FC: SafeView "holographic" body imaging technology gets funding

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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Subject: SafeView funding
Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 08:10:46 -0400
From: John Verity <john.verity () verizon net>
To: <declan () well com>

this might interest you, from VentureWire today:

 o SafeView Raises $6 Million in Series A Financing

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- SafeView, developer of
a portal system that uses millimeter wave holographic
technology to screen people in
airports, commercial buildings, entertainment
venues, government and military facilities, and
correctional institutions for weapons and contraband
material, said it has raised $6 million in Series
A funding.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) led the round,
which included participated from its associated
fund DFJePlanet, Stanford University, and InVision
Technologies. This round included $1 million in
debt financing that converted into equity. The proceeds
from the round will be used to commercialize the
company's portal system.

In addition to the financing, John Fisher, managing
director at DFJ, has joined the board.

As a result of its strategic investment, InVision
will be the exclusive distributor of the portal
systems in commercial aviation and airport markets
in the U.S. and Europe.

The portal system transmits ultra-high frequency,
low powered radar waves as people pass through the
portal. The waves penetrate clothing and reflect
off of the person's skin
and any items being carried. A sensor array
captures the reflected waves and uses a desktop
computer to analyze the information and produce
a high-resolution, 3-D image from the signals.

SafeView holds an exclusive license to commercialize
the holographic technology from Battelle, which
manages the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
for the Department of Energy.

http://www.safe-view.com




John W. Verity
973-762-2975




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