blackwood
blackwood.ai
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$1.9M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$399k
Venture round · Dec 2024 · 22 mo ago
Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
2
open roles
The money's age
Due for its next round
22 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Dec 4, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $399k · SEC Form D
Dec 10, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $797k · SEC Form D
Mar 29, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $419k · SEC Form D
Sep 20, 2018
Raised a round Venture round $248k · SEC Form D
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Dec 2024 | $399k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Dec 2019 | $797k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Mar 2019 | $419k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2018 | $248k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | BLACKWOOD HOLDINGS LLC | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
David SloanExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Franklin WeinerExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Franklin BuchananExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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News
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at blackwood over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
73/100
Languages
Perl
Python
Cloud & platforms
Crowdstrike
CyberArk
Okta
Splunk
Practices & domains
IAM
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$255k
Typical range
$190k – $320k
Open positions
2
2
Jobs
Senior
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 2 | $255k | $190k – $320k |
Highest paying role
Regional Sales Manager, IL, MN, & WI
$320k
Normalized to USD per year
People
David Sloan
Executive Officer, Director
Franklin Weiner
Executive Officer, Director
Franklin Buchanan
Executive Officer, Director
Stephanie Simpson
Director
Michael Simpson
Director
James Harkness
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
28/100
Slowing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Sales
100% ▼
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Annapolis
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Chicago
United States
HQ
Annapolis
United States
Regional office
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1 open roles 1-10 est. staff $320k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
Baltimore
United States
Regional office
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