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AURA, a South African Emergency-Response Startup Raises US $15.1 Million Series B funding round

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06/15/2025
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AURA, the South African-born emergency-response technology platform, has secured a €13.5 million (US $15.1 million) Series B funding round to fuel its expansion into the U.S. and build a global dispatch “clearing house” for rapid life‑saving services .

The funding round was led by Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) and Partech. 

Founded in 2017 by Warren Myers, Ryan Green, and Adam Pantanowitz, AURA operates as a marketplace that allows users—via mobile devices or connected products—to access the nearest vetted private or public security and medical response units wherever they are.

While now headquartered in the Netherlands, AURA has already established a profitable, trusted presence in South Africa, the UK, and parts of Africa. The new funding positions the company to scale its on‑demand private security response model in the U.S..

The company plans to launch of U.S. operations, beginning with an on‑demand private security response service. The company also plans to develop of a unified API—described as a “clearing house”—that dispatches the nearest suitable emrgency-responding unit regardless of country. 

Warren Myers, AURA’s CEO, called the round “a pivotal moment,” stressing the startup’s readiness to take personal safety to a global scale via a single API .

Patricia Rinke, Investment Director at CAIF and an existing investor, praised the team’s vision and execution:

“We trust the team’s powerful vision and extraordinary execution capabilities as it scales its life‑saving technology to the U.S. market and across the world…”. 

AURA’s dispatch‑across‑borders model offers a seamless, single‑API solution for international safety needs—a first in the industry

With a robust presence already established in Africa and Europe, AURA’s US $15.1 million Series B round marks the startup’s next growth phase: scaling rapid-response capabilities into the U.S. and realizing a unified global emergency-dispatch network. The round, supported by major investors like CAIF and Partech, validates AURA’s visionary model and operational maturity as it aims to set a new industry standard for borderless public safety.

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