Strong Technology and Certification Milestones
Achieved multiple high-assurance certifications and lab results: ISO 30107 Level 3 for Presentation Attack Detection, ISO 27001 for information security, FIDO2 Server Certification, and top results in NIST IR 8491 for gender and race parity (lowest ratio bias). Completed DHS RIVR evaluations and was one of 5 vendors to meet all DHS high-performance benchmarks in Selfie-to-Document (one of 3 with zero failure to extract and delivered the lowest false match rate among peers). These validations materially strengthen credibility in government and regulated enterprise markets.
Product Advancements — Intelligent Liveness and Orchestration
Launched next-generation Intelligent Liveness (subsecond capture, reduced false negatives, improved spoof adaptability) and expanded the Awareness orchestration platform to support modular multi-modal biometrics, enterprise-grade security, and vendor-agnostic deployments — positioning the company as a foundational biometric identity provider.
Customer Engagements, Pilots and References
Expanded real-world footprint with deployments and pilots: first mobile biometric solution in a U.S. federal agency, pilot biometric time & attendance in a Caribbean nation, and biometric boarding testing at Orlando International Airport (flagship travel/border reference with DHS and Greater Orlando Aviation Authority). Continued engagement with law enforcement and expanded partner ecosystem.
Retention and Pipeline Composition
Retention performance described as strong and well above industry benchmarks; pipeline composed of approximately 75% new logos and 25% expansion, signaling broad opportunity for future bookings and land-and-expand growth.
Balance Sheet Strength
Ended fiscal year with $22.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities and no debt, providing runway to fund continued technology and go-to-market investments.
Q4 Expense Improvement and Adjusted EBITDA Stability
Operating expenses improved in Q4 to $6.1M from $6.3M prior year (down ~3.2%), reflecting absence of prior-year one-time CEO transition costs. Adjusted EBITDA loss for Q4 remained flat at $0.8M compared to the prior-year quarter.