Guardian 8 Closes on $2M Capital Raise
Funds to be applied towards growth and development of consumer product line.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – November 21, 2013 – Guardian 8 Holdings, a provider of enhanced non-lethal [ENL] personal security devices, today announced that it has successfully reached its final closing on a $2 million capital raise. The company offering through private investments in public equity, called a PIPE, was managed by Finance 500 Inc. of Newport Beach, California. Guardian 8 Corporation is the wholly owned operating subsidiary of Guardian 8 Holdings (OTCQB: GRDH).
Guardian 8 Chairman, Steve Cochennet, commented “we’re pleased to see this round of capital close through Finance 500. The added capital will allow us to accelerate our growth plans domestically and internationally and increase our sales staff for sales of the Pro V2. In addition, this round of capital will allow us to initiate the development of our consumer version of our product that many people have asked for.”
Mr. Cochennet went on to say, “Guardian 8 has recently launched product sales targeting the professional security market which is estimated to be over 3 million personnel in the United States alone. Internationally, that figure is much larger and the consumer market exponentially even greater. With the close of this offering, the company can begin the development of a consumer model product that is optimized for civilian uses of a combined non-lethal device, HD video camera, and emergency communication platform.
The consumer product is expected to be smaller than the Pro V2, which was designed with aggressive styling tailored more toward the professional security market. The consumer model, which has not yet been named, is expected to be delivered to the market in 2015.
Guardian 8 Holdings previously announced its aspirations of up-listing from over-the-counter to a major US exchange. The completion of the capital raise is accretive towards the company’s qualifications to do so, and an additional round of capital raising is expected to begin in the near term.
For additional details on Guardian 8 please visit the Investor section of the Guardian 8 website.
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About Guardian 8
Guardian 8 Corporation, the wholly owned operating subsidiary of publicly traded Guardian 8 Holdings (OTC:QB - GRDH), is defining a new market category for personal safety and security tools: “low-impact (low-risk) enhanced non-lethal (ENL) devices.” The company develops, manufactures and sells innovative personal security devices designed to deliver layered defense for low-impact de-escalation and risk mitigation. Guardian 8 is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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