Rank One Computing Corp (ROC) is a biometric identity and AI software company that develops multimodal identity verification, face recognition, video analytics, and digital evidence management technology. Revenue is generated through software licensing contracts, pilot programs, and phased deployments, primarily with government agencies at federal, state, and local levels, as well as a growing commercial channel. As of the 10-K filed March 31, 2026 (fiscal year ended December 31, 2025), ROC's revenue base has consisted largely of a high volume of smaller contracts, producing lumpy, non-recurring revenue streams. The company is pursuing larger multi-year government contracts in civil ID, public safety, and defense intelligence as its next growth stage. A secondary commercial segment serves financial companies, retail enterprises, and access control applications through a channel partner network, with described pipeline momentum in the Middle East and APAC regions. ROC operates as an American-made, security-focused software provider competing in Vision AI, biometrics, video analytics, and digital evidence management markets.

Revenue model

Software licensing fees and government contracts, structured primarily as pilot programs, phased deployments, and single-agency integrations as of FY2025. ROC also offers flexible deployment models, including on-premise licensing for government clients and cloud or containerized deployments for commercial clients. The company discloses a transition strategy toward larger, multi-year government contracts to improve revenue predictability.

Products and services

ROC's product portfolio spans four segments disclosed in the FY2025 10-K: Vision AI, biometrics (multimodal face recognition and identity verification), video analytics, and digital evidence management. The company offers both on-premise and cloud-based biometric APIs, with edge computing capabilities. Software licensing agreements incorporate a Code of Ethics for face recognition use, first published November 19, 2019.

Customers and end markets

Primary customers are U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies, with contracts subject to government procurement regulations including the Truth in Negotiations Act. Secondary end markets include global financial companies, retail enterprises, and infrastructure-critical access control sectors. The company also serves global system integrators who white-label ROC technology.

Value-chain role

ROC operates as a software platform and algorithm provider, sitting upstream of system integrators and end-deployers. It licenses identity and biometric software to integrators, government agencies, and commercial enterprises rather than building or operating physical security infrastructure.

Geographic exposure

Primarily U.S.-based government and commercial customers, with described international pipeline activity in the Middle East and APAC regions as of the FY2025 10-K filing.

Source: SEC 10-K, filed 2026-03-31

Industry: Services-Prepackaged Software