RouteWatche is a mobile safety platform that lets users plan and share travel routes, receive real‑time emergency alerts, and locate nearby police stations, hospitals, and fuel stations with a single tap. The app also enables users to report incidents such as domestic violence or accidents, view live incident videos, and contribute updates to keep their community informed during disasters.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many individuals in Africa lack a reliable way to receive timely alerts about nearby safety threats and to quickly locate emergency services while traveling, leaving them vulnerable to incidents such as accidents, crime, or health emergencies.
Solution
RouteWatche offers a mobile safety assistant that lets users plan and share travel routes in advance, receive real‑time location‑based emergency alerts, and access directions to the nearest police stations, hospitals, pharmacies, and fuel stations. The app streams live incident footage and enables users to report domestic violence, sexual assault, and other emergencies, contributing to a community‑driven safety network. Users can also share updates during disasters, helping authorities and neighbors stay informed. By aggregating incident data, RouteWatche provides predictive safety insights and an API for institutions to integrate security analytics into their platforms.
Target Audience
Primary users are individual travelers, commuters, and residents across African cities who need personal safety tools, as well as NGOs, government agencies, and security organizations that leverage crowd‑sourced incident data for public safety initiatives.
Features
- Route planning and sharing with live location tracking for personal and family safety
- Real‑time push notifications of nearby incidents based on geofencing
- One‑tap navigation to nearby police stations, hospitals, pharmacies, and first‑responder locations
- In‑app live streaming and image/video reporting of incidents, including domestic violence and sexual assault
- Community reporting tools for disaster updates and crowd‑sourced incident verification
- Comprehensive security database with predictive analysis and API access for governments and NGOs
- Integration of location‑specific support resources through partnerships (e.g., Lagos State DSVA)