AI-powered 9-1-1 call screening startup Hyper exits stealth with $6.3 million USD

South Dakota 9-1-1 centers implement RapidSOS to enhance emergency response

South Dakota 9-1-1 call centers have recently began implementing the RapidSOS Unite GIS module, an AI-powered intelligent safety platform that securely connects life-saving data from over 540 million devices, apps, and sensors directly to 9-1-1 centers and first responders across the state. The upgrade enhances the capability of an introductory version of the program successfully tested state-wide.

AI-powered 9-1-1 call screening startup Hyper exits stealth with $6.3 million USD

Hyper, co-founded by Canadian repeat entrepreneurs Damian McCabe and Ben Sanders, has emerged from stealth with $6.3 million USD ($8.5 million CAD) in funding for an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled voice solution that claims to screen out non-emergency 9-1-1 calls.  Acting as Hyper’s CEO, Sanders previously co-founded Toronto-based FinTech startup Clearco and digital paperwork platform Proof, which Daylight Automation acquired in 2022. Hyp…