Smart technology meets emergency response
AURA connect people, properties, and responders through smart technology—delivering faster, more reliable protection when it matters most.
About us
From Johannesburg to Nairobi, London to Dallas. AURA connects people and property to the fastest, most trusted emergency response network. Safety should never depend on luck. That’s why AURA is building a safer, faster, more transparent emergency response economy — one tap at a time.
Executive & commercial team
Warren Myers
Founder & CEO
Ryan Green
Co-founder & CPO
Justin Suttner
General Manager, South Africa
Niv Mahara
Head of Business Development at AURA
Jayson Ferreira
Supply Operations Manager - Security at AURA
Jade Pfohl
Supply Operations Manager – Medical in Supply at AURA
Our story
AURA is founded
Founded by Warren Myers, Ryan Green & Adam Pantanowitz
Global offices & regions
AURA operates through a connected network of regional hubs, combining local knowledge with global scale to deliver consistent, trusted protection.
South Africa
AURA’s foundation market, where our technology connects thousands of responders to protect people and properties in real time every day.
Kenya
Expanding safety innovation in East Africa by linking companies and responders with fast, transparent, and affordable emergency response.
USA
Delivering scalable, tech enabled response solutions for enterprises, insurers, and mobility partners in one of the world’s largest security and healthcare markets.
UK
Supporting businesses and monitoring centers with integrated safety services and accredited responder networks across urban and regional environments.
Ready to power personal saftey through smart technology?
AURA makes it easy to deliver real-time protection that your customers and teams can count on, without building it from scratch.
Chosen by industry leaders
AURA services businesses across multiple industries.
“Partnering with AURA has been a pleasure, their professionalism, expertise, and shared mission to make South Africa safer set them apart.”
Charlette Roetz, Marketing Manager
“Their innovative platform and fresh approach is something that was needed in our industry. The AURA team backing the product is knowledgeable and very operationally hands-on which greatly assisted in automating workflows and driving the culture change required to entrench new processes seamlessly into our operations.”
Philip Uys, General Manager Group Surveillance
“AURA helps us extend security beyond the digital realm into our customers’ real lives. That commitment to physical safety is essential to our brand.”
Justin Hume, CEO
“AURA entered into an agreement with Uber to provide both drivers & customers with a way to request on demand private armed response, emergency management services and private medical response. This is achieved via an e-panic service which is embedded within the Uber application under the Uber Safety Toolkit. Uber was provided with a customer facing portal which gave a full audit trail of users actions as well as a vehicle to deliver detailed & customised reporting.”
Kagiso Khaole, General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa
“AURA has also been a trusted partner in our Emergency Call Centre environment since 2019 to date. During this period, there have been numerous instances where they have assisted us in protecting the lives and assets of our clients. MiWay was provided with a customer facing portal which gave a full audit trail of user’s actions as well as a vehicle to deliver detailed and customised reporting. We therefore recommend AURA’s services.”
Ayanda Myeni, Head of Governance and Company Secretary
“Throughout our engagement with AURA, we have found them to be professional, reliable, and responsive to our security requirements.Their personnel are well-trained, disciplined, and have consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to ensuring the safety and security of our premises and staff.”
Blake Cross, Senior Manager: Security Operations
“Partnering with AURA has enhanced the safety and reliability of Paycorp ATMs nationwide. Their rapid dispatch capability allows us to protect our customers and assets more proactively, with improved intervention success across 1000+ covered sites.”
Villa Vicencio, Safety and Security Manager
“OUTsurance was provided with a customer facing portal which gave a full audit trail of users actions as well as a vehicle to deliver detailed & customized reporting. ”
Danie Matthee, CEO