CLEAR, founded in 2003 and relaunched under Caryn Seidman Becker after an acquisition out of bankruptcy in 2010, operates a biometric identity platform that verifies individuals using face recognition, iris scanning, and fingerprints. The platform replaces physical IDs and passwords to enable access across both physical and digital environments, with members concentrated across North America.
The company's most established use case is expedited airport security, available at over 60 locations, where enrolled members bypass standard document checks through biometric verification alone. CLEAR has extended the same model to stadiums and live event venues, allowing entry without physical tickets or IDs. On the digital side, the platform supports online identity verification through partnerships - including one with LinkedIn - enabling users to prove their identity in digital contexts.
CLEAR's core engineering domains span biometrics (face, iris, and fingerprint recognition), digital identity infrastructure, and platform integrations with third-party partners. The member base numbers in the millions, and the company positions itself as addressing the tension between security rigour and user convenience in identity verification at scale.
