REES

What REES does

REES Technology Group Inc. ("REES") is a privately held Canadian software company, founded by Mary Lobson in 2019 and officially launched in September 2020, that operates a centralized, trauma-informed online reporting platform for sexual violence, bullying, abuse, harassment, and discrimination. The Winnipeg-headquartered company (with a secondary office in Tampa, Florida) builds a web-based platform whose architecture is grounded in Privacy by Design and GDPR principles: survivor records are encrypted such that only the survivor holds the decryption key, neither REES nor the partner institution can access the underlying data, and no IP addresses or third-party analytics are stored. Core platform features include Anonymous Report with bidirectional Chat, Connect to My Campus (encrypted PDF routing to designated campus contacts), the REES Message Centre for opt-in anonymous communication, the REES Back Office for institutional administrators, Save and Edit Record for survivor-paced disclosure, and a Repeat Perpetrator Identification (RPI) capability that triggers an institutional notification when the same perpetrator is named across multiple reports.

REES monetizes through custom enterprise licensing on multi-year subscription contracts, with each partner institution receiving a dedicated, customized portal configured via a Customization Checklist. The platform is distributed as six vertical-specific product variants — REES Campus Canada, REES Campus United States, REES Workplace, REES Sport, REES Festivals, REES Dance, and REES Smart Cities — addressing the distinct procurement and reporting requirements of post-secondary institutions, employers across hospitality/healthcare/manufacturing/trades, sports organizations, live event operators, the dance community, and municipalities. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with "Book a Demo" and "Request Info" funnels, supplemented by founder-led community outreach, content marketing, Sexual Assault Awareness Month event participation, and a 2023 strategic partnership with Respect Group Inc. that bundles REES reporting with Respect Group's prevention education certification (2M+ people certified). Named customers span 25+ Canadian post-secondary institutions (including Red River College Polytechnic, Brandon University, St. Francis Xavier University, Vancouver Community College), US higher-education institutions, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest, Football Manitoba, and the Respect Hockey Culture Center.

Name

REES

Legal name

REES Technology Group Inc.

Website

https://reescommunity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

REES Technology Group Inc. operates a trauma-informed online reporting platform for sexual violence, harassment, and misconduct, serving post-secondary institutions, workplaces, sports organizations, festivals, and municipalities across North America via subscription-based enterprise licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Misconduct Reporting Software

SIC

Telegraph & Other Message Communications (4822)

akta.pro primary industry

Policy Operations, Appeals & Case Management (Disputes, reinstatements, escalations) (BPAAALAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Risk Intelligence, Threat Monitoring & Crisis Response (Harmful trends, coordinated abuse) (BPAAALAN), Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

Keywords

• Misconduct reporting software
• Trauma-informed reporting platform
• Anonymous incident reporting
• Campus sexual violence tools
• Workplace harassment reporting

Headquarters

HQ city

Winnipeg

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Licensing/Subscription: REES provides a centralized online reporting platform customized for each partner institution (campus, corporate, sports, festivals). Institutions receive their own dedicated portal with customized reporting options, policies, and campus/community resources. The platform is licensed to institutions who pay for access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

REES provides a centralized, trauma-informed online reporting platform licensed to institutions for reporting sexual violence, harassment, bullying, abuse, and discrimination. Each partner institution receives a dedicated portal customized with its own policies, resources, and contacts, and survivors can submit one record used across multiple reporting pathways (anonymous, connect-to-campus, formal complaint, HR, police). The platform is delivered through vertical variants for campuses, workplaces, sports, festivals, dance, and municipalities.

Product overview

REES (Respect, Educate, Empower Survivors) is a centralized, trauma-informed online reporting platform for sexual violence, bullying, abuse, harassment, and discrimination. The product portfolio consists of a core platform adapted for multiple sectors through specialized variants: REES Campus (Canada and US) for post-secondary institutions, REES Workplace for corporate environments, REES Sport for sports organizations, REES Festivals for events and venues, REES Dance for dance communities, and REES Smart Cities for municipalities and public transit. Key platform features include Anonymous Report with bidirectional Chat, Connect to My Campus, Repeat Perpetrator Identification (RPI), the REES Message Centre for anonymous communication, and the REES Back Office for institutional administrators. The platform enables survivors to create one confidential record with multiple reporting pathway options while providing institutions with pattern data and insights for prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 71% of post-secondary students witnessed or experienced unwanted sexualized behaviors in the past year, yet less than 10% spoke about it with someone at school
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Winnipeg Folk FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023Year-round partnership with Winnipeg Folk Festival (Manitoba's largest summer festival, 74,000 attendees in 2022) to provide online reporting for unwanted sexualized behaviors at festival and year-round events. Executive Director Lynne Skromeda stated commitment to safer spaces policy. Festival also partners with NorWest Co-op Community Health Trauma Response Team and Survivor's Hope Crisis Centre (SARAH).
• Respect GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2023Strategic partnership announced April 13, 2023 between Respect Group and REES Technology Group Inc. Respects Group is Canada's leading online provider of prevention education for bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination (BAHD), having certified over 2 Million people in sport, schools and workplace. The collaboration combines Respect Group's training programs with REES's centralized reporting and information platform for a comprehensive end-to-end solution for creating psychologically safe environments.
• NorWest Co-op Community HealthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorWest Co-op Community Health's Trauma Response Team stationed in festival campground during Winnipeg Folk Festival to provide psychosocial counselling and referrals.
• Survivor's Hope Crisis Centre (SARAH)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSexual Assault Recovery and Healing (SARAH) arm of Survivor's Hope Crisis Centre available in festival grounds and campground to assist victims of sexual violence.
• Winnipeg Police ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Winnipeg Police Service enables students to report directly to police through the REES platform if they choose. One of multiple reporting pathway options on the platform.
• Football ManitobasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Football Manitoba for online reporting of bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination in sport.
• Respect Hockey Culture CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREES is partnered with the Respect Hockey Culture Center to provide resources and support for athletes and staff to eradicate bullying, abuse, harassment, and discrimination from hockey.
• Joshua Tree Music FestivalsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoshua Tree Music Festival in California partnered with REES for year-round reporting resource for attendees.
• Kitchener-Waterloo OktoberfestsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive Director Tracy Van Kalsbeek stated commitment to using REES data to minimize risk and develop ongoing strategies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• NAVEX Global: Largest ethics and compliance software vendor offering whistleblower hotlines, case management, and policy operations for enterprise and institutional customers — overlaps REES Workplace and REES Campus as part of a much broader compliance suite.
• EQS Group (Convercent Integrity Line): Whistleblower hotline and ethics reporting platform acquired from Convercent — competes in the workplace misconduct reporting space that REES Workplace targets, with broader compliance workflow tooling.
• SpeakUp (People Intouch): Anonymous whistleblower hotline and ethics reporting service widely used by employers and institutions — overlaps with REES Workplace in providing anonymous intake and case management.
• Red Flag Reporting: Whistleblower hotline, anonymous reporting, and case management services for workplaces and educational institutions — comparable anonymous reporting capabilities to REES.
• Stopline (SAI Global / SAI360): Whistleblower hotline, ethics, and compliance reporting service integrated into SAI360's broader GRC platform — competes with REES in workplace misconduct reporting under an enterprise compliance umbrella.

Direct peers

• Reportable: Anonymous incident reporting platform for higher education institutions addressing sexual assault, Title IX, and bias incidents — directly overlaps REES Campus in target customer and core functionality.
• Callisto: College sexual assault reporting platform providing a confidential, encrypted reporting system specifically for post-secondary institutions — REES's most directly comparable product in the campus sexual violence reporting vertical.
• Ethicas: Canadian workplace harassment, discrimination, and violence reporting platform serving Canadian employers — directly comparable to REES Workplace with similar geography and buyer profile.
• Maxient: Higher education conduct, Title IX, and behavioral intervention case management software used by hundreds of US colleges and universities — competes with REES Campus in the same post-secondary buyer category.
• Case IQ (i-Sight): Investigation and case management software for HR, compliance, and Title IX matters — competes with REES in incident intake, case notes, and reporting workflows across workplace and higher education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reescommunity
• Facebookfacebook.com/reescommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/reescampus
• Instagraminstagram.com/reescommunity

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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