Carbyne raises $56 million
Carbyne , a provider of cloud-native emergency contact center solutions, has raised $56 million in Series C funding. Cox Enterprises and Hanaco Growth Fund co-led the latest round, joined by new investors Valor Equity Partners, General Global Capital, TalC, and Sandiip Bhammer alongside existing investors including Founders Fund, FinTLV, Elsted Capital Partners, and former CIA Director General David Petraeus. The company has raised $128 million to date.
Founded in 2014, Carbyne is on a mission to redefine emergency collaboration, allowing ECCs, first responders, citizens and the state to share live actionable data that can lead to more efficient, transparent operations and ultimately save lives.
The company recently secured several multi-year contracts, including agreements with the city of New Orleans, Louisiana for its APEX platform; Volusia County, Florida for its Universe platform; and Global Medical Response (GMR) for both its Bridge Desk & APEX products. Carbyne and GMR developed Bridge Desk, a distributed asset management solution to oversee emergency personnel, vehicles, and equipment in real time. With APEX, GMR’s contact centers will be able to receive and share live videos, images, and locations from individuals in critical situations in which every second counts.
“We’re doing to public safety what Amazon did to on-premise storage. We are redefining how emergency contact centers and government service teams operate by moving everything to the cloud. Emergency providers and local governments are using legacy systems to solve modern problems – a declining proposition. They are increasingly recognizing the value that our cloud-based platforms provide to their communities. In addition to expanding our footprint in emergency services, we are also seeing new opportunities from businesses in adjacent industries. With the support of our latest Investors, we are extending our reach to more communities and businesses who need to modernize their legacy mission-critical communication tech stack.” – Amir Elichai, CEO and Founder of Carbyne.
