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Aurelian

aurelian.com

Aurelian builds AI tools that automate non-emergency calls and guide 911 telecommunicators during emergencies.

HQSeattle, Washington, United States
Employees11-50
Funding$17M
11 active roles
Profile 6mo agoJobs checked 17h ago
AI / MLAI ApplicationB2B SaaSSeries A$10M-$50M

About

Aurelian builds AI software for Public Safety Answering Points and 911 centers, including AVA for automating non-emergency calls and CORA for real-time emergency-call guidance. Its differentiation is purpose-built public-safety automation that reduces dispatcher workload while keeping humans in control of emergency decisions.

Market

Aurelian competes in public-safety communications software and AI-powered PSAP workflow automation, with a particularly focused position in automating non-emergency 911-center calls. It differentiates through purpose-built conversational agents for public safety, broad natural-language handling rather than only predefined routes, CAD and legacy-system integration, and a human-in-control model that escalates suspected emergencies instead of replacing emergency call-taker judgment.

Target Customers

Aurelian targets public-sector 911 centers, PSAPs, and emergency communications centers—especially county, municipal, and consolidated agencies facing high non-emergency call volumes, staffing shortages, and legacy/on-premise systems. Primary buyers are PSAP directors, 911 operations leaders, and emergency communications administrators seeking to protect dispatcher capacity without replacing their existing CAD or call-handling infrastructure.

At a Glance

Problem

Aurelian addresses the overload facing public-safety answering points (PSAPs) and emergency communications centers: dispatchers spend scarce time handling non-emergency requests instead of true emergencies. The pain is operational and human—busy lines can delay attention to urgent incidents, while repetitive calls contribute to dispatcher workload and burnout. The clearest use cases include noise complaints, general questions, and other non-emergency police calls that still require routing, triage, and resolution.

The core economic value is reclaiming dispatcher capacity without adding equivalent human staffing. Aurelian’s stated impact is especially relevant where call volumes are high and qualified dispatchers are difficult to hire and retain, although the available evidence does not disclose specific per-call pricing, cost savings, or customer ROI figures.

Product / Service

Aurelian provides a purpose-built AI platform for PSAPs, including an AI voice assistant that automates non-emergency interactions. It routes, triages, and resolves calls through voice, SMS, and web chat, supports more than 35 languages, and is designed to work with telecommunicators rather than replace them. The platform can handle routine requests such as noise complaints and general questions, escalating or leaving true emergencies for human dispatchers.

The benefit is a configurable communications layer that clears non-emergency traffic from the line and lets dispatchers focus on urgent incidents. Aurelian reports that its assistant handles 74% of non-emergency calls without dispatcher involvement, while also helping emergency communications centers serve multilingual and otherwise underserved communities.

Market

Aurelian competes in public-safety technology and emergency-communications software, specifically the market for AI-enabled call handling and workflow automation for 911 centers, PSAPs, and emergency communications centers. The company is positioned as a specialized alternative to general-purpose conversational AI because its platform is purpose-built for public safety and designed around dispatcher workflows. The available research does not identify named direct competitors, so the competitive set cannot be stated more precisely from the evidence.

Aurelian is not pre-revenue in the practical sense suggested by the available evidence: it says it is already serving millions of people and has earned the trust of emergency communications centers across the United States. It announced a $14 million Series A and reports deployment capabilities spanning more than 35 languages and multiple communication channels, indicating early commercial traction, although the corpus does not provide revenue, customer-count, retention, or market-share data.

Founders & Leadership

Max KeenanFounder
CEO
James LiuFounder
CTO

Funding History

2022-09
Pre-SeedUndisclosed

Y Combinator

2025-08
Series A$14M

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Recent News

2026-07-13partnership
Dane County Public Safety Communications to roll out Aurelian virtual assistant for non-emergency calls

Dane County announced it will roll out Aurelian to handle non-emergency calls. The system will not be used for 911 calls, which will continue to be handled by trained emergency personnel.

2026-06-08partnership
Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority Deploys Aurelian's Virtual Assistant to Answer Non-Emergency Calls

Calhoun County deployed Aurelian’s Callie virtual assistant for non-emergency calls. The system provides zero-second hold times and supports voice, text, and web chat in more than 45 languages.

2026-05-18partnership
Kitsap 911 to Create Dedicated Non-Emergency Line with Aurelian's AI Platform

Kitsap 911 deployed Aurelian’s Ava on a new dedicated non-emergency line, giving residents a new way to access routine public-safety services. The announcement said Aurelian automates an average of 70% of non-emergency calls across partner agencies.

2026-01-13product
Aurelian Call Assistant

Southeast Communications Center announced the launch of Aurelian’s AI tool to assist with non-emergency calls and keep emergency lines available for urgent situations. The system is intended to support dispatchers rather than replace them and will be monitored after launch.

2025-12-17product
AVA Product

Aurelian’s AVA product manages non-emergency calls and supports automatic CAD synchronization and emergency-operations mode. Aurelian says agencies using AVA can handle more than 2.5 times normal non-emergency call volume during major events with zero hold times and immediate escalation for urgent calls.

2025-12-08
How Cowlitz 911 Responds to Over 20K Calls Automatically with Aurelian

Aurelian published a Cowlitz 911 customer case study describing how the center routes its non-emergency calls through Aurelian and captures detailed notes for review. The partnership is presented as a way to reduce dispatcher workload and keep teams focused on critical incidents.

2025-08-27funding
Aurelian Raises $14M Series A to Ease 911 Dispatcher Workloads with AI

Aurelian announced a $14 million Series A led by NEA, with participation from Y Combinator, FUSE, Liquid 2, and Palm Drive Capital. The company said it would use the funding to expand service to more emergency communications centers across the United States.

2025-08-27
911 centers are so understaffed, they're turning to AI to answer calls

TechCrunch reported on Aurelian’s AI voice assistant for offloading non-emergency call volume from 911 centers. The article said the product had been deployed at more than a dozen dispatch centers, including agencies in Washington, Tennessee, and Michigan.

2025-08-27partnership
Our Investment In Aurelian: AI Agents Powering the 911 Call Centers of the Future

NEA announced its investment in Aurelian and said it led the company’s $14 million Series A financing. NEA described Aurelian as applying conversational AI voice technology to public-safety call centers to improve response times and outcomes.

Active Roles

11
Seattle/Legal/34d ago
United States/Sales/42d ago
Seattle/Engineering/51d ago
Staff Product Engineer$200k – $300k
Seattle/Engineering/51d ago
Seattle/Engineering/51d ago
Staff Backend Engineer$200k – $300k
Seattle/Engineering/51d ago
Seattle/Engineering/51d ago
Seattle/Engineering/51d ago
Seattle/Engineering/51d ago
Seattle/Product/80d ago
Strategy$150k – $250k
Seattle/Operations/87d ago

Business Model

Aurelian monetizes a SaaS/GovTech platform sold to PSAPs and 911 centers, using a demo-led enterprise sales model for AVA and CORA. Public pricing or specific contract terms are not disclosed in the evidence.

Products

AVA — conversational AI agent that answers, routes, triages, and resolves non-emergency calls, with CAD synchronization and multilingual supportCORA — AI copilot for 911 call-takers that captures caller details, location, and incident typeConfigurable PSAP automation platform for call routing, emergency escalation, workflow support, and legacy-system integration

Customers

Hamilton County 911MACECOMCowlitz 911South Summit DispatchKalamazoo County

Tech Stack

Generative-AI conversational voice agentsNatural-language voice and text interfacesReal-time call intent detection, triage, and emergency escalationAutomatic CAD synchronization and legacy-system integrationsMultilingual speech/translation supporting 45+ languagesSelf-healing call routingCJIS-aligned architecture and SOC 2 Type II security controls

Competitors

Intrado
Prepared (Axon)
Motorola Solutions
Carbyne
C1

Key Investors

New Enterprise Associates; Y Combinator; FUSE; Liquid 2 Ventures; Palm Drive Capital