News Summary

San Francisco-based Hyper, co-founded by Canadian entrepreneurs Damian McCabe and Ben Sanders, has emerged from stealth mode with $6.3 million USD in funding. Hyper aims to improve 9-1-1 call systems by using AI to screen out non-emergency calls, thereby allowing emergency dispatch centers to focus on critical cases. The funding round was led by Eniac Ventures with participation from several American and Canadian venture firms, including Ripple Ventures and Trillick Ventures. Hyper’s AI tool, capable of handling calls in over 30 languages, autonomously resolves up to 75% of non-emergency calls. The company plans to expand its operations across the United States, with its AI technology already being used in pilot programs that are transitioning to full operations.