Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in Houston, United States
The 32 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Nexit.
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 Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexit Online platform offering customizable navigation and smart route planning with location-based deals | $10M | 83 mo ago | Series A | Randy Carpenter CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 2 | SafePass Blockchain-based visitor management system | $619K | 93 mo ago | Seed | Ron H Managing Director | 2016 | — | 15 patents Secure employee access control using digital badge authentication systems | — |
| 3 | CV Systems Payment processing solutions | — | 111 mo ago | Funding Raised | Tom Chadwick Co-Founder | 1977 | — | 1,296 patents High-resolution multi-plane stereolithography materials and printing systems | — |
| 4 | Amcrest Developer of home security solutions | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2013 | Cart FunctionalityMagentoMySQL+20 | — | — |
| 5 | American Video Equipment Video surveillance solutions provider for security industry, delivering business value | — | — | Unfunded | Alex Twyman CEO & President | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Black Ice AI based platform offering anti money laundering and investigative solutions | — | — | Unfunded | Elisar Nurmagambetov Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 7 | BlueBear Monitoring Provider of AI-powered video surveillance and remote monitoring services | — | — | Unfunded | Surybhan Chauhan Co-founder & Director of Operations | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 8 | BTU Research Innovative UPS POE solutions for reliable network continuity and edge networking | — | — | Funding Raised | Michael Kanarellis CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
Top 3 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Houston
#1
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018$10Mraised▾
Online platform offering customizable navigation and smart route planning with location-based deals. It provides multi-layered searches along routes, city-wide multi-category exploration, and stop coordination via TravMatch. The platform integrates real-time coupons and membership perks from partners like AAA and Costco.
- Dec 2019Series A$10M
#2
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2016 · 1 employees$618.9Kraised▾
SafePass is a blockchain-based visitor management system. Utilizes blockchain technology to ensure visitor information is accurate, untampered, and verifiable. It can be hosted on-site or in the cloud. Provides SafePass digital visitor badge, which is a reusable and smart-tracking visitor badge that allows users to know where visitors are located at all times.
- Jan 2019Seed$618.9K
#3
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 1977—raised▾
Developer of online transaction processing software intended to meet information technology requirements for financial institutions. The company's software assists in transaction management, card management, dispute tracking, and services related to automated teller machines, enabling financial institutions to get mission-critical software systems and improve security in online transactions.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Security & Surveillance Technology coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
What Houston researches in cybersecurity
- University of Houston9
- University of Houston - Clear Lake2
- University of Houston - Victoria2
- University of Houston - Downtown1
- Houston Independent School District1
Common questions
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