Geospiza Secures $1Million in Seed Funding to Expand Data Mapping and Modeling for Emergency Managers and First Responders to Save Lives

Other Accomplishments Include Winning A National Science Foundation Grant And The SXSW Startup Pitch

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May 16, 2019, 08:38 ET

DENVER, May 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Geospiza (https://www.geospiza.us), a startup that enables emergency managers, first responders, and program managers to quickly make data-driven decisions that improve results, ROI, and save lives, is announcing the closing of $1 million in funding which includes investments from Techstars, GAN Ventures, Next Wave Ventures, Chloe Capital, Alumni Ventures Group, Kokopelli Ventures, among others.

The funds will enable more robust mapping and data modeling, as well as facilitate sales and customer success team growth. Andy Boyd, an experienced disaster recovery industry leader, will represent the shareholders on the board.

"It's hard not to root for Sarah and her team. They recognize that the most vulnerable people are disproportionately affected by disaster and they are building a business that harnesses big data, applies machine learning, predictive modeling, and deep industry expertise to help solve this problem. I am proud to support their growth as an investor and board member," says Andy Boyd, investor and board member.

The financing builds on an exceptional year for Geospiza, which recently won a Phase I National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to better understand the utility of live data to support public safety decision-making in disasters.

Geospiza also won the coveted 2019 Enterprise and Smart Data Track of the SXSW Startup Pitch Event in Austin. Another noteworthy accomplishment for Geospiza includes being selected to represent the United States at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2019 in The Hague in June 2019.

"It's been an incredible year for Geospiza, we are capturing the interest and support from the public safety industry, and most importantly, we're having a real impact on how data-driven decisions positively impact results," says CEO Sarah Tuneberg. "We want to empower all communities with our decision-support tools, regardless of size or financial resources to reduce risk and enhance resilience."

Contact Geospiza:

Sarah Tuneberg
[email protected]
646-275-2726

Anke Corbin
[email protected]
760-707-8202

About Geospiza
Geospiza is an intuitive software platform that empowers emergency managers, first responders, and program managers with the data needed to improve results, ROI, to reduce risk, and enhance resilience in communities of all sizes. Founded in 2017, Geospiza is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and is a 2018 Techstars Accelerator graduate.

SOURCE Geospiza