Rave Mobile Safety

Rave Mobile Safety (formerly Rave Wireless) is an American software company founded in New York City in 2004, and currently based in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company provides a suite of software applications for safety. Investors include Bain Capital Ventures, Sigma Partners, and RRE Ventures.[1]

Rave Mobile Safety
Private
IndustrySoftware
PredecessorRave Wireless
FoundedNew York City, New York (2004)
HeadquartersFramingham, Massachusetts
Products
  • Rave Alert
  • Rave Guardian
  • Rave Panic Button
  • Rave 911 Suite
  • Rave Eyewitness
  • Smart911
Websitewww.ravemobilesafety.com 

The company claims 1,400 higher education institutions and 9-1-1 centers in 42 U.S. states as customers, with over 50 million individuals protected.

History

Initially the company was focused primarily on higher education institutes and offered customized mobile phone services and associated services. Their first customer was Montclair State University in NJ, which won the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety award for their implementation of the Rave Guardian product.[2] The company moved into solely focusing on safety applications and now claims over 1,400 higher education institutions now use their emergency notification system and/or mobile safety apps.

In 2010, the company launched a new product called Smart911, with Nashville TN being the first reported customer.[3]

Since 2010, the company claims Smart911 (now called the Rave 911 Suite), expanded to 500 9-1-1 centers in 42 U.S. states as customers, covering a population of 50 million. Notable communities utilizing the service include the State of Arkansas,[4] Washington DC,[5] and Atlanta, GA.[6]

In 2015, the company announced a new product, Rave Panic Button, which was launched in Everett (WA) Schools, in Snohomish Washington.[7] The company now claims over 2,000 K-12 schools use the Rave Panic Button including every school in the state of Arkansas,[8] and in schools across both Nassau[9] and Suffolk Counties in NY.[10]

In 2017, the company expanded into Canada, acquiring ERMS, a Canadian emergency notification provider.[11]

In January 2020, Rave announced its tenth consecutive year of growth. Increased demand for Rave's communication platform and use of Rave's solutions for school and public safety resulted in a 50% increase on new software bookings in 2019.[12]

References
  1. "MarketWatch". Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. "ABC News". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. "Smart911 in Nashville (TN)". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. "Smart911 Now Available Statewide in Arkansas". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "Washington D.C. Public Safety Officials Promote Smart911". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. "Smart911 Public Announcement in Atlanta (GA)". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ""Snohomish county Schools Getting Panic Button Systems"". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. "Rave Panic Button App Implemented Statewide in Arkansas Schools". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ""Nassau: Each School District to Get Cop Representative"". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ""Panic Button App Coming to Suffolk County Schools"". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ""Rave Mobile Safety Buys Canadian Emergency Notification Provider"". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. "Rave Mobile Safety Announces 10th Consecutive Year of Record Growth". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.


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