SafeSend has received an investment of an undisclosed amount for developing its SafeSend suite. The funding came from Lead Edge Capital, a growth-stage investment firm.
SafeSend will also use the funds to develop sales and marketing. The suite incorporates several parts of the tax workflow process including engagement letters, organizers, return assembly/delivery, e-sign, and extensions
As a stand-alone component, SafeSend Returns features assembly, delivery, and e-signing of prepared returns SageSend Exchange offers file sharing, client portal capabilities, and encrypted PDFs
LEC general partner, Brian Neider, and LEC operating partner, Ron Gill, are joining SafeSend’s board of directors as a result of the investment.
Bob Scott has provided information to the tax and accounting community since 1991, first as technology editor of Accounting Today, and from 1997 through 2009 as editor of its sister publication, Accounting Technology. He is known throughout the industry for his depth of knowledge and for his high journalistic standards. Scott has made frequent appearances as a speaker, moderator and panelist and events serving tax and accounting professionals. He has a strong background in computer journalism as an editor with two former trade publications, Computer+Software News and MIS Week and spent several years with weekly and daily newspapers in Morris County New Jersey prior to that. A graduate of Indiana University with a degree in journalism, Bob is a native of Madison, Ind