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Participated · Seed · Apr 2023

lockr is a consumer-focused platform for digital identity, consent, and data that offers products including Identity lockr and lockrMail. It was launched in 2021 by Keith Petri, an experienced data management executive who has two prior eight-figure exits. lockrMail is a persistent email address service that forwards messages to a user's real email with allow/block controls, patent-pending automated filters, and custom digests, while Identity lockr provides consumer-consented identity solutions and free email verification for publishers and brands. The company also offers a single-sign-on service and is building a Publisher Network to enable authenticated first-party data collection with transparent consumer consent. lockr announced a $2.5 million pre-seed funding round featuring Mozilla Ventures, Junction Venture Partners, Grit Capital Partners, and individual investors from the digital publishing and data industries. The company plans to use the funds to scale its team, expand the Identity lockr Publisher Network, and develop new consumer tools to help users manage their digital footprint.

Participated · Seed · Apr 2023

Iockr offers a platform that gives individuals control over where their information is shared and how it is used, with consumer and publisher-facing tools. Its consumer product, lockrMail, forwards messages to a user’s real email with allow/block capabilities, patent-pending automated filters, and custom digests. On the business side, Identity lockr provides a consumer-consented identity solution that offers free email verification for publishers and brands. The company raised $2.5M in pre-seed funding and plans to use the proceeds to scale its team, expand its publisher network, and build new consumer tools to manage digital footprints. Founded by Keith Petri and based in New York, Iockr positions itself to preserve open access to information while honoring consumer privacy and choice.