Prepared is a technology company.
Prepared has raised $136.0M across 5 funding rounds.
Prepared has raised $136.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Prepared is a technology company that builds an AI-powered emergency communications platform for public safety agencies, specifically enhancing 911 operations.[1][2][5] Its flagship product is an end-to-end assistive AI toolbox that synthesizes call audio, text, video, GPS data, and real-time translation into a single view, enabling faster, more informed responses for over 1,000 agencies across 49 states serving nearly 100 million people.[1][2][5] The platform addresses surging 911 call volumes, staffing shortages, and the need for multilingual support by automating tasks like call transcription, quality assurance, and dispatch assistance, while serving public safety answering points (PSAPs), dispatchers, and first responders.[2][3]
Founded in 2019, Prepared has shown strong growth, raising over $130 million—including an $80 million Series C led by General Catalyst in 2025—and handling over 10 million calls.[2][3] In September 2025, Axon (Nasdaq: AXON) announced its acquisition of Prepared to integrate it into its public safety ecosystem, with the deal expected to close in early Q4 2025, pending customary conditions.[1][5]
Prepared was founded in 2019 by CEO Michael Chime with an initial mission to mitigate the school shooting epidemic through mobile applications designed to preempt and prevent incidents, launching in over 100 schools including New Haven Public Schools.[4] The company pivoted to public safety tech that year, debuting its first 911 product: live video streaming for callers, which enabled visual context during emergencies and saved its first life within two weeks via a telecom-initiated CPR call.[4]
This evolution expanded Prepared's focus to an AI assistant for the full emergency response chain, ingesting real-time data from calls, videos, radios, and updates to support operators.[4] Early traction built quickly, with the platform now partnering with major agencies like Las Vegas Metro Police and Metro Nashville, driven by Chime's vision to retool emergency services amid rising call volumes and hiring challenges.[3][4]
Prepared stands out in the public safety AI space through these key strengths:
Prepared rides the wave of applied AI in mission-critical sectors like public safety, where AI addresses life-or-death inefficiencies amid rising 911 volumes, operator shortages, and a shift to digital/multilingual communications.[2][3] Its timing aligns with a nationwide push to modernize emergency dispatch, amplified by post-2020 demand surges and AI advancements in real-time processing.[3]
Market forces favoring Prepared include venture backing from top firms (General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital) totaling $130M+ and Axon's acquisition, which embeds it in a larger ecosystem connecting "call to closure."[1][2][3][5] This positions Prepared to influence standards in public safety tech, similar to AI impacts in healthcare and defense, by scaling tools that enhance human operators rather than replace them.[2]
Post-acquisition by Axon (expected early Q4 2025), Prepared will likely accelerate integration into broader public safety workflows, developing new AI tools for end-to-end response from intake to resolution.[1][5] Trends like advancing multimodal AI, drone integration, and NG911 upgrades will shape its path, potentially expanding beyond U.S. agencies to global markets.[4]
Its influence could evolve into a defining platform, setting AI benchmarks for high-stakes ops and saving more lives through faster, context-rich responses—fulfilling its origins in crisis prevention at unprecedented scale.[1][2][4]
Prepared has raised $136.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Prepared's investors include General Catalyst, Work-Bench, Aaron Rankin (Sprout Social), Gokul Rajaram, Jeff Yoshimura, Spencer Kimball, 2048 Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Anti fund, CRV, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley.
Prepared has raised $136.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $80.0M Series C in May 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | $80.0M Series C | General Catalyst, Work-Bench, Aaron Rankin (Sprout Social), Gokul Rajaram, Jeff Yoshimura, Spencer Kimball | |
| Sep 1, 2024 | $27.0M Series B | 2048 Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Anti fund, CRV, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, First Round Capital, Y Combinator, Claire Hughes Johnson, Immad Akhund, Matt Brezina | |
| Oct 1, 2023 | $16.0M Series A | Gradient Ventures, Greylock, Mohamad Makhzoumi, Mandeep Singh, Omid Ashtari | |
| Apr 1, 2022 | $10.0M Seed | Alpine Ventures, First Round Capital, Gradient Ventures, Greylock, Locus Ventures, Mohamad Makhzoumi, Picus Capital, Stellar Capital, Y Combinator, AMIT GOGIA, Claire Hughes Johnson, Lisa Kleinsorge, Mandeep Singh, Omid Ashtari, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Raffael Johnen, Varsha Rao | |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $3.0M Seed | Animal Capital, Browder Capital, Proton Enterprises, REMUS Capital, Streamlined Ventures, Vera Equity, Bryce Hall, Griffin Johnson, Steven Sarowitz, Zander Lurie |