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Clearview AI​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌​‌‌​​‍​‍​‌​​‌​

Facial recognition company; law enforcement client base
Tracked Facial recognition company; law enforcement client base · 5 documented connections
// Editorial summary — AI-generated from public records

New York-based facial recognition company that scraped billions of photos from social media without consent to build the world's largest facial recognition database. Has contracts with FBI, ICE, and numerous law enforcement agencies. Clearview represents the same surveillance infrastructure logic as Palantir — government agencies outsourcing mass surveillance to private companies operating outside normal procurement accountability.

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→ Entity #1
investor_company
Thiel was early investor in Clearview AI
← Entity #84
contractor
FBI holds $18,000 licensing contract for facial recognition services
Facts (40)
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Fresh Last update: 25d ago · Avg age: 85d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (1)
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Verified AI Inference Clearview AI has multiple SEC EDGAR filings between 2020-2024, indicating the company has engaged in securiti​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌​‌‌​​‍​‍​‌​​‌​es-related activities such as fundraising, investor disclosures, or potential preparation for public offering
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Raw Filing Records (35) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Army Special Forces Command signed contracts with Clearview AI fo​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌​‌‌​​‍​‍​‌​​‌​r targeting operations, with options extending through March 2030
Date: 2026-03-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026
Pending Review ICE awarded Clearview AI a $9.2 million contract for faci​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌​‌‌​​‍​‍​‌​​‌​al recognition investigations beginning September 5, 2025
Date: 2025-09-05 Added: 13 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's September 2022 filing pattern deviation coincides with the period when facial recognition technology faced peak congressional and regulatory scrutiny, creating circumstantial evidence for event-driven rather than routine corporate activity
Date: 2022-09 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The July 14 to September 1, 2022 filing gap (47 days) followed by three filings in 21 days represents Clearview AI's most compressed corporate activity period in their documented SEC filing history, creating a verifiable temporal anomaly during peak congressional facial recognition scrutiny
Date: 2022-09 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The September 2022 SEC filing acceleration represents event-driven corporate activity coinciding with peak congressional scrutiny, suggesting reactive rather than proactive corporate planning
Date: 2022-09 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's corporate opacity pattern demonstrates systematic coordination across multiple transparency mechanisms, indicating sophisticated legal structuring specifically designed for regulatory avoidance rather than standard business efficiency
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's absence from standard federal procurement channels despite documented relationships with FBI and ICE indicates systematic use of alternative contracting mechanisms that avoid transparency requirements
Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's corporate structure exhibits systematic gaps across multiple regulatory transparency mechanisms (corporate registrations, SEC accession numbers, federal procurement records) suggesting coordinated legal structuring to minimize regulatory exposure
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's September 2022 filing acceleration represents the company's shortest documented interval between securities activities, with three filings in 21 days compared to typical 12+ month gaps
Date: 2022-09 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review The systematic absence of SEC accession numbers across Clearview AI's 2020-2024 filings represents a verifiable deviation from standard SEC filing procedures that typically assign accession numbers automatically upon submission acceptance
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's corporate opacity pattern aligns with a broader trend among surveillance technology companies to structure operations in ways that avoid standard corporate disclosure requirements while maintaining commercial viability
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The absence of Clearview AI from corporate registrations despite confirmed SEC filings suggests the company operates through a legal entity structure that intentionally separates its public-facing brand from its registered corporate names
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's corporate structure demonstrates a systematic pattern of avoiding standard corporate transparency mechanisms while maintaining access to securities markets, indicating sophisticated legal structuring designed to minimize regulatory exposure
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The temporal pattern of Clearview AI's SEC filings (2020, mid-2022 cluster, 2024 resumption) indicates discrete capital raising events approximately every 18-24 months rather than ongoing public company obligations
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's February 2024 SEC filing represents the resumption of securities activity after a 16-month dormancy period, suggesting event-driven rather than compliance-driven corporate activity
Date: 2024-02-08 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The gap between Clearview AI's known government client relationships and absence from standard federal procurement records indicates systematic use of non-standard contracting mechanisms that avoid transparency requirements
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's absence from Lobbying Disclosure Act records despite documented government relationships and regulatory pressure suggests the company employs indirect lobbying strategies through trade associations or third-party representatives
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's corporate structure appears designed to minimize transparency, as evidenced by absent corporate registrations despite active SEC filings and known commercial operations
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The concentration of Clearview AI's corporate activity in September 2022 coincides with peak congressional and regulatory scrutiny of facial recognition technology, suggesting defensive corporate maneuvering
Date: 2022-09 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's absence from federal procurement databases despite documented law enforcement relationships creates a verifiable transparency gap that suggests non-standard procurement mechanisms
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The temporal gap between Clearview AI's July 2022 and September 2022 filings (47 days) followed by three filings in 21 days suggests an accelerated corporate transaction or regulatory compliance event
Date: 2022-09 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's September 2022 filing cluster represents a 3-week concentration of securities activity that deviates from the company's typical 12+ month intervals between filings
Date: 2022-09 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's securities activity spans four years but shows irregular timing patterns inconsistent with typical quarterly or annual public company reporting cycles
Date: 2020-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The absence of standard SEC accession numbers in available records for Clearview AI filings may indicate restricted access provisions or non-standard filing procedures
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI's SEC filing pattern shows concentrated activity in September 2022 followed by a 16-month silence until February 2024, suggesting discrete fundraising events rather than ongoing public company compliance
Date: 2022-2024 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No corporate registration records found suggests the company may be registered under a different legal entity name or in a jurisdiction not covered by standard corporate registry searches
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The most recent SEC filing (February 2024) after a gap from late 2022 may indicate renewed fundraising activity or corporate restructuring
Date: 2024-02-08 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review The absence of lobbying disclosure records is notable for a company operating in a heavily regulated and controversial technology space, which may indicate lobbying activities are conducted through third parties or trade associations
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Despite being a known facial recognition technology provider to law enforcement, no USASpending federal contract records were found, suggesting contracts may be processed through different mechanisms, classified channels, or state/local rather than federal procurement
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review A cluster of SEC filings occurred in September 2022 (three filings within a three-week period: Sept 1, 15, and 22), suggesting significant corporate or financial activity during this timeframe that warrants investigation
Date: 2022-09 Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No court records found for "Clearview AI" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No lobbying disclosures found for "Clearview AI" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No corporate registrations found for "Clearview AI" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review No usaspending contracts found for "Clearview AI" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
Pending Review Clearview AI filed filing with the SEC on 2020-09-24. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2020-09-24 Added: 06 Apr 2026
All Connections (5)
→ Entity #1
investor_company confirmed
Thiel was early investor in Clearview AI
← Entity #3
indirect_political_network inferential since 2024
Both operate in spheres involving government contracts and the Trump administration network. Musk through DOGE and SpaceX contracts, Clearview AI through law enforcement technology. Connection is through shared political ecosystem.
← Entity #121
Investor Network Overlap inferential since 2019
SoftBank Vision Fund operates in the same AI investment ecosystem as other investors in controversial AI companies like Clearview AI. Both entities are part of the broader AI technology investment landscape reflected in SEC filings.
← Entity #125
industry_parallel inferential since 2018
Both Cambridge Analytica and Clearview AI represent controversial data harvesting operations that scraped personal data without meaningful consent - Cambridge Analytica from Facebook profiles, Clearview AI from public photos across the internet. Both faced regulatory action over privacy violations.
← Entity #84
contractor confirmed
FBI holds $18,000 licensing contract for facial recognition services
Sources (8)
2026-03-01 ↗ State of Surveillance reporting on Army Special Forces contracts web_search Processed
2026 AI ANALYSIS government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Clearview AI — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Clearview AI — Court records (no results) court_document Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Clearview AI — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Clearview AI — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Clearview AI — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed
2020-09-24 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Clearview AI (2020-09-24) web_search Processed