When was Plerts founded?

Plerts was founded in 2006 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Plerts located?

Plerts is headquartered in Austin, United States.

How many employees does Plerts have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Plerts is 1.

Is Plerts a funded company?

Plerts is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Jan 01, 2010.

When was the latest funding round of Plerts?

Plerts' latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Jan 01, 2010, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Plerts rank among its competitors?

Plerts ranks 246th amongst 382 active competitors, of which 18 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was AURA, which secured $15.7M in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Plerts?

Plerts' top competitors include Life360, Noonlight and Bond. Among them, AURA secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Plerts - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Plerts is a subscription-based personal safety mobile app for iOS users. The platform uses impact detection technology to detect when a user has fallen or involved in an accident. It sends email, text message, and an interactive phone call to the emergency contact group. Also notifies to search & rescue, and medical care team. The app is available for download on iOS devices.

Website: plerts.com
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Founded Year

2006

Location

Austin, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Jan 01, 2010, $*****

Ranked

246^th among 382 active competitors

Employee Count

1 as on Apr 30, 2026

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Plerts has raised funding over 1 round.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Plerts:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 01, 2010	1729198	Seed	2675436	5603395	4348805	3586920

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The founders of Plerts are Colin Anawaty and Andrew Busey.

Here are the details of Plerts' key team members:

Colin Anawaty: Former Co-Founder of Plerts and founder of 4 other companies, including First Dollar, Filament Labs and Patient IO.
Andrew Busey: Co-Founder of Plerts.

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Plerts' employee count trend

Plerts has 1 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Plerts's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Plerts include Life360, Noonlight and Bond. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Plerts, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Life360 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public	Mobile app connecting family members and close friends	$89.7M	ADT, DCM Ventures & 46 others	76/100
2nd	Noonlight 2013, St. Louis (United States), Acquired	Provider of a personal safety mobile application	$9.8M	Cultivation Capital, Service Provider Capital ... & 1 others	60/100
3rd	Bond 2004, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of personal security, executive protection, guarding, and security consulting	$72.4M	Fifth Down Capital, Eastward Capital Partners ... & 3 others	60/100
4th	Rave Mobile Safety 2004, Framingham (United States), Acquired	Critical communication and collaboration platform empowering safer communities and organizations	$46M	RRE Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures & 4 others	59/100
5th	Namola 2012, Stellenbosch (South Africa), Acquired	Provider of a personal safety app	-	-	55/100
6th	Guardians 2015, Gurugram (India), Unfunded	Provider of a mobile application for personal safety	-	-	51/100
7th	SoSafe 2014, Santiago (Chile), Funding Raised	Mobile app for personal safety	-	Genesis Ventures, Dadneo & 1 others	49/100
8th	AURA 2017, Johannesburg (South Africa), Series B	Provider of software for personal safety	$24.5M	HAVAIC, Partech Partners & 5 others	48/100
9th	Family Locator 2015, Lewes (United States), Unfunded	Provider of a personal safety mobile application for groups	-	-	47/100
10th	eyeZy 2021, Nicosia (Cyprus), Unfunded	Provider of an app-based location tracking platform for personnel	-	-	45/100
246th	Plerts 2006, Austin (United States), Deadpooled	Personal safety and emergency alert app	-	-	20/100