Optical technology picks up greater levels of detail, without imposing heavy screen redesigns. They also recently raised $10 million. Biometrics developer Vkansee has raised $10 million in a Series A that will allow the company to begin mass production of its new high resolution fingerprint sensor, and complete development of a second system. The company […]

December 14, 2016 – Vkansee has raised $10 million in additional funding from existing angel investors and other institutional investors, including Infotech Ventures, Yunnan Huizhong Fund, Shenzhen Qianhai Greatwall Fund and Superpix Micro Technology. This latest round of funding brings its total invested capital to $12 million, which will help accelerate Vkansee’s growth, develop new […]

A start-up developing next-generation fingerprint technology which can sit under a screen and could potentially be used in rumored upcoming smartphones from Apple and Samsung has raised $10 million. The majority of fingerprint sensors on offer today offer lower resolution scans of a person’s finger, according to Jason Chaikin, president of start-up Vkansee. Chaikin said […]

New York startup Vkansee has raised $10 million in funding to develop its optical fingerprint sensor that can detect your fingerprint on a smartphone from underneath the glass. Oddly enough, the announcement comes a day after rival Synaptics, an established player in touchscreen sensors, announced its own under-glass optical fingerprint sensor. Vkansee said it has […]

New York-based fingerprint solutions firm Vkansee has raised $10 million in funding to develop an optical under-glass fingerprint sensor. The company says that with this new funding, Vkansee will begin mass producing evaluation kits for their higher resolution sensors to be tested and ready for device integration in 2017. Vkansee said it has patented its […]

Precise Biometrics (STO:PREC), a leader in fingerprint software, has entered into a commercial software license and distribution agreement with VKANSEE for the licensing of Precise Biometrics’ algorithm solution for fingerprint recognition in mobile devices, Precise BioMatch Mobile. The agreement includes a per unit license fee, an annual licensing fee for the right to use Precise […]

A start-up developing next-generation fingerprint technology which can sit under a screen and could potentially be used in rumored upcoming smartphones from Apple and Samsung has raised $10 million. The majority of fingerprint sensors on offer today offer lower resolution scans of a person’s finger, according to Jason Chaikin, president of start-up Vkansee. Chaikin said […]

Funds to Accelerate Growth Initiatives and Drive 2017 Market Entry NEW YORK (December 14, 2016) — Vkansee, creator of the world’s first under-glass and most secure, patented and ultra-thin optical fingerprint sensor, today announced $10M in additional funding. The new financing comes from existing angel investors and other institutional investors, including Infotech Ventures, Yunnan Huizhong […]