Samdesk is a global disruption monitoring tool. We deliver speedy crisis alerts and situational awareness powered by AI. Our platform gives users eyes and ears on the ground to track and manage crises in real-time.
We are headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, and serve clients all across the globe. From fortune 500 companies to public sector organizations we help various industries protect their people, assets, and brands.
We are a growing team of dreamers and builders, united in our goal to help make the world a safer place and use AI for good. We are happy to empower clients from our offices in Edmonton (Canada) and London (England).
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
In 2020 CogX awarded samdesk with the Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Award. This award celebrates innovators, visionaries, and changemakers who are helping the world get the next ten years right.
https://cogx.live/
We are headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, and serve clients all across the globe. From fortune 500 companies to public sector organizations we help various industries protect their people, assets, and brands.
We are a growing team of dreamers and builders, united in our goal to help make the world a safer place and use AI for good. We are happy to empower clients from our offices in Edmonton (Canada) and London (England).
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
In 2020 CogX awarded samdesk with the Peace and Justice Strong Institutions Award. This award celebrates innovators, visionaries, and changemakers who are helping the world get the next ten years right.
https://cogx.live/
Location: Canada, Alberta, Edmonton
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $17.1M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 25.10.2023 | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | Verdex Cap... | verdexcapi... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.10.2021 | Series A | $13.5M | - |
| 07.05.2020 | - | $3.6M | - |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.11.2022 | DoorDash rolls out new safety features for delivery people on its platform | DoorDash is rolling out new in-app safety features to help ensure delivery people on its platform are safe before, during and after every order. Now, if DoorDash detects that a delivery is taking longer than expected, the app will automatic... |
| 29.09.2021 | Samdesk secures $13.5 million to fuel expansion of crisis detection and monitoring platform | Edmonton-based software startup Samdesk, which offers a disruption monitoring tool for businesses and first responders, has raised $13.5 million CAD in Series A financing to expand the reach of its platform. Samdesk’s all-equity, all-primar... |
| 07.05.2020 | SAM raises $3.6 million for platform that helps spot global crises | Edmonton-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup Social Asset Management (SAM), which analyzes open and connected data sources to spot early signals of emerging risks and potentially threatening situations, has raised $3.6 million CAD.... |
| 06.02.2017 | Google and Facebook partner for anti-fake news drive during French election | The first round of the French presidential election is due to be held in April. So it’s no coincidence that Google and Facebook are stepping up efforts locally to combat the circulation of so-called fake news as the democratic drum beat cra... |
| 08.04.2016 | SAM Secures Seed Financing From The Associated Press | SAM, an Edmonton, Canada-based online social media search, curation and storytelling platform for newsrooms, secured a seed round financing of undisclosed amount. The Associated Press and a number of other investors participated in the roun... |
| 18.06.2015 | YouTube Launches YouTube Newswire, A Channel Featuring Verified Eyewitness Videos | YouTube announced today a trio of initiatives designed to expand the video-sharing site’s role in new media journalism, including eyewitness news. Most notably, the company is launching a service called YouTube Newswire in partnership with ... |