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R3 Score

Techstars '19

Baltimore, US · Founded 2018 · Delaware corporation · 2 employees on LinkedIn · Public · 3 known investors

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R3 Score builds AI-driven risk scoring that helps lenders and employers assess people with criminal records or thin credit files.

Also known as R3 Score Technologies · R3 Score Technologies, Inc.

Founders & leadership

R3 Score was founded in 2018 by Hodge Teresa, Laurin Leonard, and Teresa Y Hodge.

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Hodge TeresaCo-founder
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Laurin LeonardCo-founder · Chief Executive OfficerLaurin Leonard serves as Executive Director of Mission: Launch, where she oversees organizational operations. Her work focuses on social entrepreneurship and criminal justice reform, motivated by her mother's incarceration.
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Teresa Y HodgeFounder

Investors · 3

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$260K disclosed across 1 round · 2020

▶$260KraisedApr 2020 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Hodge TeresaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Laurin LeonardExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Offering amount
$750K
Amount sold
$260K
First sale
Mar 2020
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2018
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Sep 2026

R3 Score Technologies provides contextualized data and risk analysis to businesses evaluating Americans who have a criminal record or a thin credit file. Its financial analysis tool combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and human judgment to assess an individual's creditworthiness and reputation, producing a score on a 300-850 range together with a customer segmentation report intended to help decision-makers align products and services to those customers.

The company's risk models draw on machine learning and cross-sector research to give lenders, employers and other decision-makers a broader view of prospective employees and consumers. Company activity has centered on developing the algorithms and risk models underlying the product.

In September 2020 R3 Score became a publicly traded entity through a reverse merger with Global Boatworks Holdings, Inc. (OTCPK:GBBT). Laurin Hodge Leonard was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director, the prior Global Boatworks officers and directors resigned in favor of R3 Score designees, and the company's headquarters became R3 Score's headquarters.

Business model

R3 Score sells data and scoring products to businesses, supplying scores and segmentation reports that decision-makers use to evaluate prospective consumers and employees.

Latest developments

Following the September 2020 reverse merger, the company announced the launch of Endeavor Ready 2.0 with the Association for Enterprise Opportunity, board appointments including Christine Lei, partnerships with What's Next Washington on talent acquisition, an economic development partnership with the Aequo Fund, a partnership with the Baltimore Development Corporation, and funding from Startup Mavericks in December 2023.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, history

Market position

R3 Score positions its scoring and segmentation products as an alternative source of decision data for populations underserved by conventional credit files.

Technology

The product applies artificial intelligence and machine learning, combined with cross-sector research and human assessment, to generate a credit-style score between 300 and 850 plus a nuanced customer segmentation report.

Go-to-market

Businesses and decision-makers - including lenders, employers and talent acquisition programs - that evaluate the roughly one in two Americans living with a criminal record and consumers with thin credit files.

History

The r3score.com domain was registered in May 2016. In September 2020 R3 Score Technologies entered into and completed a share exchange with Global Boatworks Holdings, Inc., taking the listed shell public-company structure, installing its own management and board, and moving the headquarters to R3 Score's offices.

Compiled by commissioned research from 3 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
HeadcountAug 20262

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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Timeline · 13

launches, deals, and filings
Dec 2023
R3 Score Technologies announces funding from Startup Mavericks

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Sep 2021
Partnership with Baltimore Development Corporation

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May 2021
Economic development partnership with Aequo Fund

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Mar 2021
Partnership with What's Next Washington to support talent acquisition

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Feb 2021
Board changes announced

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Dec 2020
Auditor raises 'going concern' doubt

The auditor of Global Boatworks Holdings, Inc. raised substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

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Dec 2020
Christine Lei appointed to the board of directors

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Nov 2020
Addition to the board of directors announced

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Sep 2020
Launch of Endeavor Ready 2.0 with the Association for Enterprise Opportunity

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Sep 2020
Robert Rowe resigns as CEO and board member of Global Boatworks Holdings

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Sep 2020
Reverse merger with Global Boatworks Holdings completed

The reverse merger transaction with Global Boatworks Holdings, Inc. closed at approximately $120 million. Global Boatworks acquired over 94% of R3 Score's outstanding common stock, with the ability to increase to 100%, in exchange for 147 million shares of Global Boatworks common stock. R3 Score shareholders, team members, current and former note holders and key partners came to own over 90% of Global Boatworks shares. The resulting issuer was to be renamed R3 Score Technologies, Inc. and apply for a change in trading symbol, and the headquarters moved to R3 Score's headquarters.

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Sep 2020
Laurin Hodge Leonard appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director

Following the reverse merger, Laurin Hodge Leonard was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director of R3 Score Technologies; Global Boatworks executives and board members resigned and were replaced by R3 Score officers and directors.

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Sep 2020
Share exchange agreement signed with Global Boatworks Holdings for reverse merger

R3 Score Technologies entered into a share exchange agreement to combine with Global Boatworks Holdings, Inc. (OTCPK:GBBT) in a reverse merger valued at approximately $100 million. Global Boatworks was to issue 4.303657 shares for each R3 Score share held by sellers, up to 103.31 million shares of common stock, with initial closing for 94% of R3 Score expected by September 10, 2020 and subsequent closings up to 100% by September 30, 2020. Gopal Burgher of BurgherGray LLP acted as legal advisor to R3 Score Technologies.

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
R3 ScoreDelaware

▸Research sources · 3

primary sources listed

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Frequently asked questions

What does R3 Score do?
R3 Score builds AI-driven risk scoring that helps lenders and employers assess people with criminal records or thin credit files.
Who founded R3 Score?
R3 Score was founded by Hodge Teresa, Laurin Leonard, Teresa Y Hodge in 2018.
Who are R3 Score's investors?
R3 Score's investors include Autodesk Foundation, Kapor Capital, Techstars.
How much funding has R3 Score raised?
R3 Score has disclosed $260K raised across 1 round.
Where is R3 Score headquartered?
R3 Score is headquartered in Baltimore, US.