Dscout, Inc., a Chicago, IL-based provider of a mobile research and insight platform, closed a Series A financing round of undisclosed amount.
The round was led by Chicago-based Synetro Group. In conjunction with the funding, Pantelis A. “Pete” Georgiadis, Synetro Group CEO will be joining dscout’s Board.
The company intends to use the funds to expand the team and accelerate the delivery of an expanded suite of services internationally.
Led by Founder and CEO Michael Winnick, Dscout provides technology and consumer product companies with a proprietary web and mobile platform to solicit and gather user experience feedback quickly in order to increase customer loyalty. The platform includes a combination of apps and tools for deployment and analysis, which also allow people with a smartphone to share videos, pictures and commentary as things happen.
It is used by Google, Facebook, Intel, Safeway and Wrigley, among others.
The company has been incubated by gravitytank, an innovation consultancy with offices in San Francisco and Chicago.
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12/08/2014