Last deal

$14M

Amount

Series D

Stage

29.09.2008

Date

3

all rounds

$33M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

General

About Company
Send Word Now offers on-demand emergency notification and incident management services.

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SendWordNow, SWN Communications

founded date

01.01.2001

founders

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series D

IPO status

Private

Description

The company provides SaaS-based enterprise communications services, including web and mobile emergency notification solutions, incident management, and mobile conferencing. Founded in 2001, Send Word Now recognized the need for immediate and reliable crisis communications after the tragedies of September 11, 2001. With a focus on business continuity, regulatory compliance, and security, their solutions enable fast and effective two-way communication, backed by a 100% Uptime reliability guarantee and 24x7x365 customer support. Whether in emergencies or day-to-day operations, organizations can rely on Send Word Now for innovative, secure, and reliable notification and collaboration solutions.
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Michael Sher is the Founder, CEO, and President of Groupdolists. Michael has been building tools for the emergency and incident management markets since 2001, when he co-founded Send Word Now in New York City immediately following the incidents of 9/11. Michael founded Centrallo, which powers Groupdolists in 2013 to help the teams responsible for the safety and security of people and assets better and more tightly manage their responses during unexpected incidents. Michael’s more than 20 years of experience developing incident management solutions offers insight into the experience and passion that drive him to lead the Groupdolists team to strive to deliver new state of the art technology.

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