# POM Safe

> POM Safe is a Newark, New Jersey safety-technology company that builds a unified personal-safety platform for home health, hospice, and community-based care. It pairs a wearable, two-way communication device and mobile app with 24/7 dispatch, real-time GPS location, intake risk scoring, 'Check On Me' timers, and a compliance dashboard - giving caregivers who work alone in the field a discreet way to summon help and giving agencies the tools to prevent and document workplace violence. Founded after a campus-violence tragedy, POM Safe raised $3M in Series A funding in 2020 and works with major universities and healthcare providers.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Newark, New Jersey, United States
- **Founders:** AJ Leahy (Founder & CEO), Lukas Lampe (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~65 employees (Apollo); third-party sources list 51-200
- **Products:** POM Safe Wearable Device (POM 3 / POM Mobile), 24/7 POM Dispatch, POM Safe Mobile App, Check On Me Timers, Risk Assessment & Intake Scoring
- **Notable:** Raised $3M Series A in 2020 led by Cayuga Venture Fund to scale its safety platform and B2B partner program, Grew to 50+ client organizations including major universities and large healthcare providers, Repositioned from a broad personal-safety product into a purpose-built home health and hospice safety and compliance platform

## Products & services

- **POM Safe Wearable Device (POM 3 / POM Mobile)** — A compact, two-way communication safety fob that clips to a keychain or ID badge. The POM 3 connects through a paired phone with up to 10-day battery life; POM Mobile carries its own SIM and works independently of a phone. A series of taps discreetly summons help.
- **24/7 POM Dispatch** — A live VIP response team that sees the user's profile and GPS location on activation, can hear the situation through two-way audio even if the user can't speak, and dispatches appropriate help.
- **POM Safe Mobile App** — Field-based safety app with SOS and silent alerts, fake phone calls for safe exits, one-tap texting, and appointment check-ins and check-outs.
- **Check On Me Timers** — Automated timers that monitor a worker through a visit and escalate if they don't check out on schedule.
- **Risk Assessment & Intake Scoring** — Generates risk scores at intake using name, address, crime data, and offender-registry information so agencies can flag high-risk visits before they happen.
- **Safety Hub & Insights Dashboard** — Cloud command center for real-time location tracking, geofenced check-ins, mass emergency messaging, incident reporting, safety trend analytics, and OSHA/accreditation compliance audits.

## Achievements

- Raised $3M Series A in 2020 led by Cayuga Venture Fund to scale its safety platform and B2B partner program
- Grew to 50+ client organizations including major universities and large healthcare providers
- Repositioned from a broad personal-safety product into a purpose-built home health and hospice safety and compliance platform
- Signed a 2024 partnership with Innovive Health to protect home healthcare clinicians
- Featured for its VNS Westchester home care worker safety deployment

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Announced a partnership with Innovive Health to enhance safety for home healthcare clinicians.
- **2024-05** — POM's home care worker safety solution reviewed by The Rowan Report.
- **2020-09** — Closed a $3M Series A funding round led by Cayuga Venture Fund.

## Links

- Website: https://pomsafe.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pomsafe
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pom_safety

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Last updated: 2026-07-18