6 years ago

B-Secur Secures £4 Million to Expand ECG Biometrics Business

  • B-Secur, a Belfast-based ECG biometrics company, raised £4 million in follow-on funding from Accelerated Digital Ventures (ADV) and Kernel Capital

  • The company will use the funds to expand its business reach

  • B-Secur provides software solutions that use ECG/EKG biometrics for user authentication and beyond, to health and wellness metrics

  • They launched its Heartkey brand at CES, which combines unique user identification with advanced physiological monitoring for health and wellness purposes

  • They are now partnering with some of the world’s top motoring manufacturers, global wearable and fitness tracker technology firms and semiconductor manufacturers, to embed Heartkey into multiple everyday technologies and wearables.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "Using passwords or other traditional methods of authentication is inconvenient, insecure, and can be easily compromised."

      Solution

      "B-Secur uses the unique electrical signal of an individual's heartbeat (ECG) to create a more secure and convenient method of authentication. They are embedding this technology into multiple everyday technologies and wearables, such as cars and fitness trackers."

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