(Incorporated in Colorado)

Founded in 2015, ROC is a consistently top-tier rated U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-operated provider of advanced biometric, facial recognition, and Vision AI solutions. We develop and deploy innovative technologies that enhance safety, security, and convenience globally, while upholding principles of fairness and privacy. Our solutions are trusted by U.S. and international military branches, law enforcement agencies, financial technology firms, and commercial enterprises, with our multimodal capabilities consistently demonstrating robust performance in rigorous government evaluations and in over 300 million annual identity verification transactions for major financial institutions. We believe our customer-centric approach and superior algorithms allow us to displace foreign incumbents and offer a transparent alternative to address the growing threat of “Poison AI” as discussed below.

ROC is an independent American artificial intelligence company redefining the global standard for Vision AI in identity, security, and digital forensics. Our Vision AI platform delivers real-time facial recognition, multimodal biometric verification, video analytics, and AI-powered evidence analysis to mission-critical organizations across both private and public sectors. ROC’s biometric algorithms are routinely ranked by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) as among the most accurate and computationally efficient globally. Our solutions outperform legacy foreign-built systems at a fraction of the cost, with faster deployment and stronger trust. As demand for trusted AI accelerates across law enforcement, defense, and regulated commercial sectors, ROC is scaling rapidly through a growing network of integrators and multi-year deals. We are expanding from a foundation of government leadership into high-growth commercial markets such as access control, physical security, and identity verification. Our international pipeline spans the Middle East, Asia–Pacific (“APAC”), and other strategic regions where national AI and identity investments are surging. With sovereign U.S. development, deep technical leadership, a vertically integrated platform, and proven field results, we believe ROC is positioned to become the category-defining leader in operational Vision AI.

ROC builds AI that sees, identifies, and interprets the physical world. Our focus is on biometric identity, digital forensics, and real-time video analytics. In a market long dominated by foreign-built legacy platforms, ROC is executing a clear mission: to restore the United States as the global leader in Vision AI. We are displacing outdated, overpriced, foreign systems with American-built solutions that are leaner, more efficient, and more affordable. We believe ROC platforms routinely cost a fraction of legacy alternatives, yet deliver higher accuracy, faster deployment, and superior customer support — all while sustaining strong margins. This operational advantage is rooted in our disciplined model: we’ve never taken outside capital, and we build everything with purpose and precision.

ROC uses the term “Vision AI” as a branch of artificial intelligence focused on transforming unstructured visual data into structured, explainable insight. Vision AI is not generative or conversational. It is operational AI, built for accuracy, speed, and auditability. Whether it is deployed in a military checkpoint, a digital evidence lab, or a financial onboarding workflow, Vision AI enables real-time decisions with transparency and accountability.

ROC’s algorithmic efficiency has long been a strategic advantage. Our AI models typically require only a fraction of the compute power that legacy platforms demand, allowing us to deploy faster, operate leaner, and scale without excess infrastructure. For example, an analysis published on February 20, 2024, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT) showed that ROC’s latent fingerprint algorithm was capable of searching a database more than 500 times faster than every other vendor who was benchmarked. 

We support secure, air-gapped installations as well as cloud-native delivery, and are actively attaining Criminal Justice Information Services (“CJIS”) and related compliance standards to support our growing federal and state customer base. Our engineering team includes experts who have built mission-critical systems for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (the “FBI”) and other agencies, ensuring our platforms are secure, interoperable, and optimized for rapid integration through exposed Application Programming Interfaces (“APIs”) and robust reference applications.

ROC’s mission and leadership emerged from the U.S. national security community. Prior to creating ROC, our founders, Brendan Klare and Joshua Klontz, worked within the facial recognition research group at Noblis, Inc., which is a science and technology services provider to leading U.S. national security agencies. Our founders’ work included supporting a major case study for the FBI, regarding the deployment of facial recognition technology during the course of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing investigation. Our CEO, B. Scott Swann, served an 18-year career with the FBI, where he fulfilled multiple executive roles advancing technology, to include Special Assistant in the FBI Director’s Office for the Science and Technology Executive Assistant Director; Executive Officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and Unit Chief at the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. Mr. Swann led the FBI’s major case study on the Boston Marathon Bombing, through which he first met and worked with Mr. Klare and Mr. Klontz. Mr. Swann worked closely with the FBI’s CJIS division, the FBI’s central repository and search database for fingerprints and other biometric evidence.