About Public Safety Ventures
Public Safety Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Longmont, United States. As of Mar 2016, Public Safety Ventures has invested in 3 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Canada based startups. Its investments are spread across Enterprise Applications sector. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of LifeRaftKey Metrics
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Public Safety Ventures' List of All Investments
Public Safety Ventures has a portfolio of 3 companies. Their most notable investments include LifeRaft and Adventos.Their portfolio spans across Canada and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, across Series A stage. Here is the list of all investments by Public Safety Ventures:1. LifeRaft
LifeRaft, developed by Social Navigator, is an actionable social intelligence platform for public safety organizations for situational awareness, risk mitigation, and incident prevention. Provides alerts to clients about potential crimes by crawling social media sites to understand the conversations and the context of the conversation. Shares the location wth law enforcement agencies to prevent the crime/incident from happening. Claims to have more than 100 clients across 20 countries. Works on subscription pricing model.
Key facts about LifeRaft
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Halifax (Canada)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $3.45M
- Employee Count: 108 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Canadian Business Growth Fund and Public Safety Ventures
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 28, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Adventos
Adventos provides a collaboration and engagement software for law enforcement agencies. SmartForce is an agency management system with features for information and intelligence collaboration, community engagement, real-time criminal intelligence, officer safety intelligence, community request management, document management, and calendar management among other features. SmartCity is for municipal departments to engage with citizens and internally. SmartFire is for fire agencies and Smart365 for agencies for administrative purposes. Richland police department and Port St. Lucie are among the customers.
Key facts about Adventos
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Greenwood Village (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $4.02M
- Employee Count: 5 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Public Safety Ventures and The Optimas Group
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 16, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. SceneDoc
SceneDoc is a public safety software for data collection, retrieval, and investigation. The software enables the field officers to collect data at the crime scenes using mobile phone apps. The app provides features for recording audio, video, provides digital notepad to sketch and take notes, and capture photos. Provides timelines for viewing data collection, notes, and activity reports.The data collected would be shared and enables collaboration. Provides both web-based and on-premises deployments. Rebranded from Siamese Systems company in December 2013. Counts Apple, Deloitte, Motorola, and Intergraph among partners. Montgomery County, Brentwood Police, and Lexington Fire department are among the customers.
Key facts about SceneDoc
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Mississauga (Canada)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $5.95M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Motorola Solutions, MaRS Discovery District and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 19, 2017, $*****
Public Safety Ventures' Investments by Stage
Public Safety Ventures has made 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $2M.Public Safety Ventures' Investments by Sector
Public Safety Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Tech companies, 2 Saas companies and 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Public Safety Ventures' Investments by Geography
Public Safety Ventures has made most investments in Canada (2), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Canada | 2 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Public Safety Ventures' recent investments
Public Safety Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Public Safety Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 06, 2016 | Canada | Series A | 4710 | - | |
Oct 20, 2015 | United States | Series A | 3533 | - | |
Apr 2015 | Canada | Series A | 3673 | - |
Acquired companies in Public Safety Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Public Safety Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SceneDoc in Dec 2018 by Tyler Tech for $*****.Here are Public Safety Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2018 | Apr 2015 | Series A | 5522 |
Co-investors of Public Safety Ventures
Over the past 11 years, 7 investors have co-invested in Public Safety Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Public Safety Ventures: Motorola Solutions, iGan Partners and 2 others have invested in rounds before Public Safety Ventures. There is 1 company where Motorola Solutions has invested before Public Safety Ventures and 1 company where iGan Partners has invested before Public Safety Ventures.
- Invested after Public Safety Ventures: A total of 3 investors have invested in Public Safety Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Canadian Business Growth Fund (1 company), The Optimas Group (1 company) and Responder Corp (1 company).
Recent News related to Public Safety Ventures
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Adventos Announces Strategic Investment Partner; Public Safety Ventures PRWeb•Oct 20, 2015•Adventos, Public Safety Ventures
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LifeRaft Navigator - Actionable Intelligence - Social | Deep Web | Dark WebLifeRaft•LifeRaft, Public Safety Ventures
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Halifax start up Social Navigator Inc attracts $2 million from investors | The Chronicle HeraldThe Chronicle Herald•LifeRaft, Public Safety Ventures
