The watchful AI that never sleeps: Hakimo’s $10.5M bet on autonomous security

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Hakimo announced today it has secured $10.5 million in Series A funding to expand its autonomous security monitoring platform. The Menlo Park-based AI security startup’s round was led by Vertex Ventures and Zigg Capital, with participation from RXR Arden Digital Ventures and existing investors Defy.vc and Gokul Rajaram, bringing the company’s total funding to $20.5 million. The company’s flagship product, AI Operator — an autonomous security agent that monitors existing security systems, detects threats in real-time, and executes response protocols with minimal human intervention — arrives as the physical security industry struggles with staffing shortages, rising costs, and false alarm fatigue. “Rising costs and the severe shortage of quality security guards are driving this shift,” explained Sam Joseph, Hakimo’s co-founder and CEO, in an exclusive intervie ... Read full article.