Fundraising Fox
Aurelian
YC S22Seattle, US · Founded 2022 · 45 employees · Hiring · 6 known investors
Find your way into Aurelian
Sign up to see every warm intro you have to Aurelian
- Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the Aurelian team. We find them for you
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
- Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone
Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.
Aurelian builds software for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to help telecommunicators manage non-emergency calls more efficiently and stay focused on emergencies. The platform uses call automation technology to reduce cognitive load for 911 call centers.
Also known as Needl Inc. · Needl
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)
Aurelian was founded in 2022 by Max Keenan and James Liu.
Investors · 6
How we know: funding news · technews180.com · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us
How we know: cxodigitalpulse.com · funding news · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us
How we know: the Y Combinator directory · funding news · technews180.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us
How we know: funding news · technews180.com · Y Combinator's founder network · Not right? Tell us
Also in the syndicate · 1
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$14M disclosed across 1 round · 2025
- $14MSeries AAug 2025 · 9 sources
NEA (lead), FUSE, Liquid 2, Palm Drive Capital, Y Combinator
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Related companies · 3
Companies working in the same space as Aurelian.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
Frequently asked questions
- What does Aurelian do?
- Aurelian builds software for Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to help telecommunicators manage non-emergency calls more efficiently and stay focused on emergencies. The platform uses call automation technology to reduce cognitive load for 911 call centers.
- Who founded Aurelian?
- Aurelian was founded by Max Keenan, James Liu in 2022.
- Who are Aurelian's investors?
- Aurelian's investors include FUSE, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Y Combinator, Liquid Ventures, Palm Drive Capital.
- How much funding has Aurelian raised?
- Aurelian has disclosed $14M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Aurelian headquartered?
- Aurelian is headquartered in Seattle, US.