# Bodyguard

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/bodyguard

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Nice, France
- Website: www.bodyguard.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $11M
- Latest round: Series A (Mar 11, 2022)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Nice, France, and founded in 2017, Bodyguard, also known as Bodyguard.ai is a developer and provider of an online platform, intended to help businesses and individuals protect from toxic content and comments on the internet. In March 2022, the company raised EUR 9 million in series A funding co-led by new investors Keen Venture Partners and Ring Capital, with participation from returning investor StarQuest Capital. As of April 2022, the firm is being led by its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Cohen, and has 3 offices in France, and 1 in Los Angeles.

The company offers an online moderation solution that leverages proprietary AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology to analyze, detect, and moderate toxic contents, comments, cyberbullying, spam, hate speech, etc, to enable a safe internet ecosystem for individuals and businesses. The firm offers a mobile application for individuals and families, that automatically detects and removes toxic content from their social networking platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc., even before it reaches them. The company’s app is compatible with android and iOS devices.
For businesses, the firm provides a web application (which can be integrated with other platform or websites) that continuously monitor and eliminates hate comments, and negative content spreading, enabling them to enhance the safety of their community platforms and members, and thereby empowering brands to improve user acquisition rates, brand value, and revenue. The platform also provides detailed analytics and reports of the user’s behavior.

The company plans to use the March 2022 funding to accelerate its global expansion. The firm intends to launch an office in London, UK, and double its team size within 2022.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Mar 11, 2022, $9.8M — StarQuest, Keen Venture Partners, Ring Capital
- Seed, Sep 26, 2019, $1.2M — Kima Ventures, Plug and Play, StarQuest, AngelSquare

## Investors

- Kima Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kima-ventures) — Seed
- Plug and Play (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/plug-and-play) — Seed
- StarQuest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/starquest) — Seed, Series A
- AngelSquare (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/angelsquare) — Seed
- Keen Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/keen-venture-partners) — Series A
- Ring Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ring-capital) — Series A