Kooba develops cloud-based image recognition solutions that integrate state-of-the-art visual recognition in applications.
Acquired by Qualcomm
kooaba AG, a Zurich based start-up company, was founded in 2006 as a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. Holding various patents, the company is a pioneer in sophisticated image recognition technology that connects the physical world to digital content and was the first to introduce mobile visual search. Its
flagship product, Shortcut, is a mobile app that bridges the gap between the static printed newspaper format and dynamic online social sharing utilities.