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Prepared funding, valuation and investors

AI-powered 911 and emergency dispatch software for public safety agencies.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series C

$80M · 2025

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$80M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth · New York, USA

Investors in latest funding

Lead: General Catalyst

Other: Andreessen Horowitz , First Round Capital

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Prepared (formerly Prepared911) builds software for emergency dispatch centers: AI-assisted call triage, caller location, translation, and multimedia intake. Founded by former first responders and technologists, it modernizes 911 infrastructure. a16z American Dynamism led Series A; General Catalyst led $80M Series C (2025) with a16z and First Round re-upping.

Why Prepared is interesting

a16z American Dynamism led Series A for 911 cloud modernization — $80M Series C (2025) from General Catalyst as NG911 mandates accelerate.

Product & use cases

Prepared platform integrates with CAD systems so dispatchers receive richer caller data — video, photos, SMS, AI summaries — during emergencies.

  • NG911 multimedia emergency calls
  • Real-time translation for non-English callers
  • AI-assisted dispatch notes and triage
  • Location accuracy beyond legacy 911

Key facts

  • Series C (2025): $80M led by General Catalyst
  • Series A: led by a16z American Dynamism
  • NG911 and AI dispatch for 911 centers

Funding history (newest first)

Series C

2025 $80M

Source: https://www.prepared911.com/blog/series-c

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Prepared's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz First Round General Catalyst

Competitive landscape

Edge: Purpose-built for 911 workflows vs generic contact center AI; American Dynamism policy tailwinds.

911 modernization is slow procurement but NG911 mandates create upgrade cycles. Prepared competes on AI-native UX vs retrofit incumbents.

  • RapidDeploy direct

    Cloud dispatch and situational awareness for public safety.

  • Carbyne direct

    NG911 cloud platform competitor.

  • Legacy CAD vendors incumbent

    Hexagon, Tyler public safety systems.

Notable stories

  • Prepared rebranded from Prepared911 as it expanded beyond single-product positioning into full emergency response platform.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS Defense Tech AI & Machine Learning

FAQs about Prepared

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Prepared builds AI-enhanced software for 911 dispatch centers — multimedia calls, translation, and dispatcher tools.
a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led Series A. General Catalyst (/fund/general-catalyst) led $80M Series C (2025).
Next Generation 911 — IP-based emergency calling supporting text, video, and data vs legacy voice-only 911.
Both serve public safety cloud; compare CAD integrations and AI feature depth.
Core focus is emergency dispatch; may expand adjacent public safety workflows.
2025 — $80M per company press.
Team includes former first responders — see prepared911.com.
911 infrastructure classified as critical national systems modernization.
$80M Series C plus Series A/B amounts — see company announcements.
New York, USA.
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