Acquisition
Sep 2025Axon announced a definitive agreement to acquire Prepared; the company now presents itself as part of Axon 911.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Prepared built an AI-powered emergency communications platform for 911/public safety agencies; as of 2026 it presents itself as part of Axon 911, with products spanning call-taking, dispatch, triage, translation, and QA.
Primary product
Prepared / Axon 911 assistive AI platform for emergency response
Founded
2019
Headquarters
New York, New York, United States
Team size
51-200
Work style
Remote
Industry
Public Safety
Sub-industry
911 / emergency communications software
Offices
575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022
127 Wall St Room 206, New Haven, CT 06511
Business model
B2B SaaS
enterprise software
public sector software
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
CEO, Axon 911; Co-Founder & CEO, Prepared
Co-Founder, Prepared
CPO, Axon 911; Co-Founder, Prepared
Chief of Staff, Prepared
Work & culture
Remote-first, mission-driven, customer-obsessed, and high-ownership; the company emphasizes building with public safety professionals and focusing on real-world impact.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
A public Senior/Staff Backend Software Engineer posting listed $180,000-$210,000 base pay plus equity; the company also advertises unlimited PTO and standard benefits.
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
401k + free financial advisors with Betterment
Unlimited Time Off + 15 observed holidays
12 weeks of paid parental leave
Monthly cell phone stipend
WeWork membership for all employees
Annual company offsite
$500 work-from-home budget
AI tools like ChatGPT + NotionAI
Product & market
Pricing
Quote-based, sales-led enterprise contracts / demo-led
Differentiators
- —AI intelligence layer across the full 911 lifecycle
- —Single-screen workflow for call-taking, dispatch, QA, and triage
- —Real-time transcription, translation, and live video/photo sharing
- —Designed to layer onto existing systems without rip-and-replace
- —Claims faster call processing and full QA coverage
Technology
Ruby on Rails
Golang
React
TypeScript
AWS
Kubernetes
Terraform
Redis
Prometheus
Grafana
Jenkins
GitHub
HubSpot
Customers
911 agencies
PSAPs / emergency communication centers
public safety agencies
City of Baltimore 911 Call and Dispatch Center
CentralSquare customers
Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Delaware County 911
Competitors
RapidSOS
Citizen
WireX
legacy NG911/CAD vendors
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
USD 1M-$10M (public estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
11.3K
Signals & risks
Latest news
Prepared blog · Sep 2025
Axon announced a definitive agreement to acquire Prepared and fold its emergency communications AI into Axon 911.
Prepared blog · May 2025
Prepared raised $80M in Series C funding led by General Catalyst, with participation from a16z, First Round Capital, and Radical Ventures.
Business Wire · Jan 2025
Baltimore selected Prepared for its 911 center; the release highlights QA coverage expansion, translation, and call-processing improvements.
Prepared blog · Sep 2024
Prepared announced a $27M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from First Round Capital, M13, and NewView Capital.
Business Wire · Jun 2024
CentralSquare became a verified reseller of Prepared 911, expanding access to the platform for public safety customers.
Jobs and careers at Prepared
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