Everbridge

Everbridge is an American enterprise software company whose technology is designed to help governments, emergency services, infrastructure operators, businesses, and other organizations communicate during critical events. Its systems distribute time-sensitive information through channels such as telephone calls, text messages, email, mobile applications, and other connected communication systems. A central feature of the platform is the ability to target messages to particular populations or locations and to track whether recipients have received or read them, allowing operators to follow up when communication has not been completed. The company began operations in 2002 under the name 3n Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Notification Network. Its creation was associated with the need for improved crisis coordination following the September 11 attacks. The business adopted the Everbridge name in April 2009. Over time, it expanded from notification services into a broader critical-event management platform incorporating threat intelligence, social-media information, traffic-camera data, 9-1-1 data, location information, and operational workflows. Everbridge became known through deployments in both public-sector and commercial settings. During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, its system was used to send more than 10 million messages to residents. Following the Boston Marathon bombings in April 2013, Boston used the platform to communicate with business operators, employees, firefighters, hospital personnel, police, and residents during the emergency and subsequent lockdowns in Boston, Watertown, Waltham, and nearby areas. The technology was also used for emergency communications during hurricanes, including Hurricane Dorian, and for public updates during the COVID-19 pandemic. These deployments helped position the company as a provider of large-scale, multi-channel communications rather than merely a conventional mass-notification vendor. The company broadened its product and geographic capabilities through acquisitions. Businesses and technologies added to the portfolio included Nixle, IDV Solutions, Svensk Krisledning, Unified Messaging Systems, NC4, one2many, Techwan, SnapComms, xMatters, RedSky Technologies, and Anvil. These transactions extended Everbridge into public-safety notifications, incident management, visual intelligence, mobile alerting, unified communications, employee safety, IT incident response, and related operational workflows. Everbridge completed an initial public offering in 2016 and traded on Nasdaq under the symbol EVBG. Its reported revenue grew from $104 million in 2017 to $271 million in 2020, reflecting increased adoption of critical-event and continuity tools. In March 2024, Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire the company for approximately $1.8 billion after Everbridge received a superior proposal during a go-shop period. The transaction closed in July 2024, taking Everbridge private and ending its public-market listing. The company continues to serve public agencies, emergency managers, enterprises, transportation organizations, healthcare institutions, and other customers that require coordinated communication during disruptions.

Everbridge originated in the United States in 2002 as 3n Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Notification Network. Its formation followed the September 11 attacks and reflected a demand for systems that could coordinate crisis communications among public authorities, businesses, employees, and other affected groups. The early business focused on notification: sending urgent messages through telephone, text, and email and helping operators identify whether recipients had received or read them. The company adopted the Everbridge name in April 2009. Under that identity, it developed from a notification provider into a broader critical-event management business. Its systems combined communication channels with information from threat-data feeds, social media, traffic cameras, 9-1-1 systems, and location-aware technologies. These capabilities allowed customers to identify an incident, assess its likely impact, target particular populations, send instructions, and monitor response as conditions changed. Large emergency deployments increased the company's visibility. During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Everbridge was used to deliver more than 10 million messages to residents. In April 2013, Boston used the platform after the Boston Marathon bombings to communicate with business operators, employees, firefighters, hospital staff, police, residents, and other stakeholders. Everbridge was involved in communications during the resulting lockdowns affecting Boston, Watertown, Waltham, and surrounding areas. The platform was later used in other severe-weather situations, including Hurricane Dorian, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, when public agencies and organizations needed to issue frequent updates and coordinate changing operating procedures. Everbridge expanded through a sequence of acquisitions. Nixle, acquired in 2015, strengthened public-safety and community notification. IDV Solutions and Svensk Krisledning were acquired in 2017, followed by Unified Messaging Systems in 2018 and NC4 in 2019. In 2020 the company acquired one2many, Techwan, and SnapComms. The 2021 acquisitions of xMatters and RedSky Technologies broadened its incident-management, employee-safety, and communications capabilities, while Anvil was acquired in 2022. Together, these additions supported a more extensive platform spanning emergency alerts, operational response, workplace communications, IT incident management, and situational awareness. Everbridge became a public company in 2016 through a Nasdaq initial public offering that raised $90 million. Its reported revenue increased from $104 million in 2017 to $271 million in 2020. Customers identified in reference material include the University of Mississippi, the United States Army, the state of West Virginia, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and the governments of Norway, Peru, and Australia. In 2024, private-equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to purchase Everbridge. The offer was increased to approximately $1.8 billion after Everbridge reported receiving a superior proposal during the 25-day go-shop period. The transaction closed in July 2024, and Everbridge became privately held. Its continuing business is centered on software for critical-event communications, public safety, employee safety, business continuity, and incident response.

1. 2024Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

   Thoma Bravo completes its approximately $1.8 billion acquisition, taking Everbridge private.

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2. 2022Anvil acquisition

   Everbridge acquires Anvil as part of its continuing platform expansion.

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3. 2021xMatters and RedSky Technologies acquisitions

   The acquisitions broaden the portfolio into incident management, employee safety, and related operational communications.

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4. 2020Three acquisitions and pandemic-era growth

   Everbridge acquires one2many, Techwan, and SnapComms while demand for emergency and continuity communications grows during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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5. 2019NC4 acquisition

   Everbridge acquires NC4, adding capabilities associated with threat intelligence and situational awareness.

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6. 2018Unified Messaging Systems acquisition

   The company acquires Unified Messaging Systems to extend its communications capabilities.

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7. 2017Further platform expansion

   Everbridge acquires IDV Solutions and Svensk Krisledning.

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8. 2016Initial public offering

   Everbridge raises $90 million in an IPO and begins trading on Nasdaq as EVBG.

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9. 2015Acquisition of Nixle

   Everbridge acquires Nixle, expanding its public-safety and community notification capabilities.

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10. 2013Boston Marathon bombing response

    Boston uses Everbridge for communications during the bombing response and subsequent regional lockdowns.

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11. 2012Hurricane Sandy deployment

    Everbridge technology is used to send more than 10 million messages during Hurricane Sandy.

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12. 2009Company adopts the Everbridge name

    3n Global changes its name to Everbridge in April.

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13. 2002Operations begin as 3n Global

    The company begins operations as 3n Global, a National Notification Network subsidiary created to support crisis coordination.

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Everbridge positions itself as a critical-event management and resilience technology provider. Its value proposition combines high-volume, multi-channel notification with data-driven situational awareness, recipient targeting, delivery confirmation, and workflows for public safety, employee safety, business continuity, and IT operations.

• Everbridge Critical Event ManagementCritical-event management platform

  The core platform helps organizations detect, assess, communicate, and respond to disruptive events. It can combine threat information, social-media signals, traffic and emergency data, location information, and organizational records with multi-channel messaging. Customers use it for emergency notification, business continuity, employee safety, public safety, and operational coordination.

• Mass NotificationEmergency communications

  Everbridge mass-notification capabilities distribute urgent instructions through telephone, SMS, email, mobile applications, and other communication channels. Operators can target messages geographically or by organizational role and can monitor delivery or acknowledgement, which supports follow-up actions when recipients do not confirm receipt.

• NixlePublic-safety notification2015

  Nixle is a public-safety and community-notification service acquired by Everbridge in 2015. It enables public agencies and emergency organizations to distribute alerts and advisories to residents and other community members, extending Everbridge's reach beyond internal enterprise communication.

• xMattersIT incident management2021

  xMatters is an incident-management and operational communications product acquired by Everbridge in 2021. It supports the coordination of technical and business teams during service disruptions by routing alerts, organizing response workflows, and helping teams communicate while an incident is being resolved.

• SnapCommsWorkplace communications2020

  SnapComms provides workplace and employee communications capabilities. Its technology supports the distribution of announcements, alerts, and operational messages to employees through digital workplace channels and complements Everbridge's broader employee-safety and business-continuity offering.

• 2020COVID-19 public and organizational updates

  International

  Everbridge technology was used by public authorities and organizations to provide pandemic updates and coordinate changing operating requirements during COVID-19.

  Outcome. The pandemic increased demand for mass notification, employee communication, and business-continuity tools.

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• 2013Boston Marathon bombing response

  Boston and surrounding Massachusetts communities

  Boston used Everbridge to communicate with residents, businesses, employees, police, firefighters, hospitals, and other stakeholders after the Boston Marathon bombings and during the ensuing lockdowns.

  Outcome. The use case became a prominent example of coordinated critical-event communication across public and private groups.

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• 2012Hurricane Sandy resident notification

  United States

  Everbridge supported public communications during Hurricane Sandy, with the system used to send more than 10 million messages to residents.

  Outcome. The deployment demonstrated the platform's ability to deliver communications at very large scale during a major natural disaster.

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• 2024Sale to Thoma BravoM&A

  Thoma Bravo initially offered approximately $1.5 billion, but Everbridge reported receiving a superior proposal during the 25-day go-shop period.

  What changed. The offer was increased to approximately $1.8 billion, and the acquisition closed in July 2024.

  Aftermath. Everbridge became privately held and was removed from Nasdaq.

  Transaction value. $1.5 billion initial offer → Approximately $1.8 billion agreed transaction value (2024 acquisition)

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• 2016Initial public offeringOther

  Everbridge sought public-market financing as it expanded its enterprise and public-sector software business.

  What changed. The company raised $90 million in an IPO and listed on Nasdaq under EVBG.

  Aftermath. Everbridge operated as a public company until its acquisition and privatization in 2024.

  IPO proceeds. $90 million (2016 initial public offering)

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• 2009Rebrand from 3n Global to EverbridgeStrategy

  The company had operated as 3n Global within the National Notification Network structure since beginning operations in 2002.

  What changed. It changed its corporate and commercial name to Everbridge in April 2009.

  Aftermath. The Everbridge identity became associated with the company's expansion from notification services into broader critical-event management.

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• 2024Everbridge agrees to acquisition by Thoma Bravo

  Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire Everbridge for approximately $1.8 billion after the company received a higher proposal during a go-shop process.

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• 2024Thoma Bravo completes Everbridge acquisition

  The acquisition closed in July 2024, taking Everbridge private and ending its Nasdaq listing.

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• 2020Everbridge expands pandemic communications

  Organizations and public authorities increased their use of Everbridge for COVID-19 information and operational communications.

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• 2016Everbridge raises $90 million in initial public offering

  Everbridge completed an initial public offering and began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker EVBG.

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• 2013Boston uses Everbridge during marathon bombing response

  Boston used Everbridge to communicate with public agencies, businesses, medical institutions, first responders, and residents during the bombing response and area lockdowns.

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• 2012Everbridge supports Hurricane Sandy communications

  The platform was used to send more than 10 million messages to residents during Hurricane Sandy.

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