Bark Technologies

About

Bark uses AI to detect issues like cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, and school shooting threats.

Atlanta,Georgia,United States
51 - 100
https://www.bark.us/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series C
Last Funding Money Raised: $30M
Industries: Artificial Intelligence,Children,Internet,Machine Learning,Parenting,Software
Founded date: Jul 1, 2015
Number Of Employee: 51 - 100
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Bark Technologies, Inc.
Also Known As: Bark, Bark.us

Bark uses AI to detect and proactively alert parents to issues their children face, such as cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, and school shooting threats. By only showing parents potential problems on their children's social media, text messaging, and email accounts, Bark's approach saves parents valuable time and helps build trust between parent and child.

Bark Technologies was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

5

$66.97M

Bark Technologies has raised a total of $66.97M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 1, 2022 from a Series C round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jun 1, 2022	Series C	$30M	1	Kayne Partners	—	Detail
Mar 1, 2020	Series B	$26M	9	Two Sigma Ventures	—	Detail
Aug 29, 2018	Series A	$9M	10	Signal Peak Ventures	—	Detail
Aug 12, 2016	Seed	$1.40M	7	Symmetrical Ventures Techstars	—	Detail
Oct 22, 2015	Seed	$575K	2	Karlin Ventures	—	Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

6

20

Bark Technologies is funded by 20 investors. Kayne Partners and Two Sigma Ventures are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Kayne Partners	Yes	Series C
Two Sigma Ventures	Yes	Series B
American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact	—	Series B
Engel Ventures	—	Series B
Santa Barbara Venture Partners	—	Series B
Signal Peak Ventures	—	Series B
Symmetrical Ventures	—	Series B
Teamworthy Ventures	—	Series B
Techstars	—	Series B
Techstars Ventures	—	Series B