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§ Private Profile · Seattle, WA, USA
SaaS platform delivering real-time global breaking news alerts for corporate security, business continuity, and crisis communications.
Founded in 2017 by Charlie Tillinghast, Ben Tesch, and Cory Bergman, Factal provides a subscription-based platform combining artificial intelligence and experienced journalists to deliver real-time global breaking news alerts. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with an office in London, the service helps organizations manage corporate security, business continuity, and executive protection during critical events like severe weather and mass shootings. While offering free access for humanitarian aid NGOs and fact-checkers, the platform was beta tested by over 30 Fortune 500 companies prior to its public launch. The profitable company has successfully raised $4,500,000 in funding, including a seed round and a Series A round led by Arthur Ventures with additional participation from SeaChange and Grubstakes. This SaaS solution ensures corporate users can rapidly identify and verify threats to protect their employees, physical assets, and daily operations.
Factal has raised $3.9M across 2 funding rounds.
Factal has raised $3.9M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Factal has raised $3.9M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Factal's investors include Arthur Ventures, SeaChange Fund, Dave Smith, Grubstakes.
Factal is a Seattle-based risk intelligence and breaking news platform that combines AI-driven machine learning with experienced journalists to verify, geolocate, and deliver real-time trusted data on global incidents like wildfires, shootings, severe weather, and outbreaks[1][2][3]. It serves Fortune 500 corporations, NGOs, global security teams, travel safety operations, business continuity groups, crisis management, and media newsrooms by converting unverified social media reports into actionable intelligence, enabling faster responses to protect people, avoid disruptions, and support automation like self-driving navigation[1][2][6]. With 11-50 employees and over $5M in funding (including a $3.3M Series A in 2021 after doubling 2020 revenue), Factal operates a subscription-based enterprise product from a 24/7 newsroom, showing strong early traction via private beta with dozens of large clients[1][2][3].
Factal was founded in 2018 by veterans of BreakingNews.com, including Cory Bergman (Co-founder, formerly NBC News), Ben Tesch (Co-founder and VP of Technology), and others from the eight-year Breaking News team, which led in real-time verification and public safety alerting[1][2]. The idea emerged after Breaking News' success, with the founders spending 1.5 years building Factal to shift focus from public alerts to enterprise risk intelligence, blending journalism ethics with new AI tech for corporate needs[1]. Key early milestones include a private beta launch in 2018 testing with over two dozen Fortune 500 companies, full public rollout in October 2018, and a $3.3M Series A in 2021 amid revenue growth, establishing it as a trusted player in physical security and operational resilience[1][3].
Factal stands out in the risk intelligence market through these key strengths:
Factal rides the surge in real-time risk intelligence amid rising global disruptions from climate events, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain vulnerabilities, where enterprises need verified data at social media speed to enable proactive decisions[1][2][3]. Its timing aligns with AI advancements in verification and the post-2018 boom in enterprise safety tech, filling gaps left by consumer-focused alerts like Breaking News by targeting B2B needs in a market pressured by misinformation and operational resilience demands[1]. Factal influences the ecosystem by powering integrations for navigation, crisis comms, and analytics platforms (e.g., EVERYWHERE), helping organizations like remote teams and investors mitigate threats while advancing ethical AI-journalism hybrids that combat unverified social data[4][6].
Factal is poised to expand beyond corporate security into consumer products and deeper integrations for autonomous systems, fueled by its funding base and revenue momentum[1][3]. Trends like escalating natural disasters, AI ethics scrutiny, and hybrid human-machine verification will propel growth, potentially scaling its network for broader adoption in insurance, logistics, and government. As global incidents intensify, Factal's fact-first mission could redefine enterprise alertness, evolving from a Breaking News successor into a cornerstone of trusted, real-time risk data—delivering the clarity that truly saves lives[1].
Factal has raised $3.9M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Series A in June 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2021 | $3M Series A | Arthur Ventures | SeaChange Fund | Announced |
| Aug 14, 2018 | $880K Seed | SeaChange Fund | Dave Smith, Grubstakes | Announced |