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Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in Sydney, Australia

The 57 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Advanced Navigation.

57companies tracked
$167.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
17have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY × SYDNEY

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
96kcombined LinkedIn audience
50%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Advanced Navigation
Developer of AI and cloud-based inertial sensor systems for navigation
62News top 21%Funding top 25%Growth top 25%Tech top 31%
All 12 signals ▾
Newstop 21%
Fundingtop 25%
Growthtop 25%
Techtop 31%
Moattop 35%
Markettop 38%
Producttop 40%
Fin. healthtop 49%
Talentbottom 48%
Globalbottom 39%
Innovationbottom 35%
Patentsbottom 34%
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 3 types) · +250% YoY
Funding: Raised $101M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$101M3 mo agoSeries CChris Shaw
Co-Founder & CEO
2012WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+302 patents
LiDAR sensor hardware and signal‑processing for autonomous navigation systems
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2Ingogo
Australian taxi service
$28M133 mo agoSeries C—2011———
3Unleash live
AI based platform offering image and video analytics solutions
$13M58 mo agoSeries AHanno Blankenstein
CEO and Co-founder
2016Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+274 patents
Automated machine-based inspection of energy infrastructure systems
5 job openings
4Tiliter
Provider of AI and computer vision-based solutions for the retail sector
$8M68 mo agoSeries AMarcel Herz
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
2017WebflowPlausibleLinkedin Insight Tag+15——
5Kollakorn
Developer of biometric authentication, waste conversion, and tamper-evident RFID tagging
$4M141 mo agoPublic—1993———
6Fortiro
AI based platform offering document authentication and verification solutions
$4M52 mo agoSeries AAmir Vahid
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Fortiro
2019WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21——
7PayOK
Payment fraud prevention solutions
$2M55 mo agoSeedColin Porter
Founder & CEO
2021———
8Daltrey
Biometric cyber-defense solutions
$2M60 mo agoSeedBlair Crawford
Co-Founder & CEO
2001———
9locii
Solutions for personal data security & identity theft
$2M76 mo agoFunding RaisedMike Simpson
Co-Founder & CEO
2018———
10AuditCover
Online tax audit insurance platform for individuals and businesses
$2M51 mo agoSeed—2018SentrySalesforceTailwind CSS+8—1 award
11Xailient
Provider of computer vision-powered facial recognition solutions for edge devices
$1M83 mo agoSeedShivy Yohanandan
Co-Founder & CTO
2016WordPressMySQLPHP+3031 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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12Guardhouse
Workforce management system for security businesses
$850K67 mo agoSeed—2018WebflowHubSpotcore-js+17—2 launchs · 1 partnership · 3 awards

Top 12 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney

#1
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 192 employees
$101Mraised
▾

Developer of AI and cloud-based inertial sensor systems for navigation. Its product line includes navigation systems, inertial sensors, acoustics, global navigation satellite systems, and robotics. Its products cater to applications like underwater acoustics, GNSS antennas and receivers, radio frequency systems, inertial sensors, robotics, and quantum-enhanced inertial navigation.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 21%
Funding
top 25%
Growth
top 25%
Tech
top 31%
Moat
top 35%
Market
top 38%
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 3 types) · +250% YoY · 4 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $101M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 33k LinkedIn followers — 34.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series C$110M
  • Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$3.5M
  • Nov 2022Series B$68M
  • Oct 2021Series A$20M
Founders & team
Chris ShawCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Main Sequence, Brick & Mortar Ventures, In-Q-Tel, CSIRO, OIF Ventures, AI Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentsquare
#2
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2011 · 29 employees
$28.4Mraised
▾

Ingogo allows users to book cabs via their mobile. It operates at fixed fare with no surge pricing. Ingogo lets users book scheduled ride or book in real-time. Ingogo also offers taxi solutions for business, providing centralized control, billing, and reporting. Operates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Pert, and Adelaide.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2015Series C$12M
  • Sep 2014Series B$8.1M
  • Jun 2014Series A$2.8M
  • Dec 2013Series A$3.1M
Investors
VentureCrowd, UBS, Canaccord Genuity Group, Pitt Capital Partners, Wilbow, Artesian
#3
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 28 employees
$12.8Mraised
▾

AI based platform offering image and video analytics solutions. It offers video analytics software for analyzing video from sources like CCTV, drones, and smartphones. The software use cases include solar PV and power line fault detection, and traffic and public transport analytics.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 5 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +5 · hiring: Drone Operations Specialist, Product Manager - Video Analytics
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Series A$8M
  • 2021Grant (prize money)$475K
  • Dec 2018Seed$4.8M
Founders & team
Hanno BlankensteinCEO and Co-founderHamid FardoostCEO
Investors
Revel Partners, Smarter Capital, SafetyCulture, Possible Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 54 employees
$7.5Mraised
▾

Provider of AI and computer vision-based solutions for the retail sector. It offers software and hardware solutions that use edge computing, deep learning, and computer vision technologies. Its features include product identification, differentiation between organic and non-organic products, and integration with payment and check-out gateway.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 6.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Series A$7.5M
Founders & team
Marcel HerzCo-Founder & Co-CEOChristopher SampsonCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Investec, Eleanor Venture, Cornell University, Flucas Ventures, Flying Fox Ventures, AirTree
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotFacebook PixelGoogle Ads
#5
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2019 · 15 employees
$3.5Mraised
▾

AI based platform offering document authentication and verification solutions. It provides a cyber security platform that uses artificial intelligence technology for detecting documents fraud and automating the process of verification checks. It also scans, analyses and extracts content from documents.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 5.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Series A$3.5M
Founders & team
Amir VahidCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Fortiro
Investors
OIF Ventures
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailBeaver BuilderCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFont Awesome
#6
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 19 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Payment fraud prevention solutions. The company offers solutions to verify the supplier's bank account details before making a payment, ensuring funds go to the correct account, every time. Features include supplier onboarding, supplier bank verification, risk analysis, and ongoing alerts.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$2.1M
Founders & team
Colin PorterFounder & CEOLindy MilneManaging Director
Investors
Nightingale Partners
#7
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 12 employees
$1.7Mraised
▾

Online tax audit insurance platform for individuals and businesses. It offers insurance product that protects accounting firms, financial planners. advisers, service providers. It offers insurance claims support solutions for users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed$1.7M
Investors
Greenlight Re, Hunter Equity Group, Utilism, Insurtech Gateway
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesEmotionFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#8
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2001 · 14 employees
$2.1Mraised
▾

Biometric cyber-defense solutions. It provides users with a biometric cyber-defense platform that designs and delivers biometric authentication tools to support government and enterprise organizations protect against cyber threats. It also offers biometric identity systems, identity management, access management, and security compliance. The technology eliminates the use of usernames, passwords, access cards, PINs, and any physical system from the authentication.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Seed$600K
  • Mar 2020Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Blair CrawfordCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Tesserent, Five V Capital
#9
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1993 · 1 employees
$4Mraised
▾

Developer of biometric authentication, waste conversion, and tamper-evident RFID tagging. The company provides technology for biometric information authentication. It also offers waste-to-energy conversion solutions. Furthermore, the company develops break-on-removal RFID tags for asset security. The company’s products and services support smart city development.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2014Post IPO$13.1K
  • Apr 2007Post IPO$2.9M
  • Dec 2006Post IPO$862.4K
  • Nov 2005Post IPO$257.9K
#10
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018
$1.9Mraised
▾

Locii provides solutions for personal data security and identity theft. The product offers a platform that provides deep fake detection and risk mitigation. It also provides solutions by replacing passwords with biometrics authentication. It uses blockchain technology to analyze risks in transactions.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$1.9M
Founders & team
Mike SimpsonCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
AustCyber
#11
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 23 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Provider of computer vision-powered facial recognition solutions for edge devices. It provides users with a computer vision platform that can be used in multiple applications, like retail analytics, inventory management, and theft prevention. Its features include real-time object detection, low power consumption, selective attention, and plug and play operation.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Director of Business Development – Casino Technology
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Seed$155K
Founders & team
Shivy YohanandanCo-Founder & CTOLars OlesonCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Antler, LVT Capital, Black Nova Group, Flying Fox Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-JsDiviGoogle Analytics
#12
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 16 employees
$850Kraised
▾

Guardhouse offers a workforce management system for security businesses. Allows users to create schedules, communicate the same to employees, manage compliance & attendance, track employees, and more. Available for iOS and Android platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships · 3 awards (incl. Security Registers) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Seed$850K
Tech stack
AzureBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGodaddy

Funding & investor landscape

$167.1Mtotal disclosed funding
14companies funded
30disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
AirTree2 rounds
Artesian2 rounds
Flying Fox Ventures2 rounds
OIF Ventures2 rounds
Stone & Chalk2 rounds
AI Capital1 rounds
AIC1 rounds
Adcock Private Equity1 rounds
Alex and Bart's Angel Fund1 rounds
Antler1 rounds

Notable founders

Chris Shaw
Co-Founder & CEO · Advanced Navigation
Hanno Blankenstein
CEO and Co-founder · Unleash live
Hamid Fardoost
CEO · Unleash live
Marcel Herz
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Tiliter
Christopher Sampson
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Tiliter
Amir Vahid
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Fortiro · Fortiro
Colin Porter
Founder & CEO · PayOK
Lindy Milne
Managing Director · PayOK
Blair Crawford
Co-Founder & CEO · Daltrey
Mike Simpson
Co-Founder & CEO · locii
Shivy Yohanandan
Co-Founder & CTO · Xailient
Lars Oleson
Co-Founder & CEO · Xailient
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,058,417 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 IN SYDNEY · Networking & Security

How research on Cybersecurity in Sydney is moving

A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity in Sydney — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 87 papers.

UNSW Sydney, UTS, and University of Sydney lead Sydney's cybersecurity research, focusing primarily on network security and malware detection, with a cautiously optimistic tone balanced by notable concern.

87 papers · stance +0.50 · 46% breakthrough · 22% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • UNSW Sydney38
  • University of Technology Sydney25
  • University of Sydney13
  • Western Sydney University10
  • The University of Sydney6
leading researchers
Abbas Jamalipour · Fazirulhisyam Hashim · Priyadarsi Nanda · Xiangjian He · Hassan Habibi Gharakheili · Junbin Gao
prism intelligence · tone & topics
80% positive · 14% critical tone
NetworkingComputer ScienceArtificial IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentInternetBusiness
▲ Breakthroughs37 · 43%
▲ 46%→52% share
▲1.1× share momentum4 median citations46% since 2021mostly methods-led
Intrusion detection system research is surging — papers tripled from 4 to 10, with adversarial and evasion ethics topics newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Intrusion detection system4→10
  • Network packet1→3
Newly emergingEvasion (ethics) 0→4 · Adversarial system 0→3
Landmark Building an Intrusion Detection System Using a Filter-Based Feature Selection Algorithm · 619 cites
◆ Advancements25 · 29%
▼ 21%→18% share
▼0.9× share momentum2 median citations24% since 2021mostly methods-led
Network security and computer security advancements remain active, though breakthroughs field-share is absorbing share from advancements (21%→18%).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Network security10
  • Computer security9
  • Intrusion detection system7
  • Computer network7
  • Distributed computing4
Newly emergingIntrusion detection system 0→5
Landmark A Transfer Learning Approach for Network Intrusion Detection · 62 cites
▼ Concerns18 · 21%
▲ 18%→27% share
▲1.5× share momentum8 median citations50% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are intensifying — field-share jumped 18%→27%, with network security concern papers rising from 2 to 3.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Network security2→3
Landmark A Survey of Securing Networks Using Software Defined Networking · 180 cites

Common questions

How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies are there in Sydney, Australia?
Radar tracks 57 indexable Security & Surveillance Technology companies headquartered in Sydney, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney, Australia?
The Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney, Australia on this list have raised a combined $167.1M in disclosed equity funding across 14 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in Sydney, Australia?
Advanced Navigation is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in Sydney, Australia, with $101M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney, Australia are funded?
14 of the 57 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology unicorns are there in Sydney, Australia?
None of the Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Sydney, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Sydney, Australia Security & Surveillance Technology companies?
The most active investors in Sydney, Australia Security & Surveillance Technology companies on this list include AirTree, Artesian, Flying Fox Ventures, OIF Ventures, Stone & Chalk.
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