What Biometrica does

Biometrica Systems, Inc. is a Las Vegas-based, privately held public safety technology company founded in 2000 that builds privacy-first identification systems for law enforcement and commercial facility operators. The company's product portfolio is anchored by UMbRA, a database of more than 41 million records that is sourced exclusively from verified law enforcement agencies and includes booking data, criminal records, warrants, sex offender data, probation/parole status, and missing persons records. UMbRA is the substrate for two real-time identification systems: RTIS (Real-Time Threat Identification System), which detects individuals with active law enforcement threat histories and delivers human-verified alerts within 30-60 seconds, and RVIS (Real-Time Victim Identification System), which locates missing or endangered persons 24/7. Supporting products include QAPLA, a sub-5-second face verification tool for credentialed investigators, and eMotive, an FCRA-compliant continuous employee background monitoring system with explicit consent requirements.

The defining architectural decision across the portfolio is that Biometrica does not access, store, transmit, or retain biometric identifiers, faceprints, or biometric templates. All facial comparison work is performed by an independent, NIST-evaluated and FedRAMP-authorized third-party provider in a fully isolated black box environment, with every alert passing through trained human analysts at the company's Rapid Action Center before issuance. This architecture is engineered to structurally avoid BIPA and analogous biometric privacy statutes, and the company documents compliance with GDPR, the EU AI Act, FERPA, FCRA, CCPA/CPRA, UK DPA, PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, Australia Privacy Act 1988, and the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020. Distribution is direct-to-enterprise (federal/state/local law enforcement, tribal nations, correctional facilities, K-12 and higher education, hotels, retail, healthcare, airports, stadiums, banks) supplemented by channel partners including PointZero Risk Intelligence (which routes deals through insurance brokers Ryan Specialty and Marsh McLennan), OffenderWatch, VTAS, Pathfinder Labs, Paliscope, and Skull Games Solutions. Revenue mechanics are subscription-recurring for UMbRA access, RTIS/RVIS licensing, and eMotive monitoring, with some deals structured as data-for-access (agencies contribute records in exchange for database licensing).

Name

Biometrica

Legal name

Biometrica Systems, Inc.

Website

https://biometrica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Biometrica is a Las Vegas-based public safety technology company that provides privacy-first real-time threat and victim identification systems, anchored by a 41M+ record law enforcement-sourced database (UMbRA) and deployed to government agencies, schools, hotels, retail, healthcare, and tribal nations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Software

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

akta.pro primary industry

Verification & Risk Signals (Device Fingerprinting, Behavioral Biometrics) (HDADALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Identity Verification (ID, SSN Trace, KYC-lite) (BPACALAD)

Keywords

• Public safety software
• Facial recognition systems
• Law enforcement database
• Threat identification technology
• Employee background monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. UMbRA Database Access Licensing: Law enforcement agencies and quasi-law enforcement partners gain access to the UMbRA database of mugshots and criminal records. Agencies contribute qualifying records to the database in exchange for access. The deal structure may involve no license fee for qualifying county law enforcement records, while commercial entities pay licensing fees.
2. RTIS/RVIS System Licensing: Real-time threat and victim identification systems licensed to facilities including schools, hotels, stadiums, airports, retail, and correctional facilities. Revenue derived from sensor deployment, cloud processing, and alert delivery services.
3. Insurance Reduction Program Partnership: Partnership with PointZero Risk Intelligence to offer insurance premium reductions to facilities implementing Biometrica's technologies. The company benefits from expanded market penetration while PointZero manages insurance partnerships with Ryan Specialty and Marsh McLennan.
4. eMotive Employee Monitoring: FCRA-compliant continuous background check monitoring for employees and contractors, with explicit consent required. Licensed to employers across industries including schools, hotels, and financial institutions for insider threat mitigation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Biometrica operates a privacy-by-design public safety technology platform offering real-time threat and victim identification systems, a law enforcement-sourced criminal records database, face verification tooling for credentialed investigators, and continuous FCRA-compliant employee background monitoring. All biometric comparisons are performed by an independent, NIST-evaluated third-party provider in an isolated black box environment; Biometrica itself does not access, store, or transmit biometric identifiers.

Product overview

Biometrica offers a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on privacy-first, real-time threat and victim identification. The core database, UMbRA, serves as the nation's largest 100% law enforcement-sourced dataset of criminal and missing persons records. Built on top of UMbRA are real-time identification systems — RTIS for threat detection and RVIS for victim recovery — which use sensors to match faces against UMbRA records via a third-party NIST-approved black box facial recognition provider, with all alerts requiring human verification at Biometrica's Rapid Action Center. QAPLA provides face verification and similarity scoring for credentialed investigators, while eMotive offers continuous, FCRA-compliant employee background monitoring. An Insurance Reduction Program, powered by partner PointZero Risk Intelligence, enables premium reductions for facilities deploying Biometrica's technology. The entire portfolio is governed by a no-mass-surveillance, no-biometric-retention design philosophy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UMbRA: The nation's largest real-time, 100% law enforcement-sourced database containing charge/booking data, criminal records, warrants, sex offender data, probation/parole status, and non-searchable missing persons records.
• RTIS
• RVIS
• QAPLA
• eMotive
• PointZero Risk Intelligence

Products and services

• UMbRA The nation's largest real-time, 100% law enforcement-sourced database containing charge/booking data, criminal records, warrants, sex offender data, probation/parole status, and non-searchable missing persons records. Direct UMbRA access is restricted to trained and credentialed law enforcement and quasi-law enforcement personnel.
• RTIS (Real-Time Threat Identification System) Real-time threat identification system that detects individuals with active, law enforcement-verified threat histories. Sensors passively detect faces (no video recorded), transmit cropped images securely for comparison against UMbRA, and issue human-verified alerts within 30-60 seconds to appropriate threat investigators. Designed to identify known threats, fugitives, trespassed individuals, or banned persons without mass surveillance or biometric data retention.
• RVIS (Real-Time Victim Identification System) Real-time victim identification system designed to identify and locate missing or endangered persons (including missing children, trafficking victims, and vulnerable adults) 24x7/365. Works in conjunction with UMbRA database matching and RTIS sensor infrastructure, ensuring no cold cases by running continuous searches for missing persons against law enforcement records in real-time.
• QAPLA Face verification and similarity scoring tool for credentialed investigators. Confirms matches in sub-5 seconds to assist law enforcement and prosecutorial efforts. Performs no biometric data retention — all matched images are deleted and purged from the server. All matching is performed externally via a third-party NIST-approved provider in an isolated black box environment.
• eMotive Continuous, FCRA-compliant criminal background check system requiring explicit employee consent. Performs automated notifications of relevant new criminal activity for insider threat mitigation, covering employees, contractors, and vendors. Operates under U.S. federal and state background screening laws. Does not review social media, credit scores, property records, or educational history.
• Insurance Reduction Program Risk mitigation program offered in partnership with PointZero Risk Intelligence that enables eligible facilities to qualify for up to 10% reduction in bundled commercial insurance premiums, three-year premium lock-in, and risk reclassification for improved underwriting. Applies to hotels, schools, universities, airports, healthcare facilities, and retail environments using Biometrica's RTIS, RVIS, and eMotive solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Real-time alerts delivered within 30-60 seconds of threat detection
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• PointZero Risk IntelligencecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPointZero Risk Intelligence is the exclusive partner for Biometrica's Insurance Reduction & Risk Management Program. Powered by Biometrica's real-time privacy-first technologies (RTIS, RVIS, eMotive), PointZero helps clients quantify risk mitigation impact, reduce liability exposures, and achieve measurable insurance outcomes including up to 10% premium reductions and three-year premium lock-in. PointZero manages relationships with insurance partners Ryan Specialty and Marsh McLennan.
• OffenderWatchcoreTechnology or IntegrationOffenderWatch partnership provides integrated access to sex offender registry data within Biometrica's RVIS system. The partnership enhances real-time detection of registered sex offenders near school grounds and supports identification of absconding sex offenders. Combined with RVIS, this creates a real-time, community-wide safety network for K-12 schools.
• VTAS (Visual Topic Analysis System)strategicTechnology or IntegrationVTAS provides AI-powered video analytics technology that complements Biometrica's real-time identification systems. The partnership enables enhanced sensor capabilities for threat and victim identification without requiring mass surveillance infrastructure.
• National Child Protection Task Force (NCPTF)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission-aligned nonprofit organization focused on child protection. Biometrica supports NCPTF through its MMIP Fusion Center and child protection solutions, providing technology and training tools for investigators working on missing and exploited children cases.
• Tuscarora CorpminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCounty government-focused partnership through TCC (Tuscarora Corp Government Division) supporting Biometrica's market penetration with county-level law enforcement agencies and officials.
• International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators (IAHTI)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association supporting investigators specializing in human trafficking cases. Partnership provides training resources, best practice sharing, and operational support for Biometrica's human trafficking prevention solutions deployed at hotels and hospitality venues.
• NCJTC (National Criminal Justice Training Center)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner providing law enforcement education programs that incorporate Biometrica's technology solutions. NCJTC supports deployment training for Biometrica systems including RTIS, RVIS, and UMbRA access for credentialed officers.
• Federated ITminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT services partner providing implementation and consulting support for Biometrica system deployments, particularly for government and law enforcement agency clients requiring specialized integration with existing infrastructure.
• CRI (Crime Reconstruction & Investigation)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCrime reconstruction and investigation consulting partner supporting law enforcement agencies in utilizing Biometrica's analytical tools for complex case investigations and evidentiary analysis.
• Skull Games SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized gaming and casino security technology partner supporting Biometrica's deployment in casino environments through the VisualCasino product suite. Addresses unique requirements for gaming facility security and compliance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Clearview AI: Direct competitor providing facial recognition for law enforcement investigations. Clearview built its database by scraping public social media, while Biometrica's UMbRA is 100% law-enforcement-sourced. Both target police, sheriff's offices, and fusion centers with real-time face matching workflows.
• DataWorks Plus: Provides facial recognition systems (e.g., IDEMIA's MorphoFace) integrated with law enforcement mugshot databases. Directly comparable to Biometrica's UMbRA + RTIS architecture, serving similar police and sheriff customers with face matching against booking photo repositories.
• Vigilant Solutions (Motorola Solutions): Acquired by Motorola Solutions, Vigilant provides license plate recognition and facial recognition for law enforcement. Targets the same law enforcement buyers with similar real-time identification workflows and database-driven matching.
• Checkr: Leading background check provider for employment screening, directly comparable to Biometrica's eMotive continuous employee monitoring product. Both serve employers for FCRA-compliant workforce risk management, though Checkr focuses on pre-hire while eMotive is continuous post-hire.
• Sterling (Sterling Talent Solutions): Enterprise background screening provider comparable to eMotive. Serves HR and compliance teams across industries with continuous monitoring, identity verification, and criminal record checks under FCRA.
• OffenderWatch: Sex offender registry management platform that is already a Biometrica technology partner for RVIS integration. Closest direct peer for the K-12 school sex offender proximity use case and a relevant comparison point for the registry database business model.

Broad incumbents

• IDEMIA (formerly MorphoTrust): Global identity and biometrics incumbent supplying facial recognition, identity verification, and credentialing to law enforcement, border agencies, and financial institutions. Comparable technology but as part of a much broader portfolio including government ID and payments.
• NEC (NeoFace): NEC's NeoFace Express is a major law enforcement facial recognition platform used by US police agencies and airports. Provides similar real-time matching against watchlists but as part of NEC's broader biometrics and public safety portfolio.
• Palantir Technologies: Data analytics platform serving law enforcement and intelligence agencies (e.g., Gotham). Comparable in that it ingests law enforcement data to support investigations, though broader in scope than Biometrica's threat/victim identification focus.

Emerging players

• Cognitec Systems: German facial recognition vendor whose FaceVACS engine powers several law enforcement and border control deployments. Comparable technology stack and similar end customers but operates as a backend engine provider rather than full-service public safety platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/biometricasystemsinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biometrica-systems

Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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