Tech Company Financing Transactions

LifeRaft Funding Round

LifeRaft, based in Halifax NS, secured $1.5 million from private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/10/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,450,000
Round
Series A
Investors

private investors (Michael Durland)

Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to expand its sales and marketing efforts, and to further drive product development to retain and add to the list of major commercial customers around the world.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
211 Horseshoe Lake Dr.
Halifax NS, B3S 0B9
Canada
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
LifeRaft identifies potential threats to public safety by gathering actionable intelligence from all major social media channels, such as Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, specifically classifying it to determine the risk level.
Profile
LifeRaft LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
LifeRaft Company Twitter Account
Company News
LifeRaft News
Facebook
LifeRaft on Facebook
YouTube
LifeRaft on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
John Gallinaugh
  John Gallinaugh LinkedIn Profile  John Gallinaugh Twitter Account  John Gallinaugh News  John Gallinaugh on Facebook
Chief Marketing Officer
Darren MacLeod
  Darren MacLeod LinkedIn Profile  Darren MacLeod Twitter Account  Darren MacLeod News  Darren MacLeod on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Eduardo Capouya
  Eduardo Capouya LinkedIn Profile  Eduardo Capouya Twitter Account  Eduardo Capouya News  Eduardo Capouya on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Mary Leslie
  Mary Leslie LinkedIn Profile  Mary Leslie Twitter Account  Mary Leslie News  Mary Leslie on Facebook


 

 

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