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VieVu

Body camera competitor acquired by Axon in 2018
Tracked because Body camera competitor acquired by Axon in 2018 · 10 documented connections
Facts on record2
Connections mapped10
Sources cited10
✦ Thin coverage gap +28 connected to 10 entities · only 2 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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PATTERN institution → [contractor] → company → [Product/Technolog... 16× PATTERN company → [Product/Technology Provider] → company → [cont... 16× PATTERN person → [employment] → company → [Product/Technology Pro... 15× PATTERN company → [Product/Technology Provider] → company → [empl... 15× PATTERN company → [competitor] → company → [acquisition] → company 12×
Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Rialto Police Department government agency
Customer/Deployment Partner
VieVu body cameras were deployed by the Rialto Police Department in California as part of a landmark study on the effect of body-worn cameras on police use-of-force incidents.
→ Helen Tolar person
Business Executive
Helen Tolar served as Vice President of Marketing at VieVu, overseeing the company's public relations and product marketing for law enforcement body cameras.
→ James Norton person
Business Executive
James Norton served as Vice President of Sales at VieVu, managing the company's sales operations for body-worn camera systems to police departments.
→ Axon Enterprise company
acquisition
Axon acquired body camera competitor VieVu for $4.6 million in cash and $2.5 million in stock in 2018
Facts (2)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 158d ago · Avg age: 972d
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)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated VieVu filed filing with the SEC on 2021-07-12. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2021-07-12 Added: 13 Apr 2026 ↗ RECORDS: SEC EDGAR: filing — VieVu (2021-07-12)
Raw Filing Records (1) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Search scope note: No usaspending contracts found for "VieVu" in automated database search as of 2026-04-13. This reflects search coverage limits, not confirmed absence from public record.
Added: 13 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: VieVu — USASpending contracts (no results)
All Connections (10)
→ Axon Enterprise company
acquisition confirmed
Axon acquired body camera competitor VieVu for $4.6 million in cash and $2.5 million in stock in 2018
→ Seth Stoughton person
Academic Researcher/User secondary since 2015
Seth Stoughton, a University of South Carolina law professor and former police officer, analyzed VieVu body camera footage for research on police decision-making and use-of-force.
Customer/Data Provider secondary since 2016
The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPD) used VieVu body cameras and provided footage data to The Lab @ DC for policy research.
→ Helen Tolar person
Business Executive primary since 2013
Helen Tolar served as Vice President of Marketing at VieVu, overseeing the company's public relations and product marketing for law enforcement body cameras.
→ James Norton person
Business Executive primary since 2013
James Norton served as Vice President of Sales at VieVu, managing the company's sales operations for body-worn camera systems to police departments.
→ Palantir Technologies company
Product/Technology Provider secondary since 2014
VieVu is a wearable camera system that was integrated with Palantir's Gotham platform for police body-worn camera data management and analysis, notably used by the Rialto Police Department.
→ Rialto Police Department government agency
Customer/Deployment Partner primary since 2012
VieVu body cameras were deployed by the Rialto Police Department in California as part of a landmark study on the effect of body-worn cameras on police use-of-force incidents.
→ The Lab @ DC organization
Research Partner secondary since 2016
The Lab @ DC, the District of Columbia's government innovation lab, worked with VieVu camera data for research on policing and public safety.
→ David Yokum person
Research Collaborator secondary since 2016
David Yokum, as director of The Lab @ DC, conducted research using VieVu body camera data to study police-citizen interactions and procedural justice.
← Josh M. Isner person
affiliation secondary since 2026
Josh M. Isner appears in the database immediately after and in close proximity to 'VieVu', suggesting a potential direct or historical corporate affiliation (possibly as employee, officer, or founder). However, no documentary evidence beyond the database adjacency is provided.
Sources (10)
2018-05-18 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — VieVu (2018-05-18) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2019-02-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — VieVu (2019-02-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-07-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — VieVu (2021-07-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: VieVu not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: VieVu — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: VieVu — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: VieVu — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: VieVu — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: VieVu — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-07-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — VieVu (2021-07-12) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt