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Pigeonly
DefunctYC W15Las Vegas, US · Founded 2012 · Delaware corporation · 40 employees · 12 known investors
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Pigeonly provides technology products that enable families and friends to communicate affordably with incarcerated individuals through low-cost phone calls, photo sharing, letters, postcards, and greeting cards. The company also operates Pigeonly Corrections, which works with correctional facilities to screen incoming mail for contraband while preserving family communication channels.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W15)
Pigeonly was founded in 2012 by Frederick Hutson, Alfonzo Brooks, and Clifford Keeney.
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Investors · 12
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$6M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2014–2022
▶$450KraisedJun 2023 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Benjamin JealousDirector
- Rashid GaladanciDirector
- Frederick HutsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alfonzo BrooksExecutive Officer
- Erik MooreDirector
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $450K
- First sale
- Dec 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$750KraisedAug 2019 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Erik MooreDirector
- Benjamin JealousDirector
- Rashid GaladanciDirector
- Frederick HutsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alfonzo BrooksExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $1.5M
- Amount sold
- $750K
- First sale
- Aug 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$717.5KraisedAug 2017 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Rashid GaladanciDirector
- Frederick HutsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alfonzo BrooksExecutive Officer
- Benjamin JealousDirector
- Mitchell KaporDirector
- Erik MooreDirector
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $717.5K
- First sale
- Jan 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.5MraisedJun 2016 · 23 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Benjamin JealousDirector
- Alfonzo BrooksExecutive Officer
- Mitchell KaporDirector
- Frederick HutsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Erik MooreDirector
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $2.5M
- First sale
- Apr 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$600KraisedNov 2014 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Benjamin JealousDirector
- Frederick HutsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Erik MooreDirector
- Mitchell KaporDirector
- Alfonzo BrooksExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $2.6M
- Amount sold
- $600K
- First sale
- Nov 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1MraisedApr 2014 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Frederick HutsonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alfonzo BrooksExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $3M
- Amount sold
- $1M
- First sale
- Mar 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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- What does Pigeonly do?
- Pigeonly provides technology products that enable families and friends to communicate affordably with incarcerated individuals through low-cost phone calls, photo sharing, letters, postcards, and greeting cards. The company also operates Pigeonly Corrections, which works with correctional facilities to screen incoming mail for contraband while preserving family communication channels.
- Who founded Pigeonly?
- Pigeonly was founded by Frederick Hutson, Alfonzo Brooks, Clifford Keeney in 2012.
- Who are Pigeonly's investors?
- Pigeonly's investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Base Venture Management, Inc., Bronze Investments, Kapor Capital, Emerson Collective Investing, Four Cities and 4 more.
- How much funding has Pigeonly raised?
- Pigeonly has disclosed $6M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is Pigeonly headquartered?
- Pigeonly is headquartered in Las Vegas, US.