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Chui

500 Global

4 known investors

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Alex Grasunlockedknows Nezare Chafni · together at Southern Methodist University (overlapped)
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Trueface, part of BigBear.ai, offers computer vision SDKs and a dockerized container that apply machine learning to camera feeds for facial recognition, object detection, and spoof mitigation. Its technology is deployed on customers' own infrastructure to support security and identity validation across physical environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep Tech

Founders & leadership

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Nezare ChafniinFounder & CTO @ Trueface.ai2017–2022Nezare Chafni is a software engineer with expertise in computer vision and deep learning who previously served as co-founder and CTO of Chui before co-founding Trueface, a computer vision startup offering machine learning-based SDKs for facial recognition and object detection.
SMShaun Moore
Shaun MooreinCEO and Founder. (ACQUIRED BY PANGIAM)2013–2021Shaun Moore co-founded Trueface, a computer vision company acquired by Pangiam in 2021, and currently leads TERN, which develops positioning systems. He previously worked at Merrill Lynch and has co-founded multiple startups in content and mobile applications.

Investors · 4

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K
Scout VenturesAustin · $2M – $5M
Scout VenturesAustin · $2M – $5M
Lavrock VenturesreportedWashington

Competitors · 2

by search overlap
Hugging Face12 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
Bigbear11 shared keywordsBigBear.ai provides decision intelligence solutions for supply chains, logistics, enterprise operations, autonomous systems, and cybersecurity, serving defense, intelligence, manufacturing, and homeland security sectors. The company combines artificial intelligence, modeling, and data analytics to help leaders extract actionable insights from complex operational environments.

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Non-dilutive funding · 4 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken
AgencyPhaseYearAmount
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase ISTTR2021$149.5K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2020$999.1K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase II2019$558.8K
U.S. Air ForceAir ForcePhase I2019$49.6K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

Trueface raises .7M to grow real-time facial biometrics business | Biometric Updatebiometricupdate.com · Aug 2019Trueface raises $3.7M to recognise that gun, as it's being pulled, in real time | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jul 2019

Frequently asked questions

What does Chui do?
Trueface, part of BigBear.ai, offers computer vision SDKs and a dockerized container that apply machine learning to camera feeds for facial recognition, object detection, and spoof mitigation. Its technology is deployed on customers' own infrastructure to support security and identity validation across physical environments.
Who founded Chui?
Chui was founded by Nezare Chafni, Shaun Moore.
Who are Chui's investors?
Chui's investors include 500 Global, Scout Ventures, Scout Ventures, Lavrock Ventures.