Watchfire Signs Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1932

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 286

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 14

  • Investments
  • 3

Watchfire Signs General Information

Description

Manufacturer of durable outdoor digital signs intended to help brands communicate with their audience efficiently and effectively. The company offers indoor and outdoor LED signage displays, fixed digit and video scoreboards, gas price signs and digital billboards, enabling companies to send the right messages to the right audience at the right time.

Contact Information

Website
www.watchfiresigns.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 1015 Maple Street
  • Danville, IL 61832
  • United States
+1 (217)
Primary Industry
Electrical Equipment
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Commercial Services
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 1015 Maple Street
  • Danville, IL 61832
  • United States
+1 (217)

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Watchfire Signs Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Watchfire Signs Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Manufacturer of durable outdoor digital signs intended to help brands communicate with their audience efficiently and ef
Electrical Equipment
Danville, IL
286 As of 2024

Portsmouth, NH
 

Salt Lake City, UT
 
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Watchfire Signs Competitors (4)

One of Watchfire Signs’s 4 competitors is Cirrus, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in Portsmouth, NH.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Cirrus Venture Capital-Backed Portsmouth, NH
Yesco Corporation Salt Lake City, UT
Everbrite Corporation Greenfield, WI
Formetco Private Debt Financed Duluth, GA
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Watchfire Signs Patents

  • 32

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 23

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Watchfire Signs Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20210388968-A1 Technologies for directed illumination Active 12-Jun-2020
US-11199309-B1 Technologies for directed illumination Active 12-Jun-2020
US-11340668-B2 Cableless power and data communication bus for digital displays Active 29-Nov-2019
US-20210165470-A1 Cableless power and data communication bus for digital displays Active 29-Nov-2019
US-11248637-B2 Technologies for interlocking structures Active 13-Sep-2016 F16B5/0064
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Watchfire Signs Signals

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Watchfire Signs Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Watchfire Signs Investments (3)

Watchfire Signs’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Spectrum Scoreboards. The deal was made on 13-Mar-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Spectrum Scoreboards 13-Mar-2023 Buyout/LBO Electrical Equipment
HD Sports Boards 07-Feb-2018 Buyout/LBO Other Hardware
Aerva 14-Jul-2015 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
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Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Aerva Danville, IL 2005
Spectrum Scoreboards Houston, TX 1971

Watchfire Signs FAQs

  • When was Watchfire Signs founded?

    Watchfire Signs was founded in 1932.

  • Where is Watchfire Signs headquartered?

    Watchfire Signs is headquartered in Danville, IL.

  • What is the size of Watchfire Signs?

    Watchfire Signs has 286 total employees.

  • What industry is Watchfire Signs in?

    Watchfire Signs’s primary industry is Electrical Equipment.

  • Is Watchfire Signs a private or public company?

    Watchfire Signs is a Private company.

  • What is Watchfire Signs’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Watchfire Signs is .

  • How much funding has Watchfire Signs raised over time?

    Watchfire Signs has raised $50.1M.

  • Who are Watchfire Signs’s investors?

    Falcon Investments and H.I.G. Capital have invested in Watchfire Signs.

  • Who are Watchfire Signs’s competitors?

    Cirrus, Yesco, Everbrite, and Formetco are competitors of Watchfire Signs.

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