Pending Review
Carbyne's terms and conditions designate different contracting entities by geography—Carbyne, Inc. for the United States, Carbyne Ltd. for all other jurisdictions—suggesting jurisdictional segmentation that is not publicly audited.
Date: 2022
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Israel's 2024 data protection adequacy renewal with the EU was criticized for failing to address bulk surveillance authorities and lack of independent oversight over Israeli security agency data access.
Date: 2024-04
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Leaked NSA documents confirm extensive SIGINT sharing between the NSA and Israeli SIGINT National Unit (ISNU), including access to intercept capabilities and analytic expertise, with Israel functioning as a Five Eyes observer partner.
Date: 2013-2014
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne operates through a dual corporate structure comprising Carbyne Ltd. (Israel) and Carbyne, Inc. (Delaware/New York), with the Israeli entity remaining the R&D and legal counterparty in certain jurisdictions.
Date: 2019-10
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Current NG911 system deployments and upgrades across U.S. states are funded predominantly by state-level 911 surcharge fees and state grant programs, not by ongoing federal appropriations.
Date: 2024
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne holds both direct state contracts (e.g., California MPA #6140-2020) and subcontractor relationships through telecommunications carriers (e.g., AT&T California MPA #6135-2020), creating a dual-channel government sales structure.
Date: 2020
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne derives 84% of its revenue from government-sector customers, primarily through cooperative purchasing agreements and state/local contracts rather than direct federal procurement.
Date: 2025
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
The federal NG911 grant program jointly administered by NHTSA and NTIA concluded in September 2022, and NHTSA's general authority over 911 coordination lapsed in 2022, leaving no active federal NG911 grant program during the 2024 date context of the claim.
Date: 2022-09
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne is incorporated in Israel and has a U.S. headquarters in New York. Its Israeli corporate structure means that the company and its data practices are subject to Israeli law as well as U.S. law — a jurisdiction whose intelligence-sharing arrangements with the NSA and Five Eyes are extensive but not fully public.
Date: 2024
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Following Epstein's arrest in July 2019 and the subsequent press coverage of his Carbyne investment, Barak resigned from the company's board. Carbyne did not return Epstein's investment and has not disclosed whether or how his equity stake was handled after his death in August 2019.
Date: 2019-08
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Unit 8200 is the Israeli Defense Forces' signals intelligence unit, functionally analogous to the NSA. It is the largest unit in the IDF and alumni have founded many Israeli technology companies including Check Point, Palo Alto Networks (co-founder), and NSO Group. Carbyne's founding team — Elichai, Bukhris, and others — are documented Unit 8200 alumni.
Date: 2019
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne filed an SEC Form D notice of exempt offering in October 2025, documenting a private capital raise. The filing is publicly accessible via SEC EDGAR under the company name.
Date: 2025-10-17
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne has disclosed that its platform processes approximately 150 million emergency calls annually across more than 23 U.S. states. This volume means Carbyne infrastructure handles a significant fraction of all 911 calls in the United States, with the data — including real-time location, device metadata, and video — processed through an Israeli-founded company staffed by Unit 8200 alumni.
Date: 2025
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne provides software that integrates with 911 call center infrastructure, enabling real-time location data, live video streaming from callers' phones, and data aggregation from emergency calls. The platform is positioned as a next-generation 911 (NG911) upgrade layer deployed atop existing PSAP infrastructure.
Date: 2024
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Marc Andreessen and his venture firm a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) also invested in Carbyne, giving the company a further Silicon Valley establishment imprimatur alongside the Thiel and Epstein capital.
Date: 2019
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund invested in Carbyne. The investment is consistent with Founders Fund's broader portfolio of Israeli defense-technology and surveillance companies and with Thiel's documented interest in companies with intelligence community roots.
Date: 2019
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Ehud Barak served as chairman of Carbyne's board. Barak received approximately $2 million per year in consulting fees from Epstein-linked entities between 2004 and 2019, and Epstein's investment in Carbyne was made during this period of financial relationship. Barak resigned from the Carbyne board following Epstein's July 2019 arrest.
Date: 2019-07
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Jeffrey Epstein was an early and significant investor in Carbyne, channeling funds through a holding company structure. Haaretz reported that Epstein had invested millions of dollars in Carbyne through a company called LSBD Ltd registered in the British Virgin Islands. Barak confirmed that Epstein had invested in Carbyne but described the investment as at arm's length.
Date: 2019-08-14
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne was founded in approximately 2014-2015 under the original name Carbyne911. Its co-founders include Amir Elichai (CEO) and Pinchas Bukhris, both veterans of Unit 8200, the signals intelligence and cyber unit of the Israel Defense Forces. Ehud Barak, former Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister, was an early investor and chairman.
Date: 2015
Added: 02 May 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne filed filing with the SEC on 2025-10-17. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2025-10-17
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Pending Review
Carbyne operates in 23+ US states processing 150M emergency calls annually with Unit 8200 leadership
Date: 2025-01-01
Added: 13 Apr 2026
Pending Review
Epstein and Barak co-founded Carbyne in 2015, staffed by Unit 8200 veterans including Amir Elichai and Pinchas Bukhris
Date: 2015-01-01
Added: 13 Apr 2026
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