BHRD
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
BHRD (Be Heard), a Toronto-based fintech founded in 2018 by William Ma and Joshua Duggan and backed through Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch, built a shareholder analytics and engagement platform for public companies. It helped investor-relations teams monitor investor activity, identify engagement signals, and target shareholders aligned with the company's long-term vision, centralizing disclosures, updates and communications. The company raised a $150,000 seed round and is listed as inactive on Y Combinator's directory.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Company founded
William Ma and Joshua Duggan found BHRD in Toronto to build a shareholder analytics and engagement platform for public companies.
- Seed funding raised
BHRD joins Y Combinator's Summer 2018 batch and raises a $150,000 seed round.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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