Aura, an African life saving technology platform with operations in Kenya and South Africa, is expanding its services to the US market citing opportunities in the security sector and advancement of technology to penetrate the market.
- •The platform has raised a €13.5 million Series B funding round co-led by the Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) and Partech.
- •This latest round, which brings AURA’s total funding to €21 million, will fund the company’s expansion into the United States and the development of a global “clearing house” to dispatch emergency response without borders.
- •AURA leverages cutting-edge technology to aggregate existing security fleets and enable rapid response times, greater operational efficiency and transparency, while addressing the increasing demand for private security as a vital alternative to under-resourced police forces.
“This funding marks a pivotal moment for AURA,” says Warren Myers, co-Founder and CEO of AURA. “Our mission is to make access to life-saving services seamless, borderless, and available through a single API — empowering individuals and the platforms that serve them. We have also kicked off our on-demand private security response model in the United States. Our goals are to make alarm verification faster, homes and businesses safer, and to help law enforcement focus on higher-priority incidents.”
“Having been involved in AURA’s remarkable story for the past two years, strengthening our partnership via this follow-on investment came as a natural decision to us,” comments Patricia Rinke, Investment Director at CAIF.
