CLEAR is a biometric identity company founded in 2003 and relaunched under current leadership in 2010 after being acquired out of bankruptcy by Caryn Seidman Becker. The company operates a platform that uses face, eye, and fingerprint recognition to verify identity, replacing physical IDs and passwords to enable frictionless access in both physical and digital environments. It serves millions of members across North America.
The platform's most established use case is expedited airport security, available at more than 60 locations. Members can also use CLEAR for biometric entry at sports stadiums and live event venues. Beyond physical spaces, CLEAR has extended its identity verification capabilities into digital contexts, including a partnership with LinkedIn to help users verify their identities online.
CLEAR's technical work spans biometric data capture and processing, identity authentication, physical access systems, and digital identity verification infrastructure. The company's platform is designed to operate across a range of environments - airports, venues, and online platforms - under a unified identity layer.