SafeToNet
British cyber safety company
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SafeToNet is a British cyber-security company headquartered in London, with offices in Cologne and Toronto. The company uses artificial intelligence (AI) and behavioural analytics to help safeguard children by detecting threats such as cyberbullying, sextortion, abuse and aggression.
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| Company type | Private limited company |
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| Industry | Software |
| Genre | Cyber safety |
| Founded | 2013 |
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| Headquarters | 1st Floor, 5–11 Lavington St, London SE1 0NZ, London , England |
Number of locations | 3 |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | SafeToNet (MDM, AI, ICBS) |
Number of employees | 50 |
| Website | safetonet |
History
SafeToNet was founded by Richard Pursey, Sharon Pursey, Georgina Pursey, Jack Pursey and Ted Hailey in October 2013, and its products were first launched in July 2017.[1][2] In June 2018, SafeToNet acquired AI startup VISR, and raised $13 million in Series A private placement led by London-based venture capital firm, West Hill Capital.[3][4]
HarmBlock
HarmBlock is an artificial intelligence tool developed by SafeToNet that blocks nudity and sexually explicit material.[5] HMD announced that HarmBlock+ included for HMD Fuse,[6] a mobile phone designed for children.[7]
Awards and recognition
Awards
- November 2016 - Pride of Reading's "Entrepreneur of the Year" to co-founder and CEO Richard Pursey[8]
- November 2016 - Winner of KPMG's "Best British Mobile Start-Up" competition for South West England[9]
- November 2016 - SafeToNet wins BT Infinity Lab 'mobile innovation' competition[10]
- March 2017 - Winner of KPMG’s "Best British Mobile Start-Up" competition at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona[11]
- September 2017 - GoIgnite Global Call's "Consumer Experience AI" award [12][13]
- October 2017 - "Rising Star Award" by Women in Business to Co-founder Sharon for her work with SafeToNet[14][15]
- November 2017 - Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards for "Best Use of Technology"[16]
Recognition
- March 2017 - Featured in RealBusiness publication's "The 50 most disruptive UK companies in 2017: The Future 50"[17]
- June 2017 - Featured in Businesscloud UK's "101 tech start-up disrupter's list" for 2017[18]
- Recognised by Cisco as one of the UK and Ireland's top 50 cyber security start-ups (the Cisco50 programme)[19]
Relationship between the SafeToNet Foundation and SafeToNet Ltd.
SafeToNet Foundation is a registered UK charity, SafeToNet Ltd is a commercial enterprise and funds the SafeToNet Foundation. Both are concerned with safeguarding children in the Digital Context. While SafeToNet does this using technology and applications, the SafeToNet Foundation does this through education, information, finding projects and research. The SafeToNet Foundation also works with subject matter experts to rehabilitate any victims of cyber abuse.[20]