ZEFR, INC.

VENICE, CA · Founded 2008 · CIK 0001474764 · Software

AI-powered content classification platform for brand safety and ad placement

zefr.com →

Grants: —; No SBIR or STTR on record; Sector median: 0
Raised: $66M; 10 Form D · Mar 2016; 127 months since last filing
Contracts: —; No federal contracts on record
Patents: 16; 8 granted · 8 pending; Sector median: 0

Capital Timeline

Federal above the line · equity below · node area scaled to amount

Federal ↑Equity ↓

20092010201120122013201420152016

Capital and federal award history
Date	Event	Source	Amount
03 Nov 2009	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$1,412,378
03 Jun 2010	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$150,000
05 Aug 2010	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$3,481,095
09 Jun 2011	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$6,034,610
30 Jun 2011	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$15,152
16 Aug 2012	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$18,499,993
16 Jan 2013	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$277,919
28 Feb 2014	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$30,000,001
19 Sept 2014	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$886,939
08 Mar 2016	Private capital raised	Form D · SEC	$5,000,000

Form D · SEC

Peer position

Software · 4096 companies · ranked on federal contract value

Software companies ranked by federal contract value
#	Company	Contracts	Disclosed equity
776	PINPOINT MD, LLC	—	$1.7M
777	Image Space Media, Inc.	—	$4.8M
778	Bevyl, Inc.	—	$800K
779	ZEFR, INC.	—	$66M
780	BOL, LLC	—	$2.3M
781	AURASENSE LLC	—	$2.5M
782	PLANALYTICS INC	—	$11M

Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.

Founders & Team

From Form D filings · 14 related persons

Sean FlynnDirector
John HadlDirector
Zacharias JamesDirector · Executive Officer
ZACHARIAS JAMESDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
Steve KrauszDirector
Yair LandauDirector
Ross LevinsohnDirector
Adam LillingDirector
Dennis PhelpsDirector
Richard RaddonDirector · Executive Officer
Russell RaddonDirector
RUSSELL RADDONDirector
RICHARD RADDONDirector · Executive Officer · Promoter
Mark TerbeekDirector

Patents

USPTO · 8 granted of 16

12 Mar 2026Communicating Advertising Campaignsapplication
09 Dec 2025Training Content Labeling Modelsgranted
21 Nov 2024Presenting Advertising Campaignsapplication
10 Nov 2020Predicting A Concept Prediction For Mediagranted
12 Mar 2020Calculating Review Content Disposition And Transmission Control Protocol Window Sizeapplication
04 Jul 2017Mitigating Unauthorized Content Claimsgranted
10 Jan 2017Automated Pre And Post Roll Productiongranted
30 Aug 2016Earned Media Generationgranted
30 Aug 2016Identifying Matching Video Contentgranted
30 Aug 2016Providing Relevant Contentgranted
30 Aug 2016Updating Channel Appearancegranted
—Automated Pre And Post Roll Produtionapplication