutions, including software, hardware, and platform systems	$1.98B	Sinovation Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners ... & 23 others	75/100
2nd	Kairos 2011, Miami (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-powered identity verification, document authentication, and biometric solutions	$19.6M	500 Global, Beyond Capital Markets & 21 others	74/100
3rd	VIDA 2018, Jakarta (Indonesia), Series A	Provider of secure identity management and authentication solutions provider	$47.7M	Jungle Ventures, Hedosophia & 9 others	72/100
4th	Mantra Softech 2006, Ahmedabad (India), Series A	Biometrics-based security and surveillance solutions	$14.2M	India SME Investments, Motilal Oswal & 2 others	72/100
5th	Evrotrust 2015, Sofia (Bulgaria), Series B	AI based identity verification and e-Signing solution provider	$13.8M	3TS Capital Partners, BDB & 5 others	72/100
6th	Clear 2010, New York City (United States), Public	Developer of cloud based fingerprint authentication systems	$135M	T. Rowe Price, United Airlines & 21 others	71/100
7th	iProov 2011, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Platform offering digital identity verification services	$85.1M	Sippchoice, Sumeru Equity Partners & 50 others	70/100
8th	Unico 2007, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series D	Provider of digital identity verification and authentication solutions for businesses	$341M	SoftBank, General Atlantic & 10 others	67/100
9th	IDEMIA 2007, Courbevoie (France), Funding Raised	Provider of biometric and cryptographic solutions for secure transactions and identities	-	Bpifrance, Advent International & 1 others	66/100
10th	itsme 2017, Brussels (Belgium), Series B	Provider of digital identity solutions for secure online transactions and signatures	$29.3M	SFPI, Belfius & 6 others	65/100
270th	Facewatch 2010, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of cloud-based facial biometric systems	$741K	-	40/100