--- title: A dual-use ‘Slack+location+payments’ startup raises Seed... description: Labrys Technologies is a startup that combines Slack, location services, and payments to serve both military and humanitarian scenarios. It aims to solve the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-dual-use-slack-location-payments-startup-raises-seed-to-serve-humanitarian-military-scenarios-5r7howno1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A dual-use ‘Slack+location+payments’ startup raises Seed to serve humanitarian, military scenarios | daily.dev og:description: Labrys Technologies is a startup that combines Slack, location services, and payments to serve both military and humanitarian scenarios. It aims to solve the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-dual-use-slack-location-payments-startup-raises-seed-to-serve-humanitarian-military-scenarios-5r7howno1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5R7hoWnO1.png og:image:alt: A dual-use ‘Slack+location+payments’ startup raises Seed to serve humanitarian, military scenarios og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A dual-use ‘Slack+location+payments’ startup raises Seed to serve humanitarian, military scenarios **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Labrys Technologies is a startup that combines Slack, location services, and payments to serve both military and humanitarian scenarios. It aims to solve the limitations of using WhatsApp in coordinating responses to crises. The platform provides encrypted communication, task management, live location tracking, and digital payments via Crypto stablecoins. Labrys' platform has already been used successfully in Afghanistan and by Ukrainian State Emergency Services. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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