# Shaun Moore

> Shaun Moore is the co-founder and CEO of TERN, an Austin-based startup building an Independently Derived Positioning System (IDPS) that locates vehicles using onboard sensors and map data alone - no satellites, no GPS, no cellular. Before TERN, he founded Trueface, which became one of the world's fastest facial-recognition platforms before its 2021 acquisition by Pangiam. A two-patent inventor, global keynote speaker, and World Economic Forum contributor, Moore builds companies that challenge foundational assumptions across technology, policy, and capital.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at TERN
- **Organizations:** TERN, Trueface, Pangiam
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Business Honors, graduated with Distinction, Southern Methodist University, Coursework, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Trueface to become one of the world's fastest facial-recognition platforms, acquired by Pangiam in 2021, Holds multiple patents in computer vision and biometric access control, Named Analytics Insight 40 Under 40 Innovator (2019)

## Career timeline

- **2006-2010** — Studied Business Honors at Southern Methodist University, admitted to selective portfolio-management and alternative-asset programs
- **2012** — Left a finance role at Merrill Lynch in Chicago and booked a one-way ticket to Casablanca, Morocco to pursue entrepreneurship; co-founded Trueface
- **2015-2023** — Built Trueface into one of the world's fastest facial-recognition platforms; filed multiple computer-vision patents
- **2019-2020** — Named EY Entrepreneur of the Year (LA) semi-finalist; Analytics Insight 40 Under 40 Innovator; CogX Best Innovation in Computer Vision
- **2021** — Trueface acquired by Pangiam (May 2021); Moore continued as Board Director and Chief AI Officer
- **2023** — Co-founded TERN to build a signal-independent positioning system
- **2024-02** — TERN emerged from stealth; raised $4.4M seed round
- **2025-03** — Demonstrated IDPS deriving a position from nothing on a live drive through Austin at SXSW
- **2025-10** — TERN raised $7.5M seed extension led by Scout VC with Vanderbilt Endowment and others

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Trueface to become one of the world's fastest facial-recognition platforms, acquired by Pangiam in 2021
- Holds multiple patents in computer vision and biometric access control
- Named Analytics Insight 40 Under 40 Innovator (2019)
- EY Entrepreneur of the Year - Los Angeles semi-finalist (2019, 2020)
- CogX Best Innovation in Computer Vision (2020)
- Contributed to World Economic Forum work on responsible use of emerging technologies
- Co-founded TERN and raised a combined $11.9M to build a GPS-free positioning system

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — TERN closed a $7.5M seed extension led by Scout VC, with Vanderbilt Endowment, Shadow Capital, and Bravo Victor VC, to accelerate satellite-free navigation.
- **2025-03** — Demonstrated live GPS-free positioning on a drive through Austin at SXSW.

## Links

- Website: https://tern.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunpmoore/

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Last updated: 2026-06-21