LiveSafe, led by CEO Carolyn Parent and based in New York City, offers a people-sourced safety and security intelligence platform for enterprises. The platform is used to surface actionable insights to mitigate risks such as workplace violence, insider threats, workplace injuries, malfeasance, sexual harassment, and cyber threats. Its customer base spans retailers, utilities, healthcare, transportation and logistics, colleges and universities, sports teams and arenas, events, corporations and federal agencies. LiveSafe is used by more than 300 enterprises, universities and organizations, including Hearst, IAC, Cox Communications, Brookfield Properties, the Consumer Technology Association and the San Francisco 49ers. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate strategic partnerships, expand sales and marketing, and further build out its product offerings. The description and metrics reflect information disclosed in the article. LiveSafe is an Arlington, VA-based mobile safety communications platform led by CEO Carolyn Parent. It provides an actionable, crowd-sourced intelligence gathering platform for security officials at major corporations and educational institutions. The software enables real-time, two-way communication between individuals and security and facilities teams. Users can report incidents or suspicious activity through text, videos and pictures, giving security teams rich, real-time situational awareness. The company plans to use financing proceeds to support sales-related initiatives and expansion. LiveSafe provides a mobile platform that enables two-way, real-time interaction between individuals and security and facilities teams. Users can send text, photos and videos along with precise location information to report incidents ranging from routine maintenance needs to suspicious activity and safety threats. The solution is deployed across businesses, hospitals, malls, college campuses and large sports and entertainment arenas. Customers named in the article include Hearst, Cox Communications and the San Francisco 49ers. Led by CEO Carolyn Parent, the company recently received outside venture funding and added a FedEx-affiliated investor to its board. LiveSafe provides an enterprise-grade mobile safety communications platform and customizable smartphone apps that let users send location-tagged text, photos, video and requests for help to security and facilities teams. Its cloud-based Command Dashboard supports scalable mass notification, peer-to-peer safety tools like SafeWalk™, and other safety resources. The platform is used by universities, large sports and entertainment arenas, and businesses, with clients including Cox Enterprises, Hearst, Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Levi’s® Stadium, USC, Arizona State, Yale and Virginia Tech. Since its founding the platform has expanded to serve nearly a million people across campuses, arenas and workplaces. LiveSafe announced a $4 million Series A investment from Hearst Ventures and IAC, which the company says will support more rapid expansion in its core enterprise and education markets. The company also named Carolyn Parent as CEO and president as part of the funding announcement. LiveSafe provides a two-way, crowdsourced personal-safety smartphone app connected to a cloud-based command center. The platform leverages the proliferation of smartphones to help prevent and respond to dangerous threats to individuals and the general public. It creates a new two-way channel of communication between communities and safety officials in settings such as schools, malls, sporting events, public transportation, and local communities. LiveSafe also offers a suite of emergency services, including real-time location tracking for users in distress. The company says its tools enable safety officials to better identify and assess threats, prevent crimes, and save lives. LiveSafe announced a $6.5M Series A led by IAC to help scale the impact of its mobile safety application.

Total raised

$27M

Funding rounds

6

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Sep 2018