SceneTap comes to Austin

A new tech start-up called SceneTap, which originated in Chicago, is relocating to Austin. SceneTap offers a free night-life mobile app that "uses cameras equipped with anonymous facial detection technology to monitor crowds at select clubs."

The app then lists details such as "crowd size, male-to-female ratios and the average age of club-goers" and also lists bar deals and specials. The free app is available for both iPhone and Android users. Venues pay a subscription for SceneTap to install and use its equipment.

SceneTap currently staffs 15 people, and the company is looking to hire "five to 10 additional workers — mostly information technology positions — during the next three to four months and as many as 30 within a year," according to this article in the Austin American-Statesman.