First Responder Platform Raises $16 Million
RapidSOS, an advanced emergency technology company, earned an additional $16 million in funding led by Highland Capital Partners with participation from Microsoft Ventures and CSAA Insurance Group. Founded in 2013, RapidSOS has raised over $30 million.
The company spent the past five years working in partnership with the public safety community to develop an advanced emergency platform to link Internet of Things devices directly to 9-1-1 and first responders in an emergency. Data from connected devices—such as real-time health data from wearables, telematics from connected cars, smoke density from smart homes, and precise location from mobile devices— provide unprecedented situational awareness for first responders, speeding response and saving lives.
