The startup develops forensic science technology that employs a non-contact, non-destructive scanning method to extract latent fingerprints from digital devices. This technology enables law enforcement agencies to recover critical forensic evidence without damaging the original device.
Funding
$580K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional forensic techniques for evidence recovery can be destructive or require specific environmental conditions, potentially compromising the integrity of the evidence and limiting its availability for further analysis. Current methods may also be ineffective on certain surfaces or in challenging field conditions, hindering the ability to recover critical evidence.
Solution
Smytec provides forensic evidence recovery technology using non-contact, non-destructive hybrid-spectral imaging. The BlindSite technology allows for the search, location, targeting, and capture of a wide variety of evidence types from hundreds of different porous and non-porous surfaces. The system can be used in bright daylight or darkened conditions without prior chemical or physical enhancement techniques. The handheld, portable system integrates multi-spectral and hyper-spectral imaging for high-quality evidence search and capture.
Target Audience
The primary customers are law enforcement agencies, forensic service providers, defense agencies, and security services requiring advanced evidence retrieval techniques.
Features
- Non-contact, non-destructive (NCND) evidence recovery
- Hybrid-Spectral Imaging System: multi-spectral and hyper-spectral in a single, handheld device
- Ability to operate in bright sunlight or darkened conditions
- Compatible with a wide range of porous and non-porous surfaces
- No chemical or physical processing required
- Connectivity and compatibility with Case Management Systems
- Secondary scene recording camera (bodycam concept)
- Non-contact digital scalebar
- Real-time image analysis tools, including histogram and gain adjustments
- Optional in-built AFIS for immediate identification of a suspect
- Available in Fingermarks Lite, Fingermarks Pro, and Multi-Evidence versions