Crowd Threat secures £1 million for wider security risk coverage
The Newcastle company will use the investment for product development and seven new jobs, while seeking more contributors in Africa, South America and Asia.
Crowd Threat, a Newcastle company founded by former British Army intelligence operator Michael McCabe, has raised £1 million to expand its international threat reporting and develop its products. The investment will also fund seven new jobs.
Backing came from two sources: the North East Accelerate Fund, which Mercia Ventures manages, and NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance. The latter is managed by PXN Ventures within the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II).
The platform collects reports from local contributors about security incidents, including terrorism, armed conflict, crime and social unrest. Contributors are generally security or intelligence professionals and earn a payment for each incident reported. Their trust level determines an initial rating for submissions, which then undergo checks using AI alongside human reviewers.
McCabe created the business in 2025, working with Newcastle technology firm Wubbleyou on the platform before its June launch. It now draws on more than 200 contributors spread across 17 countries and six continents.
McCabe's expansion plans focus particularly on Africa, South America and Asia, with a longer-term ambition to reach up to 10,000 contributors. The funding will also support work on another product that could flag tensions in communities and offer advance warning of riots or violence.
Before establishing Crowd Threat, McCabe founded intelligence provider Intelligence Fusion, which Sigma7 acquired in 2022.
