Envoy launches AI-backed workplace safety system
Envoy says its new Response platform links live presence data with threat intelligence to help companies detect risks, alert staff and track accountability.
Envoy said on Aug. 6 that it launched Envoy Response, a workplace safety and incident-management system in San Francisco that combines real-time presence data with threat intelligence and AI prioritization.
The company said the product is designed to help security teams detect threats, launch and track responses, and account for people at risk. Envoy said the system brings together threat detection, on-site presence data, incident management, crisis communication and audit-readiness in one system of record.
Envoy said its AI layer reads, correlates, prioritizes and deduplicates threat signals so security teams can see relevant risk in real time. The company said the platform uses presence signals to identify who is on site, which spaces are occupied and who is remote or traveling, including employees, visitors and contractors.
The launch comes as employers continue to deal with safety concerns tied to weather, crime, civil unrest, travel and other disruptions. Envoy cited a July 2026 survey of 1,000 U.S. employees in which 74% said they had avoided going into work because of a hazardous condition, 56% said they had felt unsafe while at work and 53% said they had felt unsafe getting to or from work.
In the same survey, 75% said disruptive events affected their ability to do their job, 27% said they had been sent home or told to work remotely as a safety precaution, 40% said they hear directly from their employer or HR about safety, and 79% said they wish their employer did something differently to keep them safe during hazardous events, according to Envoy.
Envoy said Threat Intelligence scans weather, environmental hazards, public health, crime and violence, civil unrest, global security, infrastructure and hazmat, transit and transportation, and travel risk and local government advisories. The company said it uses authoritative global sources and AI-analyzed, human-validated sources.
The company said Response can send multi-channel alerts, safety responses, two-way chat and mustering, with activity logged in a tamper-proof record.
In the release, Envoy founder and CEO Larry Gadea said physical security has long been manual, which he said can lead to false positives and slow detection. He said the company wants to deliver full safety for everyone at scale.
Envoy said the Minnesota Twins are using Response in beta to improve threat visibility and incident response across Target Field and broader operations. Jeff Beahen, senior director of security for the Minnesota Twins, said the team needs to prepare for severe weather, major events and civil unrest, and that Envoy helps it understand what is happening and communicate with confidence.
Envoy said more than 16,000 workplaces worldwide use its platform. The company also listed integrations with LenelS2, Brivo, Genetec, Honeywell, Cisco Meraki, Okta, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams, Slack, ServiceNow, DocuSign, Avigilon Alta and Descartes Visual Compliance.
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