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Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in New York City, United States
The 125 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in New York City, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Latch.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
125companies tracked
$1.4Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
75have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY × NEW YORK CITY
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.
50companies analysed
91%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2015median founding year
873kcombined LinkedIn audience
67%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in New York City
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latch 🦄 Provider of cloud-based smart locks for residential and commercial places | $147M | 82 mo ago | 430 | 2014 | — | — | 21 patents Secure smart access control and building automation via connected locking hardware | 1 launch |
| 2 | Clear Provider of expedited identity verification services for airport security and more | $135M | 64 mo ago | 2,080 2,080 → 2,962 (+42%) | 2010 | — | +22% | 67 patents Automated filling and dispensing systems for vaporizer cartridges and concentrate handling | 3 partnerships |
| 3 | HYPR Provider of passwordless multi-factor authentication, identity verification, and risk management | $131M | 24 mo ago | — | 2014 | Bojan Simic Co-Founder and CEO | +36% | 15 patents Secure mobile authentication and federated identity solutions with out‑of‑band verification | — |
| 4 | Citizen Local crime and emergency broadcast alerts | $112M | 18 mo ago | 146 | 2017 | Andrew Frame Founder & CEO | — | 10 patents Context-aware media filtering and social sourcing based on user proximity and presence | — |
| 5 | ButterflyMX Provider of cloud-based video intercom systems 78Customers top 16%Funding top 19%Tech top 25%Growth top 27% All 12 signals ▾Customerstop 16% Fundingtop 19% Techtop 25% Growthtop 27% Talenttop 34% Moattop 35% Producttop 36% Markettop 42% Innovationtop 48% Patentsbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.82★ across 16,071 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +27% in 6 mo Funding: Raised $108M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $108M | 17 mo ago | 235 | 2012 | Cyrus Claffey Executive Chairman And Founder | +44% | 4 patents Building access control intercom display hardware for surface and recessed installations | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 6 | Voyager Labs AI based platform offering a suite of business intelligence solutions | $100M | 115 mo ago | 93 | 2012 | — | — | 5 patents Real-time electronic commerce platforms enabling instant transaction processing and communication. | — |
| 7 | Solidus Labs Digital asset trade surveillance solution | $83M | 49 mo ago | 75 | 2017 | Chen Arad Co-Founder & CXO | — | 4 patents Risk management and compliance tools for physical commodity trading platforms | — |
| 8 | Canary Provider of a safety sensor device for home monitoring | $70M | 92 mo ago | 20 | 2012 | Charles Fraenkl Chief Executive Officer | +6% | — | — |
| 9 | Bond Provider of personal security, executive protection, guarding, and security consulting | $67M | 21 mo ago | 35 | 2004 | Doron Kempel Chairman & CEO | +8% | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | MPCH Provider of cybersecurity services | $40M | 44 mo ago | 80 | 2021 | Miles Parry Founder & CEO | — | 8 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 11 | Droit Developer of a platform for regulatory compliance and real-time controls | $39M | 39 mo ago | 172 | 2012 | Brock Arnason Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | HALO Maritime Defense Maritime sea barrier solutions to secure assets | $27M | 118 mo ago | 31 | 2008 | Paul Jensen Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 61 patents Design and automation of compliant marine net barriers and gate systems for coastal protection | — |
| 13 | Flyby Media App based platform offering digital content | $25M | 128 mo ago | 9 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Actuate Provider of cloud and AI-based gunshot detection systems | $24M | 22 mo ago | 20 20 → 34 (+70%) | 2019 | — | — | 30 patents In‑database analytics for columnar DBs and assistive technology for visual impairments | — |
| 15 | IronVest Account securing tool for individuals and businesses 53Moat top 31%Patents top 33%Growth top 36%Innovation top 38% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 31% Patentstop 33% Growthtop 36% Innovationtop 38% Fundingtop 39% Techtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Customersbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $23M | 14 mo ago | 27 | 2022 | Guy Bauman Co-Founder | +49% | 13 patents Secure digital identity verification and transaction authentication using cryptographic and multi-party protocols | — |
| 16 | Kinetic Provider of tech-driven injury reduction programs | $16M | 67 mo ago | — | 2014 | Haytham Elhawary Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | — | 16 patents Advanced resin-based, tankless additive manufacturing systems for high‑precision 3D printing | — |
| 17 | Cyota Anti-fraud solutions for secure online banking | $15M | 257 mo ago | — | 1999 | Michal Tzur Co-Founder | — | 5 patents Risk‑based authentication and secure transaction processing, including biometric verification. | — |
| 18 | Finomial Cloud based platform that automates the hedge fund subscription process | $13M | 99 mo ago | 1 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Refine Intelligence Digital customer outreach for AML in banking | $13M | 31 mo ago | 12 | 2022 | Uri Rivner CEO and co-founder | — | — | 1 launch |
| 20 | Element Provider of digital identity, eKYC, authentication, and risk assessment solutions | $12M | 98 mo ago | 26 | 2012 | Yann LeCun Co-Founder & Advisor | — | 322 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 21 | Cybera Fraud detection platform for financial institutions, crypto businesses, and law enforcement | $11M | 24 mo ago | 24 | 2020 | Claudio Staub Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 22 | Ajax Systems Provider of connected security systems | $11M | 86 mo ago | 2,500 | 2011 | — | +31% | — | 4 launchs · 4 awards |
| 23 | Organic Motion Marker less motion capture systems | $11M | 159 mo ago | 11 | 2006 | Andrew Tschesnok CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | XRVision Provider of data and image analytics solutions | $9M | 43 mo ago | — | 2015 | Yaacov Apelbaum Founder | — | — | — |
| 25 | Lextegrity Provider of case management, compliance, and whistleblower hotline reporting solutions | $8M | 57 mo ago | 31 | 2017 | Praveen Chennareddy Co-Founder and COO/CFO | — | — | — |
| 26 | Anonybit Provider of privacy-preserving biometric authentication and identity verification platform solutions | $8M | 32 mo ago | 22 | 2018 | — | — | 3 patents Blockchain-based decentralized biometric authentication and identity verification systems | — |
| 27 | Placemeter Provider of products and equipment for security and surveillance solutions | $8M | 141 mo ago | 244 | 2012 | — | — | 21 patents Video analytics for pedestrian counting, queue estimation, and virtual turnstile access control | — |
| 28 | Merlon AI-enabled AML and KYC solutions for financial institutions | $8M | 108 mo ago | 13 | 2016 | Hamed Zaribafzadeh Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 29 | Vkansee Provider of security solutions for mobile devices | $7M | 144 mo ago | 32 | 2013 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Fraud.net Provider of an AI-powered platform for fraud detection and risk management | $7M | 38 mo ago | 34 | 2013 | Cathy Ross Co-Founder | — | — | 1 award |
| 31 | Senai Provider of online video intelligence platform for real-time analysis 27Talent top 28%Funding top 44%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 43% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 43% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $6M | 4 mo ago | — | 2019 | Liam W Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — |
| 32 | OmniX labs Provider of a machine learning platform for computer vision applications | $6M | 59 mo ago | 12 | 2017 | Anoop Kanthan CEO & Founder | — | — | — |
| 33 | Easy Aerial Autonomous drone-in-a-box solutions for defense, security, and commercial applications | $6M | 69 mo ago | 98 | 2014 | — | — | 26 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 2 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 34 | ID R&D Provider of biometric authentication and anti-spoofing software development kits | $6M | 84 mo ago | 55 | 2016 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Sigma Ratings Developer of AI-based financial risk assessment and management solutions for multiple sectors | $5M | 45 mo ago | 35 | 2016 | Stuart Jones Co-Founder & CEO | — | 4 patents Automated entity identification and machine‑learning risk evaluation systems | — |
| 36 | Next Caller Advanced Caller ID for Businesses | $5M | 106 mo ago | 23 | 2012 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Sandbar Transaction monitoring solution for financial services companies | $5M | 40 mo ago | 10 | 2021 | Abe Goldstein Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 38 | MonetaGo Fraud prevention solution for finance and trade | $5M | 95 mo ago | 35 | 2014 | Neil Shonhard CEO | — | 10 patents Digital asset exchange, settlement, and contract management platforms for financial transaction processing. | — |
| 39 | Skopenow Social media based fraud protection solutions for businesses | $3M | 91 mo ago | 49 | 2013 | Mark Derrenberger Co Founder | — | — | — |
| 40 | Limbik Provider of predictive analytics solutions 42Talent top 28%AI top 35%Funding top 47%Tech bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% AItop 35% Fundingtop 47% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 30% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | 32 | 2001 | Mark Faktorovich Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 41 | EyeLock Eye biometrics-based authentication solutions | $3M | 145 mo ago | 27 | 2006 | — | — | 203 patents Iris imaging and recognition hardware/software, focusing on optical distortion and illumination. | — |
| 42 | Nivelo Provider of fraud detection solutions for digital payments | $2M | 68 mo ago | 9 | 2020 | Eli Polanco Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | Moody's Analytics Risk management software for insurance and multiple sectors | $2M | 72 mo ago | 761 | 2008 | Stephen Tulenko President | — | — | — |
| 44 | VidRovr AI based video content management and recommendation | $2M | 56 mo ago | 15 | 2016 | Dan Morozoff Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 45 | Arcturus Developer of messenger RNA medicines and vaccines for infectious diseases | $2M | 64 mo ago | 4 | 2018 | Ben Salander Co-Founder | — | 2 patents mRNA cap analogs for therapeutics; modular AI knowledge representation and sharing systems | — |
| 46 | Tagasauris Provider of a video search and discovery platform | $2M | 130 mo ago | 7 | 2010 | — | — | 4 patents Human‑machine collaborative AI platforms for task‑agnostic intelligence integration | — |
| 47 | Dextro Provider of image and video recognition | $2M | 143 mo ago | 5 | 2012 | Sanchit Arora Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 48 | Navigine Provider of an indoor positioning and navigation platform | $1M | 106 mo ago | 12 | 2014 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 49 | IMRSV Platform offering immersive technology solutions | $950K | 161 mo ago | 11 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Inspector Cloud Provider of AI-based self-analytics for offline businesses | $755K | 57 mo ago | 24 | 2016 | Alexander Berenov CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in New York City
#1
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2019$6.2Mraised▾
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2019
Provider of online video intelligence platform for real-time analysis. The platform analyzes online videos to determine what is unfolding in real-time. It identifies where events are happening and who is involved. This analysis empowers informed action in fast-moving, high-stakes environments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 44%Global
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 43%Market
bottom 25%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $6.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Feb 2026)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$6.2M
Founders & team
Investors
10D, Ventures, FS Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementHstsOpen GraphRadix UiReact
#2
Series D · New York City, New York · founded 2012 · 235 employees$108.5Mraised▾
Series D · New York City, New York · founded 2012 · 235 employees
Provider of cloud-based video intercom systems. It offers video intercom-based visitor management solutions for residential and commercial properties. Features include keyless tenant entry, two-way video calling, messaging access, digital timestamps, virtual access management, installation cost management, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 16%Funding
top 19%Tech
top 25%Growth
top 27%Talent
top 34%Moat
top 35%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.82★ across 16,071 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +27% in 6 mo
Funding: Raised $108M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2025)
Tech: 66 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Audience (LinkedIn): 108k LinkedIn followers — 12.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Engineering, People
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series D—
- Dec 2021Series D$50M
- Mar 2020Series B$35M
- Aug 2018Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Volition Capital, Stifel, RiverPark Ventures, Egis Capital Partners, JMI Management, FTV Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache TomcatApple Icloud MailCallrail
#3
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2001 · 32 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2001 · 32 employees
Limbik provides predictive analytics solutions. It provides an integrated network to track people and capture behavior and preference data with artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. It provides moment by moment analysis of how users react to the video content and enables users to discover audience trends and behaviour, analyze video data and target customers. It helps businesses to predict the content which will succeed with video and audio attributes. Customers include ZIFF DAVIS, Group nine, Nitro Circus, IRi, and Fairfax Media.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%AI
top 35%Funding
top 47%Tech
bottom 49%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 30%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning
Funding: Raised $3.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$1M
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt—
- Feb 2024Seed$1.3M
- Feb 2024Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
RTL Group Investments, Artiel Ventures
Tech stack
WebflowCloudflareUnpkgJqueryGoogle AnalyticsCdnjs
#4
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 146 employees$111.8Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 146 employees
Citizen is a digital media application which provides instant notifications and live broadcasts of locally reported crimes and incidents. Real-time updates, including videos, are provided by other users through the app itself. In addition, users can chat and communicate within the app to share information. Its mobile application is available for iOS and Android devices.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series B$31.9M
- Jan 2021Series B$72.7M
- Jun 2017Series A$12.2M
- 2017Series A$27M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, 8VC, Founders Fund, Slow Ventures, Kygo, Breyerlabs
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBabelBranchCloudflare
#5
Public · New York City, New York · founded 2004 · 35 employees$66.6Mraised▾
Public · New York City, New York · founded 2004 · 35 employees
Provider of personal security, executive protection, guarding, and security consulting. It offers a suite of personal security services such as location services, road assistance, telemedicine, online tracking, video monitor, and more. Its app is available on the android and IOS platforms. It delivers preventative personal security services.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series C$5M
- 2024Series C$750K
- Nov 2023Series C$31.9M
- Jul 2021Conventional Debt$2M
Founders & team
Investors
Kings Crowd, Migration Capital, Eastward Capital Partners, Fifth Down Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAosAudioeyeBootstrapCalendlyCdnjs
#6
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 27 employees$23Mraised▾
Seed · New York City, New York · founded 2022 · 27 employees
Account securing tool for individuals and businesses. It offers solutions such as biometric security and privacy app to ensure only access to the most sensitive accounts like banks, email, investments, and more. It also protects privacy with masked emails, single-use virtual credit cards, and virtual mobile numbers. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 31%Patents
top 33%Growth
top 36%Innovation
top 38%Funding
top 39%Tech
top 42%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 13 patents
Patents: 13 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 13 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · App-install growth +49% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Seed$15.8M
- Oct 2022Seed$23M
Founders & team
Investors
OurCrowd, Joule Ventures, Trust Ventures, Accomplice, Ulysses Management, Viola FinTech
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentful
#7
Series D · New York City, New York · founded 2014$130.7Mraised▾
Series D · New York City, New York · founded 2014
Provider of passwordless multi-factor authentication, identity verification, and risk management. The company delivers a platform for identity assurance throughout the identity lifecycle. It offers authentication with phishing-resistant passkeys, risk policy and orchestration, and identity proofing and verification. The platform integrates with various identity and access management environments and security tools.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series D$30M
- Dec 2022Series C$25M
- Apr 2021Series C$35M
- Oct 2019Series B$18.3M
Founders & team
Investors
SLW, Advent International, RRE Ventures, .406 Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#8
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 20 employees$23.8Mraised▾
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2019 · 20 employees
Provider of cloud and AI-based gunshot detection systems. It offers cloud-based video analytic software that enables the detection of firearms and intruders in existing security camera feeds, threat warning, and law enforcement responses. The features of the product include intruder detection, threat monitoring, facial recognition, and integration with existing systems.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. WSD permanent security) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Series A$11.5M
- Apr 2021Series A$10.1M
- Jul 2019Seed$2.2M
- Seed—
Investors
Gray Line Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, Bling Capital, Tensility Venture Partner, Upside Partnership, Scribble Ventures
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsElementor
#9
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 24 employees$11.2Mraised▾
Series A · New York City, New York · founded 2020 · 24 employees
Fraud detection platform for financial institutions, crypto businesses, and law enforcement. It offers legal information for businesses to mitigate fund theft, money laundering, and fraudulent transactions in crypto and fiat currencies.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Mastercard) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series A$1.8M
- Sep 2022Series A$5M
- May 2022Seed$4.4M
- Jul 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
New North Ventures, Converge, Founder Collective, Serpentine Ventures, CV VC, Dreamit
Tech stack
AngularAzureAzure MonitorCalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#10
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 75 employees$83Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2017 · 75 employees
Digital asset trade surveillance solution. The solution utilizes machine learning to detect, address, investigate and report market manipulation in digital asset trading. Its features include collaborative and customizable alert management, regulatory reporting, and compliance management. Its clients include digital asset broker-dealers, market makers, hedge funds, centralized and decentralized exchanges.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- May 2022Series B$45M
- Nov 2021Series A$15M
- May 2021Series A$20M
- Apr 2019Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
Hanaco Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Evolution Equity Partners, 645 Ventures, FTX, F-Prime Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#11
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2012 · 172 employees$39Mraised▾
Series B · New York City, New York · founded 2012 · 172 employees
Developer of a platform for regulatory compliance and real-time controls. The platform offers tools for client readiness, trading oversight, and cross-border interaction management. It also provides solutions for trade reporting, position reporting, and exchange traded derivatives reporting. The platform is tailored to sell- and buy-side financial institutions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Series B$23M
- Nov 2016Series A$16M
Founders & team
Investors
Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Pivot Investment Partners, DRW Trading Group, UBS
#12
Public · New York City, New York · founded 2010 · 2080 employees$135Mraised▾
Public · New York City, New York · founded 2010 · 2080 employees
Provider of expedited identity verification services for airport security and more. It offers a faster security process through identity verification. The company provides services for stadium entry and online identity verification. It also offers a mobile application for identity management.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 87k LinkedIn followers — 9.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Samsung Electronics America) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2021Series D$100M
- Jul 2019Series C—
- Jan 2019Series C—
- Apr 2017Series C$15M
Investors
T. Rowe Price, Revolution, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Durable Capital Partners, General Atlantic, Bond Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAzure
Funding & investor landscape
$1.4Btotal disclosed funding
63companies funded
165disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars11 rounds
Valor Equity Partners3 rounds
Y Combinator3 rounds
Notable founders
Liam W
Co-Founder & COO · Senai
Thomas Pariente
Co-Founder & CTO · Senai
Cyrus Claffey
Executive Chairman And Founder · ButterflyMX
Kunal Shah
Co-Founder & Advisor · ButterflyMX
Mark Faktorovich
Co-Founder · Limbik
Josh Levin
Co-Founder · Limbik
Andrew Frame
Founder & CEO · Citizen
Doron Kempel
Chairman & CEO · Bond
Guy Bauman
Co-Founder · IronVest
Isaac Hartford
Business Owner · HYPR
Bojan Simic
Co-Founder and CEO · HYPR
Claudio Staub
Co-Founder · Cybera
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,285,329 docs
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
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 3,240 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 22% → 38% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Purdue University West Lafayette85
- Northeastern University82
- Film Independent58
- Georgia Institute of Technology46
- DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory41
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Ehab Al‐Shaer · Quanyan Zhu · Nathaniel D. Bastian · Freederia AI Researcher · Charles Kamhoua · Jin-Hee Cho · Guofei Gu
▲
Breakthroughs1,292 · 40%
▲ 37%→45% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations58% since 2021mostly methods-led
Intrusion detection system breakthroughs are surging — U.S. papers tripled from 94 to 301, now dominating 45% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system94→301
- Anomaly detection30→107
- Key (lock)11→84
- Internet of Things2→61
- Artificial neural network2→57
Newly emergingAdversarial system 0→32 · Reinforcement learning 0→31 · Convolutional neural network 0→26
Landmark BotMiner: clustering analysis of network traffic for protocol- and structure-independent botnet detection · 1,021 cites
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Advancements1,121 · 35%
▼ 36%→32% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations48% since 2021mostly methods-led
Neural-network advancements are intensifying — Artificial neural network papers rose 3 to 47, with Random forest newly emerging at 28.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system97→202
- Artificial neural network3→47
- Anomaly detection25→61
- Internet of Things1→33
- Support vector machine8→38
Newly emergingRandom forest 0→28 · Convolutional neural network 0→18 · Adversarial system 0→16
Landmark Machine Learning DDoS Detection for Consumer Internet of Things Devices · 628 cites
▼
Concerns554 · 17%
▼ 18%→16% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations49% since 2021mostly position pieces
IoT security concerns are newly emerging — papers jumped from 0 to 16 while Exploit and Malware concerns also doubled.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Key (lock)6→39
- Intrusion detection system13→45
- Exploit9→30
- Malware6→26
- Adversarial system1→19
Newly emergingInternet of Things 0→16 · Resilience (materials science) 0→14 · Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution 0→8
Landmark A Deep Learning Approach for Network Intrusion Detection System · 1,188 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where cybersecurity is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Boston107 · +0.58
New York52 · +0.53
Atlanta47 · +0.57
Pittsburgh36 · +0.49
Los Angeles34 · +0.51
Philadelphia33 · +0.59
SF Bay Area31 · +0.56
Seattle21 · +0.56
Chicago21 · +0.46
Ann Arbor21 · +0.56
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing cybersecurity patents in the United States
United States cybersecurity patent filing is accelerating — 237,304 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Microsoft, Intel; annual filings 18790→23467.
237,304 filings8,000 assigneespeak 26548/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- IBM27110
- Microsoft22601
- Intel12666
- Google8565
- Qualcomm7612
- Apple6755
- Hewlett Packard Development5761
- Capital One Services4646
Common questions
How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies are there in New York City, United States?
Radar tracks 125 indexable Security & Surveillance Technology companies headquartered in New York City, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Security & Surveillance Technology companies in New York City, United States?
The Security & Surveillance Technology companies in New York City, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.4B in disclosed equity funding across 63 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in New York City, United States?
Latch is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in New York City, United States, with $147.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies in New York City, United States are funded?
63 of the 125 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in New York City, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology unicorns are there in New York City, United States?
1 Security & Surveillance Technology company in New York City, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in New York City, United States Security & Surveillance Technology companies?
The most active investors in New York City, United States Security & Surveillance Technology companies on this list include Techstars, Plug and Play Tech Center, RRE Ventures, MetaProp NYC, Right Side Capital Management.
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