The Public Safety and Smart Cities Venture Collaborative
We connect enterprises, first responders and cities with startups building tomorrow’s technology to increase productivity and safety.
Every Second Counts
Our startups are building technology that connects first responders in new and novel ways, increasing their productivity and safety.
Transforming Industrials
Wearable technology will transform the broader industrial space, impacting field workers across energy, mining, and utilities.
Accelerating Venture Growth
Companies are working hands-on with first responders and technology experts to define and accelerate the path-to-market with government and corporate partners.

About EMERGE

Entrepreneurs, investors, and strategists.

We align ecosystems to solve issues facing our cities’ public safety and infrastructure and support the development and commercialization of emerging technologies that address these challenges.

Entrepreneurs, investors, and strategists. We align ecosystems to solve issues facing our cities’ public safety and infrastructure and support the development and commercialization of emerging technologies that address these challenges.

First responders put their lives at risk by entering danger zones- a burning building or a city hit by a natural disaster- every day. Data and analytics, sensors, the Internet of Things, rugged mobile devices and other technology advancements increase productivity, real-time communication and safety for first responders and cities.

EMERGE was launched in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the Center for Innovative Technology to solve today’s public safety challenges with next generation technology. Participating ventures focus on technology that is applicable to and adaptable for public safety, security, and smart city organizations.

Venture Enabled Innovation

Venture enabled innovation allows enterprises and entrepreneurs to rethink growth.

Enterprises

We help enterprises see around corners and partner with ventures to test and learn from a field of emerging technologies with breakthrough potential in the security, public safety and smart cities spaces.

Venture Enabled Innovation

  • Align strategy with venture activity
  • Source and incubate new technologies
  • Invest earlier in emerging technology
  • Discover new markets and efficiencies

Entrepreneurs

We open the door to the government and enterprise customers, new market opportunities and capital that entrepreneurs need to scale the technologies that will equip the first responder and impact the smart city of the future.

Next Stage Acceleration

  • Market validation
  • Access to strategic capital
  • Develop and incubate with customers
  • Accelerate pilots and customer acquisition

Wearables, Critical Communications, Infrastructure

Our ventures rethink growth for transportation, mobility, infrastructure, wearable technology and more:

Body-worn electronic systems and sensors

Resilient body-worn electronic systems (e.g. head-up displays, computational system capabilities, body worn communication system, body worn sensors and wearable power systems)

Next-gen personal protective equipment

Resilient body-worn electronic systems (e.g. head-up displays, computational system capabilities, body worn communication system, body worn sensors and wearable power systems)

Enhanced threat detection and situational awareness tools

Resilient body-worn electronic systems (e.g. head-up displays, computational system capabilities, body worn communication system, body worn sensors and wearable power systems)

Integrated voice/data communication and response systems

Resilient body-worn electronic systems (e.g. head-up displays, computational system capabilities, body worn communication system, body worn sensors and wearable power systems)

Global Reach

224 incubation partners in 149 cities

Industry-Leading Partners

We’re driving deep engagement between industry-leading partners such as DHS and Exelon, developing ventures alongside them.

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EMERGE is a next-stage accelerator, facilitating venture growth in a big way. This implementation at scale enables faster market access, driving pilots and validation.

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