safeHands

We are the leading alcohol-free hand sanitizer company, poised to grab our share of the $400 million market as consumers switch from alcohol to alcohol-free.

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Boca Raton, FL, US
  • Currency USD
  • Founded July 2011
  • Employees 6
  • Website safehands.com

Company Summary

safeHands hand sanitizer, the first alcohol free brand with national distribution.

• The hand hygiene market is over $400M in the US and over $2B worldwide
• Alcohol-based products have a 95% share of the hand sanitizer market
• Consumers and medical professionals are realizing the risk of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers
• Demand for Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizers is growing substantially

Team

  • Joined safeHands in March 2015 to run all operational functions. Founding CFO and Board Member for Pasteuria Bioscience, a company that was sold for $126M. Extensive experience in early stage company financing and growth. 9 years as an early stage venture capitalist at Advantage Capital Partners. 5 years at Kaplan. Graduated with a B.S. from Yale University, 1986, M.B.A. with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Management from Wharton, 1991

  • Founder and Chairman

    Primary role: Sales and marketing. Generating awareness of safeHands as an alternative to alcohol-based sanitizers. Invented the first touch-free dispenser, and created the company UtraClenz to commercialize in 1995. Grew the company and sold his stake in the business in 2005. Worked with Dr. David Dyer to create the safeHands alcohol-free product formulation. B.S. from UMass Amherst, 1979, D.M.D from Boston University School of Medicine, 1984.

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