Smart Start (US) Overview

  • Founded

  • 1992

Founded
  • Status

  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees

  • 700

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds

  • 13

  • Investments

  • 2

Smart Start (US) General Information

Description

Developer of alcohol breath-testing technology intended for impaired driving offenders and monitoring authorities. The company's portable alcohol monitoring devices offer comprehensive reporting as well as fully integrated ignition interlock services that only allow the vehicle to start if the driver is sober, helping individuals to restrict alcohol-impaired driving.

Contact Information

Website
www.smartstartinc.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Primary Industry
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Parent Company
Apollo Impact
Primary Office
  • 500 East Dallas Road
  • Suite 100
  • Grapevine, TX 76051
  • United States
+1 (800) 000-0000

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Smart Start (US) Valuation & Funding

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

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Smart Start (US) Comparisons

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Financing
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Smart Start (US) Competitors (1)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
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Smart Start (US) Executive Team (10)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Matthew Strausz Chief Executive Officer
Leslie Jones Owner & President
Kurt Jackson Co-Chief Financial Officer
Terry Sandlin Co-Chief Financial Officer
Daryl Grimes Chief Operating Officer & Director of Distribution Operations
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Smart Start (US) Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Smart Start (US) Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Smart Start (US) Investments (2)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
000 0000 0000 22-Jan-2018 0000000000 Other Consumer Durables 0000000 0
Dignita Systems 10-May-2017 Buyout/LBO 00.000 Electronic Equipment and Instruments 0000000 0
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Smart Start (US) Subsidiaries (2)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Low Cost Interlock Other Consumer Durables Redlands, CA 2009
0000000 0000000 Electronic Equipment and Instruments Umea, Sweden 0000
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