Voatz

About

Voatz is a mobile election voting platform, secured via smart biometrics, real time ID verification, and the blockchain for irrefutability.

Boston,Massachusetts,United States
11 - 50
https://voatz.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Seed
Last Funding Money Raised: $2.20M
Industries: Blockchain,Cyber Security,Government,Mobile,Mobile Apps,Politics
Founded date: Jan 1, 2015
Number Of Employee: 11 - 50
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Voatz, Inc.

Voatz is a mobile election voting platform, secured via smart biometrics, real time ID verification, and the blockchain for irrefutability. Voatz enables citizens to vote in all kinds of elections or voting events via a smartphone. Past attempts at internet based voting have failed or not gone mainstream due to fundamental concerns around security, auditability, and voter anonymity. With Voatz, using biometrics for security and the Blockchain for irrefutability, it is able to tackle all challenges and significantly streamline the process of voting and identity verification.

Voatz was a part of the Techstars Boston 2017 and Masschallenge Boston 2017 cohorts.

The company was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

8

$10.57M

Voatz has raised a total of $10.57M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 27, 2021 from a Series A round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
May 27, 2021	Series A	—	1	—	—	Detail
Apr 20, 2021	Series Unknown	$1.30M	1	—	—	Detail
Jun 6, 2019	Series A	$7M	5	Medici Ventures Techstars	—	Detail
Jan 8, 2018	Seed	$2.20M	7	Medici Ventures	—	Detail
Nov 2, 2017	Grant	$50K	1	—	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

3

16

Voatz is funded by 16 investors. Medici Ventures and Techstars are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Medici Ventures	Yes	Series A
Techstars	Yes	Series A
TBD Angels	—	Series A
10X Capital	—	Series Unknown
Oakhouse Partners	—	Series A
Urban Innovation Fund	—	Series A
Walnut Venture Associates	—	Series A
Hard Yaka	—	Seed
Joe Caruso	—	Seed
Michael Dornbrook	—	Seed