Factal
Verified breaking news & risk intelligence
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Enterprise
- Publishing
- Communication
- Digital Media
- Business Intelligence
- Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA
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Company mission
To protect people from imminent harm and help those in immediate need.
Our take
Created by NBC’s Breaking News co-founders Ben Tesch, Cory Bergman and Charlie Tillinghast, Factal operates at the intersections of news media, business intelligence, risk management, and crisis response. The company offers corporates and NGOs a blend of AI technology and experienced journalists to analyze and verify global breaking news, allowing them time to respond accordingly.
With justifiable concerns surrounding heavily biased and fake news, misinformation, and disinformation, an objective and reliable source offers immense value. Of course, there will always be disagreement about how unbiased an organization can really be, but Factal looks to be acting in good faith.
If the company’s funding was coming from lobbyists or politically motivated sources, it would certainly be a red flag. However, the bulk of Factal’s capital thus far has come from B2B software investor Arthur Ventures, which indicates that this is strictly business. Considering the fact that Factal's paying customers include a handful of Fortune 500 companies, the company looks to be in a good position going forward.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2021
$3.3m
SERIES A
Aug 2018
$1.2m
SEED
Total funding: $4.5m
Leadership
Charlie Tillinghast
(Co-Founder & CEO)Charlie spent 13 years at NBC News, 7 of which as President & CEO of MSNBC Interactive News. He has also served as the CEO of Friend Media Technology Systems and advertising creative production platform Mixpo.
Ben Tesch
(Co-Founder & VP of Technology)Ben co-founded NBC News spinout Breaking News, serving as a Producer & Technical Director from 2010-2017, after working as a Manager at NBC's Labs Group.
Cory Bergman
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously, Cory co-founded Breaking News where he served as a GM for 7 years. He also co-founded Next Door Media and served as a Director of New Product Development at NBC News.