Good Call Technologies

What it is Overview

Brooklyn-based, Black-led justice tech company founded in 2022 by Jelani Anglin. The for-profit technology arm of Good Call NYC (nonprofit, founded 2016), which operates a 24/7 arrest support hotline (1-833-3-GOODCALL) powered by Twilio Programmable Voice. When someone is arrested, they call the hotline to connect with a free attorney and alert emergency contacts. Over 13,000 urgent calls answered since launch (this metric is for the nonprofit hotline, not the tech company specifically). Won Village Capital Justice Tech Fellowship ($100K from Dream.Org, Jan 2023), Echoing Green fellowship, and was a 2023 Black Ambition Prize finalist. Also backed by New Media Ventures (Jul 2023). IMPORTANT DISTINCTION: Good Call is primarily a Twilio-powered telephone hotline service, not a SaaS product that lawyers purchase or use as workflow software. Lawyers volunteer or are on-call to receive connections through the hotline. The ‘technology’ is the telephony infrastructure connecting arrested individuals with attorneys. Despite evidence of active software product development (software engineer on team, pitch video, sales@goodcalltech.com email), no specific software product for practitioner use has been publicly documented. The relationship between Good Call NYC (nonprofit) and Good Call Technologies (for-profit) is not publicly documented in terms of equity, licensing, or shared operations. NYC-focused. Analysis confidence: LOW.

Company Info

Founded: 2022 (nonprofit arm Good Call NYC founded 2016)
Team size: 1-10 employees
HQ: Brooklyn, NY (81 Willoughby St Suite 601)
Founder: Jelani Anglin (CEO and Co-founder)
Sector: Justice Tech / Access to Justice

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