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RapidSOS gives 911 what your phone already knows
Your phone can place you on a map. RapidSOS built a business getting that information to the person sending an ambulance.
The Little Carrier That Wired the Mountains for 35 Years - and Then Sold the Signal to Verizon
For 35 years a homegrown carrier from Wilkesboro put bars on the map where the big networks saw only blank terrain. In 2026 it agreed to hand the signal to Verizon - a small-carrier story about who actually pays to cover a mountain.
Tele911
Tele911 is a telemedicine company that diverts low-acuity 911 calls away from crowded emergency rooms by connecting patients on scene with board-certified emergency physicians over video, on average within about 40 seconds. Founded by physician-entrepreneur Dr. Ramon Lizardo, the company equips paramedics and medics as the doctor's hands, eyes, and ears so patients can be treated in place instead of being transported to a hospital - reducing unnecessary ambulance trips, ED visits, and cost. The model has reached millions of lives across multiple states and positions itself as the nation's leading ER-diversion and virtual emergency department solution.
MD Ally | 911 Network Navigation
MD Ally is a New York-based health-tech company that plugs telehealth directly into the 911 system. Founded in 2018 by Shanel Fields, the daughter of a volunteer EMT, the platform adds a 'virtual response tier' so dispatchers can route non-emergency callers to the right care instead of automatically sending an ambulance and an ER trip. By partnering with public-safety agencies and insurance payors, MD Ally cuts unnecessary emergency costs while connecting patients to telehealth, mental health and social services.