4 SaaS Startups in the Public Safety Industry

January 24, 2023

SaaS startups have become the darling of Venture Capital investors, especially in the Public Safety industry. Over the past decade, software has proverbially “eaten the world” and SaaS companies have scaled to become unicorn corporations in staggering amounts of time.

In this article, we are examining 4 VC funded SaaS startups in the Public Safety industry.

BLACKBIRD.AI

Information Integrity is being introduced to the world of digital media by Blackbird. For a more genuine information environment, we assist corporate and national security organizations in understanding the narrative that lies behind the story. To counteract misinformation, Blackbird.AI combines machine learning with multidisciplinary human intelligence. In order to provide a more automatic understanding of disinformation (fake news) campaigns and damaging digital media, we have developed a proprietary AI-Driven SaaS platform. Understanding propaganda campaigns and automating mitigation and reaction activities are goals supported by Blackbird's Constellation Platform. Constellation is capable of identifying and highlighting threat actors, entities of interest, accounts (including bots/botnets and/or influencers), coordinated communities, connections, photos, videos, and data streams. It also offers automated reports that enable the analyst to gain automated insights. By integrating their data pipeline with Blackbird's contextual data enrichment, analysts can gain a deeper understanding of their data and metadata, providing them with new insights into threats. They can also use our Constellation's Dashboard to understand these systems through interactive visualization and AI that is human interpretable. GOVERNMENT (National Security, Interior, Intelligence, OSINT/HUMINT teams, and Innovation/AI think tanks) are the target customers. A Fortune 500/Global 5000 enterprise organization's CISO or CMO is considered an enterprise.

Company details:
Founders:
Naushad UzZaman, Wasim Khaled
Founded:
2014
Based in:
San Francisco, California, United States
Website:
BLACKBIRD.AI
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Homeland Security, Journalism, Machine Learning, National Security, Natural Language Processing, Predictive Analytics, Public Safety, SaaS
Latest funding:
$10,000,000
Series A
21 September 2021
Total funding:
$10,625,000
Investors
Centrality, Trousdale Ventures, Nex Cubed, StartFast Ventures, Amand Ventures

Citibeats

With the aid of Citibeats, a social data platform, international organizations, governments, and private businesses may better comprehend how society is changing on a large scale and in real time, enabling them to make the best decisions possible. No matter the language, data source, or text structure, it is an Artificial Intelligence platform with unique Natural Language Processing technology and Machine Learning algorithms that enables the analysis of huge data on human behavior and transforms it into actionable insights. This makes it feasible to obtain precise evaluations of how specific issues, policies, or current events are impacting a society's members in real-time as well as their perceptions of such issues, policies, or current events. The results, which assist firms in managing developing risks and spotting early warnings on crucial issues, can be supplied up to 90 days sooner than traditional means, such as media, polls, or surveys. The first accessible tools to identify patterns from millions of voices in real time, the Sustainability and Societal Risk Monitors were introduced in 2022, allowing users to recognize and analyze social developments. The new subscription-based strategy was created to assist organizations throughout the world quickly and simply comprehend individuals' queries, desires, and worries regarding issues like citizen security, jobs and entrepreneurship, biodiversity, and sustainable cities. We have developed and scaled unique NLP & ML-based technology that enables the enhanced analysis of unstructured data on human behavior in just two years. We are able to give the greatest social data platform on the market in a greatly scalable manner because to this technology. Prestigious accolades given to Citibeats include: - The United Nations World Summit Awards; - The COGx for the finest use of AI in public services; - The NTT Open Innovation competition (that gave us the opportunity to work and develop a project with NTT Data) One of the first four IT businesses to use the fAIr LAC self-assessment tool was Citibeast in 2021. Through the best-in-class partners, we are expanding in Europe, LATAM, and Japan, presenting Citibeats as the moral AI created for inclusive, respectful, and responsive social understanding.

Company details:
Founders:
Ivan Caballero García
Founded:
2018
Based in:
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Website:
Citibeats
Industries:
Analytics, GovTech, Information Services, Machine Learning, Public Safety, Risk Management, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$568,392
Seed
18 November 2021
Total funding:
$4,593,674
Investors
Wayra, CAF, Everis Group, Bankinter, IDB Lab

HAAS Alert

The goal of HAAS Alert is to provide life-saving mobility solutions that will make cars and roads safer and more intelligent. A connected, accident-free society where everyone returns home safely is what we envision. In order to help drivers make safer, more informed decisions while driving, HAAS Alert's Safety Cloud service provides real-time digital alerts to drivers, connected cars, and autonomous vehicles via vehicle dashboards and infotainment systems, navigation applications, and smartphones.

Company details:
Founders:
Cory Hohs, Jigar Patel, Noah Levens
Founded:
2015
Based in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Website:
HAAS Alert
Industries:
Autonomous Vehicles, Big Data, Data Integration, Developer APIs, Mobile, Navigation, Public Safety, SaaS, Smart Cities, Transportation
Latest funding:
$5,000,000
Seed
30 August 2021
Total funding:
$8,440,000
Investors
Techstars, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Right Side Capital Management, Third Sphere, Fontinalis Partners

SafetyCulture

Working teams all around the world are powered by safety culture. Its operations platform, which is mobile-first, makes use of the power of human observation to help organizations find problems and opportunities every day. Its key products, iAuditor and EdApp, are used by more than 65,000 organizations to conduct audits, train staff, report concerns, automate processes, and communicate effectively. Over 600 million inspections are performed annually, 70,000 lessons are taught on average every day, and millions of corrective actions are taken thanks to SafetyCulture, which also gives employees and leaders a voice in advancing quality, efficiency, and safety. According to a recent Forrester report, SafetyCulture's flagship solutions provide clients a 214% return on investment and cost savings of USD $3.6M due to operational improvements. Among the companies that have purchased award-winning products from SafetyCulture include Coles, Commonwealth Bank, Kmart, and United Nations.

Company details:
Founders:
Luke Anear
Founded:
2004
Based in:
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Industries:
Apps, Public Safety, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$73,709,006
Series D
3 May 2021
Total funding:
$223,152,971
Investors
Tiger Global Management, Insight Partners, Blackbird Ventures, Index Ventures, Blackbird Ventures

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