Prepared

New York, NY Public Safety Acquired

Prepared is an AI-powered emergency communications platform that turns 911 calls into actionable intelligence by synthesizing call audio, text, video, GPS and real-time translation into a single view for dispatchers. Founded in 2019 by Yale students Michael Chime, Dylan Gleicher, and Neal Soni, the company supports more than 1,000 public safety agencies across 49 U.S. states, helping protect roughly 100 million people. Its flagship product, Prepared Assist, is an AI assistive 911 platform that can autonomously handle non-critical calls and serve as an intelligent assistant on critical calls. Prepared was acquired by Axon (NASDAQ: AXON) in 2025.

Acquired

Prepared has been acquired

Acquired by Axon Enterprise September 23, 2025

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2019

Employees

100–250

Total Funding

$132.8M

5 rounds

Funding

Total raised $132.8M across 5 rounds

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Last updated 06-25-2026

Latest Round

Type

Series C

Date

2025

Amount

$80M

Valuation

Lead Investors

General Catalyst
DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
2025 Series C $80M General Catalyst
September 26, 2024 Series B $27M Andreessen Horowitz
2023 Series A $16M Andreessen Horowitz

Prominent Investors

Andreessen Horowitz

Leadership

  • Michael Chime

    Co-Founder & CEO

    LinkedIn
  • Dylan Gleicher

    Co-Founder & CTO

    LinkedIn
  • Neal Soni

    Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Carbyne

    New York-based emergency collaboration platform offering call-handling, communication and tracking solutions for 911 centers; acquired by Axon in 2026.

  • RapidSOS

    Emergency response data platform that delivers real-time data to 911 and first responders, used by thousands of public safety agencies across the U.S.

  • Motorola Solutions

    Public safety technology giant offering integrated CAD, dispatch and communications software for emergency response centers.

  • Intrado

    Provider of 911 routing, call-handling and emergency communications infrastructure for public safety answering points.

  • Mark43

    Cloud-based public safety software company providing CAD and records management for police and emergency dispatch.

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