South African VC completes second investment in public safety platform
Cape Town-headquartered venture capital firm HAVAÍC has announced a further investment in RapidDeploy following its participation in a bridge round in October last year. The VC firm has bolstered its stake with a second investment as part of RapidDeploy’s Series C equity round.
Founded in 2016, RapidDeploy is a cloud-native platform for public safety, delivering next-generation solutions and intelligent mission-critical data to 911 agencies across the United States. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the Cape Town-born business is helping to reduce response times, enhance situational awareness, and drive better outcomes. RapidDeploy also empowers public safety leaders with data insights that improve emergency response workflows.
Over 1,500 911 agencies throughout the United States are leveraging RapidDeploy’s products, Radius Mapping and Eclipse Analytics. Radius Mapping is a primary call-taking map that unites mission-critical intelligence like location data, live tracking, floor plans, messaging, health records, vehicle data, and live video streaming on a single screen. Eclipse Analytics is a browser-based platform that aggregates 911 call data at scale to provide on-demand reporting and analytics in a single platform.
Said Grant Rock, HAVAÍC partner, “RapidDeploy’s game-changing technology is supporting the industry’s transition to next generation 911. Seamless access to life-saving information is giving telecommunicators and first responders in the field the information they need to mobilise faster, more accurate responses. It makes all the difference. In keeping with our investment thesis, RapidDeploy is a prime example of African-born tech creating an impact on the global stage.”
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