Radar · Security & Surveillance Technology in United Arab Emirates
Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in United Arab Emirates
The 37 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: LaundryBox.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
37companies tracked
$9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
Sources & further reading
- futuremarketinsights.com
- Surveillance or Security?: The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SECURITY & SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY × UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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
123kcombined LinkedIn audience
55%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaundryBox Provider of laundry, dry cleaning, alterations, and shoe cleaning services | $5M | — | Series A | Fahad Kalooti CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 2 | Micropolis Provider of AI and robotics solutions | $4M | 55 mo ago | Public | Fareed Aljawhari Founder & CEO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 3 | A1 SmartCam Developer of AI-based video analytics solutions for surveillance | — | — | Funding Raised | Mohamed Ghaly Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | 2 launchs |
| 4 | Acacus Technologies Developer of AI-based fleet management and autonomous driving technology | — | — | Unfunded | Talal Ben Halim CEO & Founder | 2013 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+11 | — |
| 5 | Amani AI based solutions for identity verification | — | — | Unfunded | Hamid Khan Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressZohoMySQL+27 | — |
| 6 | Automatic Gates Provider of automated gate systems and related components | — | — | Unfunded | Mike Smith Owner | 2024 | — | — |
| 7 | CINQUE AML compliance solution and ERP software provider | — | — | Unfunded | BASIL SALAH Managing Director | 1998 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — |
| 8 | COM-IoT Technologies Smart city solutions for security, traffic and video analytics | — | — | Unfunded | Mohamed Sadek Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
Top 2 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates
#1
Public · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2014$4Mraised▾
Public · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2014
Provider of AI and robotics solutions. It offers bespoke robotic solutions leveraging AI and deliver mobility-as-a-service to dense urban environments with end-to-end management, maintenance, and upgrades for their fleet of vehicles.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 17k LinkedIn followers — 13.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipalities and Transport) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2022Seed$4M
Founders & team
Investors
Mindrock Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssContact Form 7DreamhostDropzoneElementorGoogle Analytics
#2
Series A · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2013 · 10 employees$5Mraised▾
Series A · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2013 · 10 employees
Provider of laundry, dry cleaning, alterations, and shoe cleaning services. It offer cleaning for garments, curtains, and linens. Services include washing, folding, and pressing of clothing items. Alteration services are available for tailoring and repairs. Shoe cleaning addresses leather, sports sneakers, and formal footwear. It allows users to schedule home pickup and delivery services. Users pay via an app or a credit card machine built into the lockers.
Funding rounds
- Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Wamda Capital, MENA Venture Investments, Bolur, KISP Ventures, Al Zarooni Emirates Investments, Alzaan Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsElementor
Funding & investor landscape
$9Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United Arab Emirates · country-scoped Prism corpus, 549,474 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 Arab Emirates
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in the United Arab Emirates
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 201 United Arab Emirates-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201420222026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 26% → 40% across 2014–2026.
top research entities
- Amity University57
- United Arab Emirates University30
- Khalifa University of Science and Technology25
- Higher Colleges of Technology10
- University of Sharjah9
leading researchers
Zouheir Trabelsi · Safaa Zeidan · Khaled Salah · Mohammad Mehedy Masud · Himanshu Gupta · Sarvesh Tanwar · Mohammed M. Alani · Ali Bou Nassif
▲
Breakthroughs69 · 34%
▲ 19%→44% share
▲2.3× share momentum0 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (19%→44% of field), led by Intrusion detection system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system1→29
- Computer security3→11
- Network security3→9
- Feature selection1→6
- Random forest1→5
Newly emergingFeature (linguistics) 0→9 · Internet of Things 0→8 · Artificial neural network 0→8
Landmark Multi-Stage Optimized Machine Learning Framework for Network Intrusion Detection · 266 cites
◆
Advancements84 · 42%
▼ 52%→35% share
▼0.7× share momentum3 median citations52% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (52%→35% of field), led by Intrusion detection system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system7→22
- Denial-of-service attack5→10
- Botnet2→7
- Artificial neural network1→6
- Malware2→4
Newly emergingAnomaly detection 0→7 · Software-defined networking 0→6 · Internet of Things 0→5
Landmark Comparative study of two most popular packet sniffing tools-Tcpdump and Wireshark · 106 cites
▼
Concerns32 · 16%
▼ 15%→14% share
▼0.9× share momentum4 median citations56% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (15%→14% of field), led by Intrusion detection system.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Intrusion detection system3→8
Newly emergingContext (archaeology) 0→5
Landmark Smart grid cyber security: Challenges and solutions · 93 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United Arab Emirates
Where cybersecurity is researched across United Arab Emirates
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.
Dubai75 · +0.47
Abu Dhabi66 · +0.51
Al Ain35 · +0.43
Sharjah11 · +0.51
Ajman8 · +0.82
Common questions
How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies are there in United Arab Emirates?
Radar tracks 37 indexable Security & Surveillance Technology companies headquartered in United Arab Emirates that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates?
The Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates on this list have raised a combined $9M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in United Arab Emirates?
LaundryBox is the highest-funded Security & Surveillance Technology company in United Arab Emirates, with $5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates are funded?
2 of the 37 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Security & Surveillance Technology unicorns are there in United Arab Emirates?
None of the Security & Surveillance Technology companies in United Arab Emirates on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United Arab Emirates Security & Surveillance Technology companies?
The most active investors in United Arab Emirates Security & Surveillance Technology companies on this list include Al Zarooni Emirates Investments, Alzaan Capital, Bolur, Brinc, Hub71.
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