Former British Army intelligence operator's Crowd Threat raises £1M to expand global threat intelligence

A former British Army intelligence operator who has developed a platform that identifies security risks in countries worldwide using reports from local people has secured a £1million investment. Michael McCabe’s platform, Crowd Threat uses crowdsourcing to gather threat data on a global scale. Crowd Threat provides up-to-date reports on incidents ranging from armed conflicts and terrorist attacks to social unrest and criminality. It comes as increased geopolitical risk is driving demand for threat intelligence - not only from governments and security providers but also from corporates looking to safeguard their overseas operations and their supply chains. Crowd Threat offers an alternative to the traditional intelligence model, which relies on teams of desk-based analysts who monitor media, social media and data feeds remotely. Instead, it uses a network of local contributors within each country –- typically security or intelligence professionals — who are paid for each incident they