Prepared Raises $80 Million Series C Led by General Catalyst, Total Funding $135.2M to Expand AI Tools for Emergency Response

Prepared, a company developing AI-powered tools to modernize emergency response systems, has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round led by General Catalyst. This latest investment brings Prepared's total funding to approximately $135.2 million. The company focuses on enhancing 911 call centers by integrating video, text, and automatic translation capabilities to improve the speed and effectiveness of emergency call processing. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has been an early and consistent investor, leading Prepared's Series A and B rounds and participating again in this round. General Catalyst highlighted the transformative potential of applied AI in the public service sector through Prepared's assistive AI platform. The company aims to build infrastructure that helps emergency response centers save lives by enabling faster and better decision-making.