Tech Company Financing Transactions

Platform Funding Round

Platform closed a $1.5 million Seed funding round on 6/10/2019. Investors included blindspot, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/10/2019
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$1,500,000
Round
Seed
Investors

blindspot (Lead Investor)

MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (Lead Investor) (Craig Leonard)

Proceeds Purpose
The new funds will accelerate Platform's ability to scale the engineering, product, research and support teams for its foundational product, Irwin, an investor relations software product designed to empower public companies to intelligently target, monitor and interact with global investors.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
FinTech
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Toronto ON, M4B 1B3
Canada
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Platform Group Limited (Platform), provides corporate access services to large cap global companies. Building relationships with dozens of IR professionals led Platform to recognize the need for smarter technology for small to mid cap companies: Irwin was born to simplify and optimize the investor relations workflow by combining data, technology, and design.
Profile
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Social Media
Platform Company Twitter Account
Company News
Platform News
Facebook
Platform on Facebook
YouTube
Platform on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Whyte
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Chief Operating Officer
Mark Fasken
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Chief Technical Officer
Brad Robertson
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