Capester

Capester, founded in 2015 by Shlomo Matichin, Ohad Maislish, and Dotan Hammer, operated from Or Yehuda, Israel, positioning itself in the government technology sector. The company, formerly known as Pish Pash, developed a mobile application designed to empower citizens by enabling them to report various civil wrongdoings.

The core of Capester's offering was a crowd-sourcing solution for municipalities, centered on a patent-pending technology that converted video clips from smartphones into legally admissible evidence. This system allowed for the anonymous reporting of infractions, with an initial focus on traffic and parking violations that detract from residential quality of life. The business model was structured around a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for government clients. This back-end system provided municipalities with big-data analytics on disturbances reported by citizens, enabling data-driven reactive or proactive responses. By facilitating a direct and verifiable channel of communication, Capester aimed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal services while fostering a collaborative relationship between citizens and local government.

The company's platform was designed as a video authentication tool that allowed anonymous submissions, which would help government bodies identify public violations that might otherwise go unnoticed. Despite its approach to civic engagement and law enforcement, Capester did not secure any funding rounds and was noted as an unfunded company. According to PitchBook data, the company ceased operations as of August 2017.

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