This passion led her to co-founding, Towntalk, a data intelligence company committed to providing the security industry in emerging markets with the software and tools to support the real-time delivery of core security services.
It first built an innovative data collection model by steadily growing a community of 45,000 trusted sources, created through strategic collaborations where verified individuals and emergency responders were given access to their area. The strategic integration of community engagement and technology enables Towntalk deliver early warning alerts, navigation, and periodic reports to businesses, travelers, and mobile workers at scale.
Edun explained that the company has helped the community and business owners in Nigeria at the peak of the pandemic. “Towntalk gathered data when security and safety were on people’s minds at the height of COVID-19”.