The Series A was led by existing PolicyMap investor Reinvestment Fund and was joined by Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Spring Point Partners, and PolicyMap board members, employees, friends and families.

PolicyMap is based in Philadelphia, focuses on geographical data and analytics and is used by more than 650 organisations across government agencies, health-related entities, banks, universities, real estate businesses, non-profits and consultants.

Maggie McCullough, chief executive and founder at PolicyMap, said: “We are investing in our data infrastructure and bringing new products to market, which will aid in our quest to both quickly onboard valuable content and easily get it into the hands of our customers through new innovative channels.

“Empowering decision-makers in diverse markets across the country has always been the core of our mission, and this strategic investment will propel us to achieve that objective.”