Tech Company Financing Transactions
SafetyCulture Funding Round
SafetyCulture closed a $23 million Series B funding round on 10/19/2016. Investors included Index Ventures, Blackbird Ventures and private investors.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
10/19/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$23,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Index Ventures (Lead Investor) (Jan Hammer)
Blackbird Ventures (Rick Baker)
private investors (Scott Farquhar)
Proceeds Purpose
The funding will be used to focus on marketing efforts, product development, customer outreach and global team expansion to continue gaining ground in the $150 billion market.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Mobile
Mailing Address
2114 Central St. 6th Floor
Kansas City, MO 64108
USA
Kansas City, MO 64108
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
SafetyCulture is a safety company founded in Townsville in 2004. In 2011, CEO Luke Anear noticed the adoption of smartphones in everyday life. From that point on we started testing and developing solutions for safety in the workplace, based around a smartphone app platform.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Luke Anear
Chief Financial Officer
Rachael McVean
Chief Operating Officer
Alistair Venn
General Manager
Robert Butler
General Manager
Daniel Joyce
VP - Customer Service
Erin Carr
VP - Customer Service
Nicky Chenery
VP - Customer Service
Michael Welch
VP - Engineering
Thomas Dance
VP - Engineering
Kevin McHugh
VP - Engineering
Crevan Murphy
VP - Engineering
Brett Porter
VP - Engineering
James Simpson
VP - Marketing
Peter Ikladious
VP - Product Management
Brian Swift
VP - Product Management
Manoj Verghese
VP - Product Management
Karim Zuhri
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