Company Profile

IQ Engines Inc
Profile last edited on: 7/3/19      CAGE: 4LEQ8      UEI:

Business Identifier: Image recognition platform: automatically tags and organizes user photos
Year Founded
2006
First Award
2007
Latest Award
2013
Program Status
Inactive (Acquired)
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Location Information

2039 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
   (510) 592-4731
   info@iqengines.com
   www.iqengines.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 13
County: Alameda

Public Profile

In August 2013, IQ Engines, Inc. was acquired by Yahoo! Inc. IQ Engines, Inc. operates an image recognition engine that recognizes and labels photos, and monetizes images by matching them to relevant retailers, and advertisers or Web photo publishers. Its products and services enable to submit images taken on mobile device with the Application to the company's image labeling services. The company's image labeling services then return a label or identification tag for submitted image query back to the Application. Its products and services are also used for mobile visual search, such as turning customers' Internet-connected camera into a mobile search tool for finding information with a single snapshot; photo hosts, including monetizing photos through image search, contextual advertising, search engine optimization, objectionable content filtering, and user statistics; and image intelligence applications through an API interface for retailers, photo hosts, and mobile phone manufacturers.

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
15-19
Revenue Range
1.5M-2M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects

Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2013 2 NIH $1,137,486
Project Title: Mobile Search For The Visually Impaired
2008 2 NSF $600,000
Project Title: Image Search Engine using Dynamic Routing Circuits

Key People / Management

  Gerald Pesavento -- President and Founder

  Pierre Garrigues -- Founder