# Hakimo

> Hakimo is a San Francisco-based AI security company founded by Stanford researchers Sam Joseph and Sagar Honnungar. The company builds autonomous AI agents that monitor physical security infrastructure - cameras, badge readers, access control systems - in real time, detecting threats and responding with automated talk-downs before incidents escalate. Serving over 400 properties across construction, automotive, self-storage, corporate offices, and higher education, Hakimo has raised $20.5 million in total funding and delivers a 60% reduction in security incidents for its customers.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Sam Joseph (CEO & Co-Founder), Sagar Honnungar (CTO & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 80+ employees by end of 2025, with offices in the US and an R&D center in India
- **Products:** AI Operator, Remote Guarding, Alarm Monitoring, Forensic Search, Tailgating Detection
- **Notable:** Judges Choice Award at ISC West New Products Showcase, 400+ properties protected across diverse sectors, 60% reduction in overall security incidents for customers

## Products & services

- **AI Operator** — An autonomous security agent that combines computer vision and generative AI to monitor cameras, badge readers, and access control systems in real time. Detects threats, delivers automated talk-downs, and escalates to human operators when needed.
- **Remote Guarding** — 24/7 AI-powered monitoring with trained human operators as backup, providing real-time threat detection and response across multiple sites.
- **Alarm Monitoring** — AI-powered false alarm triaging that eliminates over 80% of nuisance alarms, ensuring real threats get immediate attention.
- **Forensic Search** — Natural language video search that lets security teams query hours of footage using descriptions like 'person in red shirt' or 'red car in parking lot' to find relevant moments in seconds.
- **Tailgating Detection** — AI-powered detection of unauthorized access attempts where individuals follow authorized personnel through secured entry points.
- **Facial Recognition** — AI-based identification capabilities integrated into the security monitoring platform.
- **Weapon Detection** — Real-time detection of weapons in camera feeds to enable immediate threat response.
- **SOC as a Service** — Fully managed Security Operations Center combining AI monitoring with trained human operators.

## Achievements

- Judges Choice Award at ISC West New Products Showcase
- 400+ properties protected across diverse sectors
- 60% reduction in overall security incidents for customers
- 3x growth in both customers and revenue in 2025
- 90% decrease in crime rates at AMP student housing
- Eliminated 80%+ of nuisance/false alarms
- Median response time of 6 seconds
- Featured in Forbes and VentureBeat
- Skanska partnership securing 4.5-mile I-405 highway project

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Published Hakimo Wrapped 2025, highlighting 400+ properties protected, 60% incident reduction, and 3x revenue/customer growth.
- **2025-03** — Raised $10.5M Series A led by Vertex Ventures and Zigg Capital. Launched AI Operator, an autonomous security agent.
- **2025-01** — Launched Forensic Search - natural language video search for security footage.
- **2025-01** — Skanska deployed Hakimo AI on the I-405 highway reconstruction project in Washington.

## Links

- Website: https://hakimo.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hakimo
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HakimoInc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hakimo-ai
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/hakimoinc

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Last updated: 2026-05-29