# Responder Ventures

> Responder Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Public Safety. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: West Palm Beach, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/10537980/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ResponderVC
- Website: https://www.respondercorp.com/ventures/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ResponderVentures/

Responder Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides innovative products and solutions to the public safety sector. It aims to identify and support the top technologies available to assist our first responder partners within law enforcement, EMS, fire safety and military.Responder operates as an active investor, supporting managementteams with a differentiated set of capabilities and a broad network to enhance and add value to every portfolio company.Company is founded in 2015.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 56% |
| Public Safety | 3 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 33% |
| Mobile | 2 | 22% |
| GovTech | 2 | 22% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 78% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bryce Stirton | Managing Partner; President & Co-Founder | 0 | — |
| Dennis Weiner | Founder and Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Nathanial Wish | Founder and Managing Partner | 1 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blueforce Development | Blueforce Development is an early stage company that enables sharing of wearable sensor data and decision support through its data fusion platform.Blueforce Development focuses on the development of software products that facilitates the formation of arbitrary and spontaneous confederations of people, sensors, and systems, using handheld devicessuch as smartphones, tablets, and mobile devices. The company offers its users with solutions such as public safety, special operations and sensing platforms, smart cities and perimeter protection, and field service work safety and it provides products such as tactical, command center, bluebeacon, blueforceedge V3, and crawler for individuals and businesses.Blueforce Development is located in the United States and it was founded in January 28, 2005 by Michael Helfrich. |  | Series A | Dec 01, 2018 | https://x.com/blueforcedev |
| Synapse Technology Corporation | Synapse Technology Corporation uses proprietary deep learning and computer vision systems to modernize the security and defense visual analysis field.Its proprietary computer vision platform, Syntech ONE™, detects threats at X-Ray and CT security checkpoints. Syntech ONE™ allows for automated screening technology, enabling security checkpointsworldwide to catch more threats while reducing operating costs and increasing throughput. The software platform integrates on both new and existing checkpoint machines at airports, schools, office buildings, and more.Founded in 2016, Synapse is based in Palo Alto, California. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2018 | https://www.synapsetechnology.com/ |
| Groupdolists | Groupdolists, by Centrallo, is a crisis management platform that centralizes and simplifies team coordination during incidents, instantly creating a common operating picture that harmonizes processes and procedures, adding value throughout the cycle of planning, response, recovery, audit and assessment. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 25, 2018 | https://x.com/groupdolists |
| Centrallo | Centrallo is a cross-platform productivity tool that helps people take control, organize, find and share life’s most important information.We are all overloaded with constant electronic interruptions - our productivity is suffering. Identifying what’s most important can be challenging. Once identified, where is it stored? How is itorganized, searched and even shared?Centrallo helps people take control of life’s most important information - offering a better way to store, organize, find and share it –improving productivity and quality of life.In development and soon to be released globally, is a lightweight enterprise collaboration mobile / web project management B2B tool that helps teams coordinate, communicate and collaborate better. Built directly on top of the existing Centrallo platform, there is currently nothing like this on the market today - and large corporations and government organizations are starting to pilot it. Stay tuned. More on the way. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 25, 2018 | https://x.com/lifecentralized |
| Synapse Technology Corporation | Synapse Technology Corporation uses proprietary deep learning and computer vision systems to modernize the security and defense visual analysis field.Its proprietary computer vision platform, Syntech ONE™, detects threats at X-Ray and CT security checkpoints. Syntech ONE™ allows for automated screening technology, enabling security checkpointsworldwide to catch more threats while reducing operating costs and increasing throughput. The software platform integrates on both new and existing checkpoint machines at airports, schools, office buildings, and more.Founded in 2016, Synapse is based in Palo Alto, California. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 27, 2017 | https://www.synapsetechnology.com/ |
| SceneDoc | SceneDoc is public safety’s first all-in-one mobile software for data collection and retrieval. By modernizing with SceneDoc, agencies operate with higher levels of clarity and control, with fewer moving parts, capturing data and reporting at the point of need. SceneDoc is saving agencies an hour of paperwork per shift on average, resulting in lesstime reporting and more time in the community so officers can do what they do best. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 03, 2017 | http://www.scenedoc.com |
| RapidSOS | RapidSOS is a creator of an emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders in an emergency. Through the platform, RapidSOS is providing intelligent data that supports over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 250million emergencies annually. Partnering with innovative companies certified as RapidSOS Ready, RapidSOS is striving to reach everyone. Together, RapidSOS is empowering a faster and smarter response by sending first responders critical data like your exact location, real-time health information, and crash data. RapidSOS is committed to creating a safer, stronger future where technology and people work seamlessly together to save lives. | $14M | Series A | Apr 25, 2017 | https://rapidsos.com/ |
| STRAX Intelligence Group | STRAX Intelligence Group provides Aerial Intelligence and Real-Time Situational Awareness Solutions in one common operating picture for Public Safety and Security. The company's philosophy is to provide best-in-class, end-to-end solutions and services that leverage our expertise in advanced UAS flight operations, complex technologies, andreal-world operations.The company’s STRAX® Platform and IER® Intelligent Event Response technology deliver data intelligence and advanced analytics - unifying aerial and ground tactical operations, real-time video, location information, connected devices, and equipment for a smarter, faster, response. | $6M | Series B | Mar 01, 2017 | http://www.straxintelligence.com/ |
| Kaseware | Kaseware was designed and built by a team with extensive real-world law enforcement and investigative experience. Kaseware is offered in both software-as-a-service (SaaS) and traditional software licensing models, allowing you to pick the model that best fits your organization’s needs. In addition, Kaseware combines incident and case management,dispatching, evidence management, and analytics in a single, integrated system. Kaseware can eliminate the need to deploy and maintain multiple software products, each with their attendant integration headaches and cost overruns, while providing a more cohesive user experience and saving your organization money. The modern, user-friendly interface and built-by-law-enforcement featureset of Kaseware will also reduce your IT support costs while simultaneously increasing employee productivity. |  | Seed | Feb 15, 2017 | http://www.kaseware.com |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kohala Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kohala-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Motorola Solutions Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motorola-solutions-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Xfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FOUNDER.org](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founder-org) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Highland Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highland-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [iGan Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/igan-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Responder Ventures invest in?

Responder Ventures invests primarily in Software, Public Safety and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Responder Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Responder Ventures?

The team at Responder Ventures includes Bryce Stirton (Managing Partner; President & Co-Founder), Dennis Weiner (Founder and Managing Partner) and Nathanial Wish (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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