Terms were not disclosed.
Back in 2024, RapidSOS closed a $150 million Series C funding round that included a $75 million investment from Black Rock, the world’s largest asset manager.
New York-based RapidSOS, founded in 2012, said the acquisition will strengthen its “safety network” in a statement.
Ontario-based Northern911, which traces its origins all the way back to 1954, stands as “a trusted backup provider of 911 services for hundreds of agencies across North America,” according to RapidSOS.
Its business areas include alarm monitoring, mobile apps and wearables, and connected vehicle platforms — cars and trucks is already an area in which RapidSOS and other companies are involved.
As the two companies describe it, the acquisition will result in tighter emergency communication connections among various devices — a reflection of the current mobile and digital era, and another driver of gov tech business — and provide tech assistance during major disasters and similar events, including cyber attacks.
“Together, we are creating a unified system of trained telecommunicators and technology to serve as the last line of defense when the worst strikes,” said Mike Shantz, Northern911 president, in a statement. “As states, provinces and [emergency call centers] ECCs are facing rising threats of cyberattacks and disasters, continuity of operations is more important than ever.”
This deal follows another, larger 911-related acquisition last week.
In that transaction, body camera and Taser company Axon said it would buy Carbyne as part of an effort to build an Axon 911 offering. The deal, still subject to closing, is worth $625 million.
