# Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (SFE) Source: https://www.quantisnow.com/company/SFE Generated: 2026-11-07T01:09:47.585Z - Ticker: SFE - Exchange: NYSE - Sector: Finance - Industry: Finance/Investors Services - Website: safeguard.com ## About Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. no longer investing. It is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in expansion financings, growth capital, management buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations, corporate spinouts, growth stage, and early stage financings. It initially invests in a Series A-C round and opportunistically in a seed round. The firm prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, financial services, and healthcare sector. Within the technology sector, it invests in software as a service, adtech / digital media, Internet of Everything, enhanced security, predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, technology enabled services, internet/new media, financial technology, cloud, mobile, social, big data, in memory, and selected business services with capital requirements of up to $25 million. Within healthcare sector, the firm invests in molecular and point-of-care diagnostics, medical devices, regenerative medicine, medical technology, digital health, healthcare technology, specialty pharmaceuticals, and selected healthcare services. It invests throughout the United States with a focus on Mid-Atlantic region, and Southeastern Canada. The firm primarily invests between $5 million and $25 million in growth equity financing and between $5 million and $10 million in early-stage financing. It typically invests in the capital structures including owner financed and bootstrapped companies, corporate division or business unit, and venture capital-backed seeking a growth partner. The firm prefers to be the largest shareholder in its portfolio companies, with ownership in the range of 20 percent to 50 percent. However, it may occasionally take a majority or smaller stake in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in companies having proprietary technology and intellectual property. The firm prefers to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. The company was founded in 1953 as Lancaster Corporation and changed its name to Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 1981. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with additional office in Weston, Massachusetts. ## Latest SFE news and filings - 2024-02-20 20:02 UTC [SEC Form 15-12G filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-15-12g-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5274781) - 2024-02-20 20:01 UTC [SEC Form SC 13E3/A filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13e3a-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-amendment-5274779) - 2024-02-20 05:15 UTC [SEC Form EFFECT] [SEC Form EFFECT filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-effect-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5272762) - 2024-02-14 22:04 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-amendment-5264826) - 2024-02-14 21:05 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-amendment-5263049) - 2024-02-12 21:59 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-amendment-5251032) - 2024-02-12 14:58 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [Safeguard Scientifics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-inc-filed-sec-form-8-k-other-events-financial-5248858) - 2024-02-09 20:35 UTC [SEC Form POS AM filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-pos-am-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5246089) - 2024-02-09 19:11 UTC [SEC Form S-8 POS] [SEC Form S-8 POS filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-s-8-pos-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5245836) - 2024-02-09 19:07 UTC [SEC Form S-8 POS] [SEC Form S-8 POS filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-s-8-pos-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5245830) - 2024-02-09 19:05 UTC [SEC Form S-8 POS] [SEC Form S-8 POS filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-s-8-pos-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5245822) - 2024-02-09 19:01 UTC [SEC Form S-8 POS] [SEC Form S-8 POS filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-s-8-pos-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5245818) - 2024-02-02 14:18 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [Safeguard Scientifics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-inc-filed-sec-form-8-k-notice-of-delisting-5225453) - 2024-02-02 13:35 UTC [Market Chatter] [Safeguard Scientifics To Voluntarily Delist From Nasdaq](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-to-voluntarily-delist-from-nasdaq-5225283) - 2024-02-02 13:30 UTC [Safeguard Scientifics Filed Form 25 to Voluntarily Delist its Common Stock from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-filed-form-25-to-voluntarily-delist-its-common-5225263) - 2024-02-02 11:01 UTC [SEC Form 25 filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-25-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5224859) - 2024-02-01 19:36 UTC [SEC Form 4] [Manko Joseph M. Jr. was granted 38,087 shares, increasing direct ownership by 20% to 232,323 units (SEC Form 4)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/manko-joseph-m-jr-was-granted-38087-shares-increasing-direct-5223361) - 2024-01-31 14:19 UTC [SEC Form 4] [Demont Ross D was granted 20,775 shares, increasing direct ownership by 8% to 287,256 units (SEC Form 4)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/demont-ross-d-was-granted-20775-shares-increasing-direct-ownership-5219290) - 2024-01-31 14:09 UTC [SEC Form 4] [Michelson Beth was granted 22,506 shares, increasing direct ownership by 22% to 126,352 units (SEC Form 4)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/michelson-beth-was-granted-22506-shares-increasing-direct-ownership-by-5219248) - 2024-01-31 14:01 UTC [SEC Form 4] [Glass Russell D was granted 20,775 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 186,400 units (SEC Form 4)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/glass-russell-d-was-granted-20775-shares-increasing-direct-ownership-5219219) - 2024-01-26 14:26 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-amendment-5209966) - 2024-01-22 21:50 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13g-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5199336) - 2024-01-22 21:39 UTC [Market Chatter] [Safeguard Scientifics Intends To File Form 25 To Voluntarily Delist Its Common Stock From The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-intends-to-file-form-25-to-voluntarily-delist-5199269) - 2024-01-22 21:31 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [Safeguard Scientifics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing, Other Events, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-inc-filed-sec-form-8-k-notice-of-delisting-5199214) - 2024-01-22 21:30 UTC [Safeguard Scientifics Intends to File Form 25 to Voluntarily Delist its Common Stock from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-intends-to-file-form-25-to-voluntarily-delist-5199166) - 2024-01-16 13:55 UTC [Market Chatter] [Trading Halt: Halt status updated at 8:55:00 AM ET: Quotation Resumption: News and Resumption Times](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/trading-halt-halt-status-updated-at-85500-am-et-quotation-5187763) - 2024-01-10 16:30 UTC [SEC Form 3] [SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Dow Mark](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-3-filed-by-new-insider-dow-mark-5181329) - 2024-01-05 21:59 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [Safeguard Scientifics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-inc-filed-sec-form-8-k-other-events-leadership-5173600) - 2024-01-05 21:33 UTC [Market Chatter] [Safeguard Scientifics Announces Effective Date Of 1-For-100 Reverse Stock Split Followed By A 100-For-1 Forward Stock Split; Appoints Mark Dow As CEO, CFO And Secretary](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-announces-effective-date-of-1-for-100-reverse-stock-split-5173456) - 2024-01-05 21:30 UTC [Safeguard Scientifics Announces Effective Date of Stock Splits to Effectuate the Going Dark Transaction and New Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-announces-effective-date-of-stock-splits-to-effectuate-5173392) - 2023-12-29 23:52 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13g-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5159791) - 2023-12-19 12:59 UTC [SEC Form 4] [Salzman Eric was granted 125,000 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 68,858 shares, increasing direct ownership by 19% to 346,726 units (SEC Form 4)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/salzman-eric-was-granted-125000-shares-and-covered-exercisetax-liability-5145071) - 2023-12-18 21:39 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [Safeguard Scientifics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing, Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-inc-filed-sec-form-8-k-other-events-entry-5143881) - 2023-12-18 21:37 UTC [Market Chatter] [Safeguard Scientifics Announced Company's Board Of Directors Determined The Reverse Stock Split Ratio To Be 1-For-100 And The Forward Stock Split Ratio To Be 100-For-1](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-announced-companys-board-of-directors-determined-the-reverse-5143861) - 2023-12-18 21:30 UTC [Dividends] [Safeguard Scientifics Announces Stock Split Ratios to Effectuate the Going Dark Transaction](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-announces-stock-split-ratios-to-effectuate-the-going-5143735) - 2023-12-08 22:13 UTC [SEC Form SC 13E3/A filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc. (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13e3a-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-amendment-5128174) - 2023-12-08 22:09 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by Safeguard Scientifics Inc.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-safeguard-scientifics-inc-5128160) - 2023-12-08 22:05 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [Safeguard Scientifics Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-inc-filed-sec-form-8-k-other-events-financial-5128144) - 2023-12-08 21:30 UTC [Dividends] [Safeguard Scientifics' Board of Directors Declares Contingent Cash Dividend of $0.35 Per Share](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/safeguard-scientifics-board-of-directors-declares-contingent-cash-dividend-of-5127807) - 2023-11-16 18:35 UTC [SEC Form 4] [Salzman Eric covered exercise/tax liability with 5,318 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 290,584 units (SEC Form 4)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/salzman-eric-covered-exercisetax-liability-with-5318-shares-decreasing-direct-5090033) ## More - Live page with ratings, short volume, options and peers: https://www.quantisnow.com/company/SFE - Earnings history: https://www.quantisnow.com/earnings/SFE - Dividend history: https://www.quantisnow.com/dividends/SFE - Insider transactions: https://www.quantisnow.com/insiders/SFE - Options chain: https://www.quantisnow.com/options/SFE - SEC 8-K filings only: https://www.quantisnow.com/company/SFE/8-k - RSS and alerts for SFE: https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/rss-feeds.md