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MARKETS
▶ NEW YORK - RapidSOS announces
it has closed a $75 million financing
round, bringing total capital raised to
more than $250 million. Built during
the past decade in partnership with tens
of thousands of first responders, RapidSOS
provides pro monitoring, voice and
data connectivity for 90+ tech companies,
50+ public-safety software vendors and
15,000+ first responder agencies on four
continents, according to the company.
The funding comes as RapidSOS says
it has supported the greatest volume of
emergencies in its 10-year history, with
aging populations, increasing crime, severe
weather and the ongoing implications of
the global pandemic. In 2022 year-to-date,
RapidSOS has supported first responders in
managing over 130 million emergencies.
" For a decade, we've had the privilege
to learn from our nation's first responders
to build technology that supports their
life-saving work, " says Michael Martin,
founder and CEO of RapidSOS. " Hundreds
of millions of lives are impacted each
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Public Safety Provider RapidSOS
Raises $75M in Financing Round
Communications company RapidSOS offers turnkey monitoring, voice and data
connectivity for 15,000+ first responder agencies worldwide.
year by the heroism of these individuals,
and we're honored to have partners in this
journey that share in a vision to transform
safety, security and emergency response. "
Leading this latest round of funding is
NightDragon, headed by veteran cybersecurity
and tech executive Dave DeWalt,
who will join RapidSOS' Board. " The
RapidSOS team has worked diligently for
more than a decade on its vision and technology
platform to better enable public
Dedrone, Johnson Controls
Collaborate on Drone Defense
▶ STERLING, Va. - Dedrone, a developer of smart airspace
security solutions, and Johnson Controls announce a strategic
collaboration to address the security threats posed by unauthorized
drone activity for improved drone defense.
As part of the collaboration, Dedrone's artificial intelligence/
machine learning-driven counter-drone technology will be integrated
into Johnson Controls' product portfolio via an open
API, providing Cloud-based airspace security as a service to
customers worldwide for drone defense.
" For counter-drone security to be effective, it cannot be
siloed from the overall security measures and tools within an
organization. Dedrone's integration with Johnson Controls
offers a complete airspace security solution that makes it
easy to add counter-drone security, helping security industry
leaders protect everything from critical infrastructure to correctional
facilities, stadiums and event venues from airborne
threats, " says Ben Wenger, chief revenue officer of Dedrone.
Dedrone's integrated software and sensors will provide the
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safety officials and technology companies
to respond to emergency situations of all
types, " says DeWalt. " The time for digital
transformation in this sector has never
been more important and NightDragon is
proud to help accelerate this mission as an
investor and help RapidSOS continue to
change the world and save lives. "
This most recent capital raising additionally
includes investments from 11
other sources.
ability for command & control to detect, track and identify
unauthorized drones, as well as determine the exact location
of the drone operator to enable first responders to be
dispatched for real-time drone defense.
Alarm.com Acquires Noonlight
Security Software Platform
▶ TYSONS, Va. - Alarm.com announces it completed a
majority-stake acquisition of Noonlight, a next-generation
connected safety and event management platform that
enables new applications and provides enhanced emergency
response capabilities.
Noonlight was founded in 2013 to deliver advanced technology
that " protects and comforts people so they can live freely. "
The company began as a personal safety mobile application
and has grown into a connected safety platform that has organically
attracted over 3.5 million Noonlight app users.
Noonlight's software platform enables context aware event
management and emergency response for a range of IoT
device vendors.
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