Harvard startup Mark43 lands $1.95m for policing technology.
Mark43, a startup coming out of Harvard University, has raised $1.95m in seed funding from backers including Spark Capital and General Catalyst Partners.
Other backers of the Boston-based firm include Lowercase Capital, SV Angel, Launchpad LA, and Rough Draft Ventures.
The company plans to use the funding to further develop its policing app, which collects intelligence from social networks to help police combat gang violence, drugs and other offences.
Mark43, previously known as Nucleik, recently won $70,000 in the Harvard University President’s Challenge.
Scott Crouch, chief executive at Mark43, said: “Mark43 is a game-changer for policing technology and is transforming the face of law enforcement. Out-dated software is preventing law enforcement agencies from sharing information and is increasing the amount of hours officers spend on administrative tasks – time that would be better spent in the field – because of limited mobile capabilities. Our platform is designed in the field with law enforcement, for law enforcement to save time, money and, most importantly, save the lives of law enforcement officers and the civilians they have sworn to protect. We want to help protect the people that protect us.”
