Facial Recognition Firm Face++ Raises Record-Breaking USD460 Million in Series C Funding Round
Xu Wei
DATE:  Nov 01 2017
/ SOURCE:  Yicai
Facial Recognition Firm Face++ Raises Record-Breaking USD460 Million in Series C Funding Round Facial Recognition Firm Face++ Raises Record-Breaking USD460 Million in Series C Funding Round

(Yicai Global) Nov. 1 -- Megvii Technology Ltd., also known as Face++, said yesterday that it series C funding round secured USD460 million, a record-high amount for the facial recognition field. State-owned China VC Fund, Ant Financial Services Group and Foxconn Technology Group [TWSE:2317] led the financing campaign.

C1 and C2 sub-rounds formed the round, which introduced important investors including Russia-China Investment Fund (RCFI), Sunshine Insurance Group Corp., SK Group, Face++ said.

The State Council approved the establishment of China VC Fund, and the sovereign wealth funds of China and Russia set up RCFI.

Face++ did not disclose how much each backer put in.

Founded in 2011 as a facial recognition technology firm, Face++ became an artificial intelligence unicorn within six years. The firm's tools use biological indicators and computer image processing and have applications in finance, business and security.

Face++ will further expand its presence in the financial and urban security market. The group said it has set up smart city collaborations with dozens of provincial capitals, and worked with several first-tier mobile phone manufacturers in China on smartification.

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Keywords:   Face++,Ant Financial Services,China's State-Owned Venture Capital Fund