Hakimo Secures $10.5M in Series A Funding for AI Security Platform Expansion

Hakimo, an AI security startup based in Menlo Park, has raised $10.5 million in Series A funding to grow its autonomous security monitoring platform. The funding round was led by Vertex Ventures and Zigg Capital, with participation from RXR Arden Digital Ventures and existing investors Defy.vc and Gokul Rajaram. This brings the company’s total funding to $20.5 million.

The company’s flagship product, AI Operator, is an autonomous security agent that monitors existing security systems, detects threats in real-time, and executes response protocols with minimal human intervention. This comes at a time when the physical security industry faces staffing shortages, rising costs, and false alarm fatigue. Hakimo's AI Operator combines computer vision with generative AI to create a system that can detect anomalies and threats, such as unauthorized personnel, tailgating, loitering, and intrusion into restricted zones. When a potential threat is detected, the system issues real-time audio warnings through on-site speakers and escalates to human operators when necessary.

Unlike traditional security monitoring services, Hakimo can work with existing hardware, integrating with companies' cameras and hardware with no new infrastructure required. The company has tripled its customer base over the past year, now serving more than 100 clients across various industries, including multifamily apartments, car dealerships, construction sites, and Fortune 500 enterprises. With the new funding, Hakimo plans to enhance its AI platform capabilities, scale operations to new markets and industries, and target businesses in need of efficient physical security solutions.

Founded in early 2020 by AI experts Sam Joseph and Sagar Honnungar, Hakimo aims to become the universal platform for intelligent video monitoring and understanding within the physical security industry in the next five years.

Learn more about the funding here.