Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in Austin, United States
The 83 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Austin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Pivot3.
Our analysis of 50 Security & Surveillance Technology companies
$4.8b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Austin
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pivot3 Provider of software and hardware for storing and managing unstructured data | $316M | 83 mo ago | 213 | 2002 | — | 64 patents Distributed RAID storage and data migration for high‑availability, fault‑tolerant computing. | — |
| 2 | Eagle Eye Networks Developer of AI and cloud-based video surveillance systems for IP cameras | $175M | 37 mo ago | 448 | 2012 | Dean Drako Founder and CEO | — | 1 award |
| 3 | Protect America Provider of diversified home security products | $158M | 105 mo ago | 210 | 1992 | Scott Fleming CEO | — | — |
| 4 | SpyCloud Provider of identity threat protection, remediation, and cybercrime investigation solutions 74Product top 21%Funding top 24%Growth top 26%Moat top 28% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 21% Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 26% Moattop 28% Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 30% Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 27% Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D Funding: Raised $128M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 9 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $128M | 24 mo ago | 122 122 → 268 (+120%) | 2016 | Ted Ross Co-Founder & CEO | 30 patents Enterprise cybersecurity: identity risk scoring, browser session protection, password filtering, data asset tagging | 2 launchs |
| 5 | GreenRoad Provider of fleet telematics and management solutions | $82M | 134 mo ago | 10 | 2004 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 6 | AlertMedia Cloud based emergency communication software for businesses | $58M | 63 mo ago | 177 | 2013 | Brian Cruver Founder & Executive Chairman | 4 patents Automated real-time emergency alert and incident monitoring communication systems | — |
| 7 | Open Lending Provider of an automated lending platform for financial institutions and retailers | $50M | 123 mo ago | 180 | 2000 | John Flynn President / Ceo | — | 1 award |
| 8 | CSID Fraud detection & identity protection solutions provider | $45M | 182 mo ago | 160 | 2006 | Joe Ross Co-Founder & President | — | — |
| 9 | Pensa Systems Provider of drone-based autonomous perception systems for inventory visibility | $42M | 29 mo ago | 26 | 2011 | Pinar Kaprali Co-Founder & Head of Product | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 10 | AllClear ID Provider of a platform consolidating and sharing patient medical records securely | $28M | 105 mo ago | 14 | 2004 | — | 8 patents Secure cross-channel payment processing and mobile‑server authentication synchronization | — |
| 11 | Waldo Photo delivery platform based on facial recognition | $9M | 90 mo ago | 24 | 2015 | Rodney Rice Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 12 | Siera AI Provider of a cloud-based AI platform and autonomous robots for warehouse automation | $7M | 68 mo ago | 9 | 2017 | Saurav Kumar Agarwal Founder | — | 2 launchs |
| 13 | Sherlock Smart contract auditing platform | $6M | 45 mo ago | 9 | 2021 | Jack Sanford Co-Founder | 5 patents Remote health monitoring systems that detect critical parameter changes and trigger emergency interventions | 2 launchs |
| 14 | Athena Security Provider of AI-driven security management solution for buildings | $6M | 84 mo ago | 51 | 2018 | Christopher Ciabarra Co-Founder and Chief AI Architect | — | — |
| 15 | InView Technology Corp Developer of shortwave infrared cameras | $5M | 140 mo ago | 4 | 2009 | Lenore McMackin Founder & CTO | 34 patents Advanced compressive-sensing hyperspectral and multiscale imaging hardware and algorithms | — |
| 16 | Qwake Developer of augmented reality platform for firefighting and emergency response | $5M | 59 mo ago | 14 | 2016 | Mike Ralston Co-Founder | — | — |
| 17 | DroneSense Provider of flight planning applications for drones | $5M | 98 mo ago | 45 | 2015 | Christopher Eyhorn Co-Founder & CEO | 7 patents Real-time drone flight control and data link management systems | — |
| 18 | Scylla AI Provider of AI-based real-time threat detection system | $5M | 40 mo ago | 98 | 2017 | Ara Ghazaryan Technical Co-Founder and VP of AI | — | — |
| 19 | Zenus Developer of facial analysis solutions for retail and event industries | $4M | 22 mo ago | 10 | 2015 | Panos Moutafis Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 20 | Infoglide Provider of platform delivering applied intelligence and customer lifecycle management | $4M | 284 mo ago | 15 | 1996 | Michael Shultz ex-CEO | 11 patents Fraud detection via similarity search and hierarchical‑relational database conversion. | — |
| 21 | Optelos Platform offering AI powered image data analytics solutions | $3M | 44 mo ago | 23 | 2016 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 22 | Verosint Platform offering account fraud detection and prevention solutions for online businesses | $2M | 19 mo ago | 21 | 2021 | Mark Batchelor CTO and Co-Founder | 2 patents Identity verification and decision-making systems for telecom network security. | — |
| 23 | FunnelAI SaaS-based social media monitoring solutions for lead generation | $2M | 86 mo ago | 8 | 2017 | Sridhar Kamma Co-Founder & CEO | 2 patents AI-driven personalized advertising and life-event-based communication generation | — |
| 24 | Blink Identity Provides facial recognition solutions | $2M | 95 mo ago | 5 | 2018 | Alex Kilpatrick Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 25 | IdealSpot Provider of retail location analysis using machine learning | $1M | 124 mo ago | 5 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Intelligence Surveillance Corp Developer of the sensor-based object detection and ranging systems | $575K | 60 mo ago | 8 | 2018 | David Buschhorn Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 27 | Peeple Smart caller ID device for front doors, enhancing home security | $154K | 129 mo ago | — | 2014 | David Genet Co-Founder | — | — |
| 28 | Plot Integrated solutions for passenger management in airports | $150K | 96 mo ago | — | 2016 | Benjamin Cantey Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 29 | TurboPass Income & identity validation for lenders & auto dealers | $135K | 80 mo ago | 26 | 2018 | — | 3 patents Secure consumer‑authorized distribution platforms for trusted data (data security and privacy) | 2 job openings |
| 30 | Locus Insights Eye tracking software to track user experience on mobile advertisements | $120K | 96 mo ago | 6 | 2017 | Tom Jackson Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 31 | Check App-based virtual communication platform for drivers on traffic violations | $100K | 69 mo ago | 8 | 2019 | Michael Odiari Co-Founder | 32 patents RF safety compliance systems for antenna networks and temperature-controlled portable containers | — |
Top 12 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Austin
#1
Series D · Austin, Texas · founded 2016 · 122 employees$128.5Mraised▾
Provider of identity threat protection, remediation, and cybercrime investigation solutions. The company uncovers identity risks from data breaches, malware infections, and phishing attacks. It integrates with existing tools to disrupt cybercrimes stemming from exposed employee, consumer, and third-party identities. The company offers enterprise and consumer protection, investigations, and data partnerships.
- Jun 2024Series D$35M
- Aug 2023Series D$35M
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$17.5K
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$17.6K
#2
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 10 employees$4.4Mraised▾
Developer of facial analysis solutions for retail and event industries. It provides tools to analyze consumer demographics and sentiment. The platform offers real-time data through a live dashboard and API integration. It helps to understand consumer reactions and optimize engagement at events. The solutions include attendee tracking, lead capture, and dynamic displays for exhibitors.
- Jul 2024Seed—
- Oct 2022Seed$3.2M
- Sep 2020Seed$1.2M
#3
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 21 employees$2Mraised▾
Platform offering account fraud detection and prevention solutions for online businesses. The platform prevents account takeovers, fake account openings, account sharing, and more. Provides account fraud detection and prevention solutions for online businesses.
- Oct 2024Seed$2M
#4
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2011 · 26 employees$41.7Mraised▾
Provider of drone-based autonomous perception systems for inventory visibility. The system comprises an indoor drone that leverages computer vision to scan dry shelves and coolers for looking at out-of-stock items. It collects data and processes by a companion web-based dashboard for actionable data such as comparisons between shelf performance of a major brand against a competitor, stockouts, share of shelf, and other shelf conditions impacting revenue.
- Dec 2023Series B$13.5M
- Jun 2021Series A$11M
- Nov 2019Seed$10M
- Jan 2019Seed$5M
#5
Series F · Austin, Texas · founded 2012 · 448 employees$175Mraised▾
Developer of AI and cloud-based video surveillance systems for IP cameras. It provides users with cloud recording, cloud management, mobile, and web browser viewing. It also provides a CameraManager application that allows users to view real-time videos and listen to the camera’s audio stream. It also offers mobile and web browser viewing and cloud recording.
- May 2023Series F$100M
- Oct 2020Series E$40M
- Aug 2014Series B—
- Jul 2014Series B—
#6
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2002 · 213 employees$316.2Mraised▾
Provider of software and hardware for storing and managing unstructured data. The company offers platforms for file and object storage, media asset management, and data protection. These solutions address long-term data archiving, ransomware recovery, and enterprise backup needs. The company's products support various industries, including media and entertainment, government, and financial services.
- Jul 2019Conventional Debt$20M
- Aug 2017Series G$67.2M
- Mar 2016Series G$55M
- Mar 2016Conventional Debt—
#7
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 177 employees$57.6Mraised▾
Cloud based emergency communication software for businesses. It enables crisis management teams to deliver urgent information through a multichannel communication solution. It allows businesses to send notifications and confirm employee safety through instant two-way messaging.
- Mar 2021Series C—
- Apr 2020Series C$15M
- Jan 2019Series C$25M
- Oct 2017Series B$8.6M
#8
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 98 employees$4.9Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based real-time threat detection system. It monitors real-time video streams from stationary CCTV cameras, UAV cameras, and portable cameras to predict violent behaviour and identify acts of violence. It uses an AI-powered algorithm to identify, analyze and respond to threats including violent crime, active shooting events, and terrorist acts. Once a threat has been identified, it distributes alerts to law enforcement response units through web and mobile channels with information about the subject, location and the identity of the potential threat. Primary solutions include suspicious object & activity detection, vehicle identification & tracking, and suspect identification using human biometrics.
- Feb 2023Conventional Debt$500K
- Oct 2021Series A$4M
- Sep 2020Seed$840K
#9
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 1992 · 210 employees$157.5Mraised▾
Provider of diversified home security products. The product line includes touchscreen control panels, door and window sensors, motion detectors, HD wireless video camera, smoke detector, connected hubs, and more. On detecting an intrusion, the sensors send an alert to the control panel, which in return notifies the professional monitoring centre. The monitoring centre alerts the user providing them with the option of either cancelling the alarm or dispatching first responders to their home.
- Aug 2017Conventional Debt$17.5M
- Aug 2017Conventional Debt$140M
- Feb 2017Series A—
- Jan 2010Conventional Debt—
#10
Series E · Austin, Texas · founded 2004 · 10 employees$81.5Mraised▾
GreenRoad offers fleet telematics & management solutions and enables commercial fleets/insurers/consumers to measure, improve and sustain safe & fuel-efficient driving behavior. Offers a mobile app for drivers and a web-based fleet management software, that covers aspects such as driver safety, real-time driver behavior monitoring & feedback, compliance management, and operations management. Features include in-vehicle driving feedback, safety scoring, in-vehicle recording, real-time vehicle tracking, geofencing, fuel & idling optimization, vehicle health & maintenance management, reporting, expense management, fuel card integration, and tax/fuel regulatory reporting.
- Mar 2015Series E$26M
- May 2011Series D$13M
- Feb 2010Series D$10M
- May 2009Series D$15M
#11
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2021 · 9 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Smart contract auditing platform. The company offers protocols to create smart contracts. It allows users to design their own audit in Web3.
- Sep 2022Seed$4M
- Jun 2021Seed$1.5M
#12
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2006 · 160 employees$45.4Mraised▾
CSID is a fraud detection & identity protection solutions provider. It provides identity protection and fraud detection solution for enterprise including its employees and consumers. The features of the product include credit monitoring, identity monitoring, identity authentication, voice biometrics services, insurance, breach mitigation, etc.
- Mar 2011Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2011Series B$6M
- Jan 2010Series B$35M
- 2009Series A—
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