[2] Founded in 2012 by Michael Martin and Nicholas Horelik, RapidSOS partners with IoT companies to improve caller data accuracy in 9-1-1 centers.

RapidSOS has working relations with companies like Apple,[4] Axon,[5] Uber,[6] Google,[7] Cove, Simplisafe,[8] Sirius XM[9] and MedicAlert to facilitate emergency response.

[10][11] Martin had a personal experience with 9-1-1 connection difficulties when his father fell off of the roof of his home in Rockport, Indiana, breaking his wrist and shattering his hip.

[citation needed] From 2016 to 2017, RapidSOS began testing its platform with location data, working with Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) across the country.

[citation needed] In March 2023, American online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub announced a partnership with RapidSOS.