Rapidsos

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• RapidSOS is an advanced emergency communication company. Outdated infrastructure impacts millions of emergency calls each year. RapidSOS is developing an advanced technology platform to predict emergencies before they occur, warn people in harms way, and ensure that first responders are one touch away globally.RapidSOS enhances the existing 9-1-1 infrastructure by providing a pipeline for data from connected devices into dispatcher systems. Wearables, connected cars, and IoT sensors linked to RapidSOS automatically detect health emergencies, crashes, and building fires and transmit rich data directly to 9-1-1 and first responders. The result is 1-5+ min faster response, 2-10% reduced mortality, 6.9% reduction in healthcare treatment costs, 20% reduction in structural damage in building fires. RapidSOS was named 2016 Start-Up of the Year by the Consumer Technology Association, the top start-up at Harvard, Best New Venture at Harvard Business School, Best Mobile Technology at MIT, Top 3 Innovative World Technology at SXSW, Most Innovative Company in the public sector at Harvard, and a Top-10 University Start-Up Globally by Founder.org. Formed in 2012, RapidSOS is led by a team from MIT, Stanford and Harvard, with experience at Braemar Energy Ventures, Google, Bell Labs, Amazon, Microsoft, and 30+ tech start-ups. Many on the team have witnessed firsthand the challenges of the existing emergency communication infrastructure and are personally motivated to solve this enormous challenge.RapidSOS is backed by three top global venture capital firms and several prominent individuals with extensive technology, telecom, and investing expertise. Combined, their capital base approaches $100B.
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  Headquarters:3 Park Avenue , New York, New York, United States

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  Phone Number: +1 212-221-3691

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  Website: https://www.rapidsos.com

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  Employees:153

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  Revenue:$50 - 100M

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  Legal Name:Rapidsos

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• |  NAICS Code: 238990  |

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