# First Due
First Due (legally First Due Holdings, Inc.) is a Miami, Florida-based software company founded in 2016 by Andreas Huber and Rami El-choufani that sells an all-in-one cloud records-management platform for fire and EMS agencies; it remains privately held and operating as of 2025–2026.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2075779/000207577925000001/0002075779-25-000001.txt) • [2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) • [3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/) Its SEC filings show $783 million sold in a single private offering.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2075779/000207577925000001/0002075779-25-000001.txt)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016, by CEO Andreas Huber and COO Rami El-choufani[3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/) |
| Headquarters | 3701 Orange Street, Miami, FL; Delaware corporation[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2075779/000207577925000001/0002075779-25-000001.txt) |
| Sector | Fire/EMS public-safety SaaS (records management, ePCR, prevention)[2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) |
| 2025 growth round | $355 million, led by JMI Equity with TCV and Serent Capital, announced August 5, 2025[2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) |
| Form D total sold | $783,029,549 to 34 investors; filed July 9, 2025, first sale June 27, 2025[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2075779/000207577925000001/0002075779-25-000001.txt) |
| Customers | 3,000+ agencies per the company and independent reporting; 5,000+ per lead investor JMI[2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) • [3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/) |
| Status | Active and independent per company and investor statements through 2025–2026[2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) |
## History and founding
Andreas Huber, co-founder and chief executive officer, and Rami El-choufani, co-founder and chief operating officer, started First Due around 2016; lead investor [JMI Equity](https://www.edgepedia.org/jmi-equity) describes the company as co-founded "ten years ago" in its 2025 announcement, and the company's own site says it partnered with angel groups and individuals in early 2016 for financing and support.[3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/) • [4](https://www.firstdue.com/about)
The founding idea, as JMI tells it, came from a firefighter who fell through a compromised floor during a structure fire. Planning and permitting records later revealed structural vulnerabilities that could have informed response tactics, but the data was inaccessible at the scene.[3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/) The company's stated mission is to prevent first responder injury or death through end-to-end software for fire and EMS agencies.[4](https://www.firstdue.com/about)
In 2025 the business was reorganized under a new Delaware holding company, First Due Holdings, Inc., based at 3701 Orange Street in Miami. Its Form D lists Andreas Huber as chief executive officer alongside Rami El-choufani, Robert Nye, Mac Williams, Stewart Lynn, and Adam Famularo as executive officers or directors. The filing does not describe Lynn's or Famularo's backgrounds or exact roles.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2075779/000207577925000001/0002075779-25-000001.txt)
## Platform and products
First Due consolidates functions that fire departments and EMS agencies historically ran on paper records or separate legacy systems into a single application with one login, available on any device. The modules cover NERIS and NEMSIS-compliant reporting (the national fire-incident and EMS data standards), electronic patient care reporting (ePCR), fire prevention and inspections, pre-incident planning, scheduling and personnel management, asset and inventory tracking, hydrants, training, community engagement, and mobile response.[4](https://www.firstdue.com/about) • [2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software)
JMI, the lead investor, describes the suite as 15+ modules applying AI across pre-incident intelligence, real-time response, post-incident reporting, and operational workflows. The company also holds FedRAMP authorization, the US federal cloud-security authorization, which it uses to serve federal customers including the Department of Defense.[3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/)
## Funding, by the numbers
On August 5, 2025, First Due announced a $355 million strategic minority growth investment led by JMI Equity, a growth equity software investor based in the greater Washington, DC area and San Diego, with participation from TCV and ongoing support from [Serent Capital](https://www.edgepedia.org/serent-capital). The company said the money would fund platform development, customer support, service expansion, talent, and AI capabilities, framing it as growth capital rather than acquisition funding or IPO preparation.[2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) Independent reporting by citybiz confirmed the round at $355 million (its headline misstated it as $335 million, contradicting its own body text) and described JMI as a Baltimore-based growth equity firm.[5](https://www.citybiz.co/article/728319/jmi-equity-leads-335-million-growth-funding-round-for-first-due/)
The SEC record is larger than the announcement. A Form D filed on July 9, 2025 under Rule 506(b) by First Due Holdings, Inc. reports a total amount sold of $783,029,549, with a first sale date of June 27, 2025 and 34 investors; the issuer is classified under "Other Technology" and states it is not a shell company.[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2075779/000207577925000001/0002075779-25-000001.txt)
A separate primary record adds an unresolved structural question. A 10-Q acquisitions note filed under CIK 860731, which belongs to [Tyler Technologies](https://www.edgepedia.org/tyler-technologies), Inc., states that on July 28, 2025 Tyler acquired Emergency Networking, Inc.,[8](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/viewer?accession_number=0000860731-25-000036&action=view&cik=860731&xbrl_type=v) "a SaaS company specializing in cloud-native software for fire departments and emergency medical services (EMS) agencies," for total cash consideration of approximately $19.4 million net of $497,000 cash acquired, recording about $12.4 million of goodwill and $9.1 million of other intangibles. The sources do not establish any connection between Emergency Networking and First Due.[9](https://investors.tylertech.com/news/news-details/2025/Tyler-Technologies-Acquires-Emergency-Networking/default.aspx) The same acquirer also bought MyGov, LLC, a community-development SaaS provider, on January 31, 2025 for approximately $18.2 million, a pattern consistent with a software roll-up in adjacent government verticals.[6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860731/000086073125000046/R14.htm)
## Customers and traction
First Due's own August 2025 release claims over 3,000 customers and over half a million users across the United States and Canada, naming the [State of Michigan](https://www.edgepedia.org/michigan), the City of Charlotte, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, and federal agencies including the Department of Defense. citybiz independently reports the same 3,000-plus figure for local, state/provincial, and federal agencies or divisions.[2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) • [5](https://www.citybiz.co/article/728319/jmi-equity-leads-335-million-growth-funding-round-for-first-due/)
JMI's announcement gives a higher count, more than 5,000 local, state/provincial, and federal agencies, and adds named customers including New York City, Cal FIRE, Denver, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Baltimore, and Charleston.[3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/) The two counts come from interested parties on opposite sides of the transaction and have not been reconciled; the company's own figure is the more conservative of the two.[2](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software) • [3](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/)
Inc.'s profile lists First Due as a 2026 Inc. 5000 honoree with 509% three-year revenue growth and 201–500 employees; this is a self-reported listing and no independent revenue figure appears in the record.[7](https://www.inc.com/profile/first-due)
## References
1. [SEC Form D — First Due Holdings, Inc. (Accession 0002075779-25-000001)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2075779/000207577925000001/0002075779-25-000001.txt)
2. [First Due Secures $355 Million Strategic Investment to Accelerate Innovation in Public Safety Software (Business Wire, Aug 5, 2025)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250805965636/en/First-Due-Secures-%24355-Million-Strategic-Investment-to-Accelerate-Innovation-in-Public-Safety-Software)
3. [On the Front Lines: JMI Invests in First Due to Redefine Public Safety Software (JMI Equity)](https://www.jmi.com/on-the-front-lines-jmi-invests-in-first-due-to-redefine-public-safety-software/)
4. [About First Due (company site)](https://www.firstdue.com/about)
5. [JMI Equity Leads $335 Million Growth Funding Round for First Due (citybiz)](https://www.citybiz.co/article/728319/jmi-equity-leads-335-million-growth-funding-round-for-first-due/)
6. [Acquirer's 10-Q note (CIK 860731): acquisition of Emergency Networking, Inc.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860731/000086073125000046/R14.htm)
7. [First Due — 2026 Inc. 5000 honoree (Inc.)](https://www.inc.com/profile/first-due)
8. [Viewer (sec.gov)](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/viewer?accession_number=0000860731-25-000036&action=view&cik=860731&xbrl_type=v)
9. [Default (investors.tylertech.com)](https://investors.tylertech.com/news/news-details/2025/Tyler-Technologies-Acquires-Emergency-Networking/default.aspx)
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