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Overview
Citizen provides a mobile app that delivers real-time safety alerts from 911 calls and user reports to individuals, families, and communities. The app notifies users within seconds about emergencies and nearby incidents, helping people avoid danger and stay informed. It also lets users broadcast live video or updates, connect with family and neighbors, and contribute to situational awareness. The product works by aggregating official 911 information and user-generated content to publish fast, local alerts, with options to share live video and messages. This makes Citizen different from others by emphasizing crowdsourced, real-time information and community-based safety, rather than relying solely on traditional emergency channels. The goal is to improve personal and communal safety by providing fast, accurate, location-based information that helps people react quickly and coordinate responses.
About Citizen
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Social Impact
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$126M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Mexico launch covers Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tijuana since April 2026.
- Expands to over 60 US cities including Detroit, Atlanta, Phoenix.
- Harper Group partners to enhance safety in Coventry affordable homes.
What critics are saying
- Life360's $92.5M Nine One One acquisition bundles 911 data into 70M users.
- NYPD bans police scanners since January 2022, crippling 90% of alerts.
- Sequoia’s Mike Vernal resigns February 2026 after failed pay-to-play funding.
What makes Citizen unique
- Proprietary R1 radios monitor 900 public safety channels for precise alerts.
- AI digitizes 911 reports with employee filtering for geolocated accuracy.
- User-generated live video and community reporting outpace traditional systems.
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Funding
Total Funding
$126M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
5 Rounds
Founders FundIndustry standards
Benefits
Stock Options - Competitive options packages.
Growth - Fireside chats with featured speakers, a weekly Q&A with the CEO, a monthly book club, and 100% reimbursement for work-related books.
Health Benefits - Citizen covers 90% of your health, dental, and vision care.
Time Off - For salaried employees, nine company holidays and unlimited paid time off. For hourly employees, 21 days of PTO and overtime eligibility.
Transit - Commute to and from the office with pre-tax commuter card benefits.
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 1%1 year growth
↑ 0%2 year growth
↑ 1%Citizen is the No. 1 public safety app in the U.S., with a mission to make the world a safer place.
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Citizen activists in Goa have launched a tree survey using an Android app to combat unauthorized tree cutting in Panaji and Assagao.
A fun fact is that although Citizen only introduced the Promaster line in 1989, its logo - an arrow design signifying the concepts "go higher" and "go deeper" - had already been on the dial of the Aqualand since 1985.
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About Citizen
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consumer Software
Social Impact
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$126M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2017
Citizen is Hiring for 5 Jobs on Simplify!
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