SafeToNet
SafeToNet is a British cyber-security company headquartered in London, with offices in Cologne and Toronto. The company uses artificial intelligence and behavioural analytics to help safeguard children by detecting threats such as cyberbullying, sextortion, abuse and aggression.
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. 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.HarmBlock
HarmBlock is an artificial intelligence tool developed by SafeToNet that blocks nudity and sexually explicit material. HMD announced that HarmBlock+ included for HMD Fuse, a mobile phone designed for children.Awards and recognition
Awards
November 2016 - Pride of Reading's "Entrepreneur of the Year" to co-founder and CEO Richard PurseyNovember 2016 - Winner of KPMG's "Best British Mobile Start-Up" competition for South West EnglandNovember 2016 - SafeToNet wins- March 2017 - Winner of KPMG’s "Best British Mobile Start-Up" competition at Mobile World Congress in BarcelonaSeptember 2017 - GoIgnite Global Call's "Consumer Experience AI" award October 2017 - "Rising Star Award" by Women in Business to Co-founder Sharon for her work with SafeToNet
- ''November 2017 - Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards for "Best Use of Technology"''
Recognition
March 2017 - Featured in RealBusiness publication's "The 50 most disruptive UK companies in 2017: The Future 50"- June 2017 - Featured in Businesscloud UK's "101 tech start-up disrupter's list" for 2017
- ''Recognised by Cisco as one of the UK and Ireland's top 50 cyber security start-ups ''