# Samuel Joseph

> Samuel Joseph is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hakimo, a San Francisco-based AI security platform that uses computer vision and generative AI to autonomously monitor physical security infrastructure - cameras, badge readers, access control systems - in real time. A Stanford PhD and IIT Madras gold medalist (President's Medal for topping the entire graduating batch of 2016), Joseph built Hakimo to solve a deceptively simple problem: security teams drowning in false alarms. The company has raised $20.5M in total funding, including a $10.5M Series A in March 2025, and protects 400+ properties across self-storage, construction, automotive, higher education, and corporate sectors - saving customers roughly $125,000 per year compared to a human security guard.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Hakimo
- **Organizations:** Hakimo, Forbes Technology Council, Stanford University, IIT Madras, Totemic
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** B.Tech. with minor in Management (President's Medal - top of graduating batch), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (advised by Prof. Sachin Katti, Stanford Platform Lab), Stanford University
- **Known for:** President's Medal from IIT Madras - awarded for topping the entire graduating batch of 2016, Stanford PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Platform Lab under Prof. Sachin Katti, Founded Hakimo with $20.5M in total venture funding

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Graduated IIT Madras with President's Medal (top of entire graduating batch); enrolled at Stanford University
- **2018-2019** — Algorithm Engineer / Early Employee at Totemic - designed AI algorithms for wearable-free sensors monitoring daily activities and detecting falls in elderly
- **2020** — Co-founded Hakimo with Sagar Honnungar; raised $4M seed round led by Neotribe Ventures
- **2021** — Accepted into Forbes Technology Council (invitation-only community for senior tech executives)
- **2022** — Hakimo wins ISC West Judges' Choice Award; appeared at ISC West and GSX security conferences
- **2025** — Closed $10.5M Series A led by Vertex Ventures and Zigg Capital; Hakimo protecting 400+ properties, 3x revenue growth

## Achievements

- President's Medal from IIT Madras - awarded for topping the entire graduating batch of 2016
- Stanford PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Platform Lab under Prof. Sachin Katti
- Founded Hakimo with $20.5M in total venture funding
- Accepted into Forbes Technology Council (November 2021)
- Hakimo won ISC West 2022 Judges' Choice Award
- Scaled Hakimo to protect 400+ properties with 3x customer and revenue growth
- Achieved 80%+ reduction in false security alarms across customer deployments
- Named 2022 Winner of the Commercial Monitoring Solutions category

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Hakimo closed $10.5M Series A led by Vertex Ventures and Zigg Capital, with participation from RXR Arden Digital Ventures
- **2025-01** — Hakimo reported protecting 400+ properties with 3x customer and revenue growth over prior year
- **2024-12** — Launched Forensic Search feature enabling security teams to search video footage using natural language queries
- **2022-04** — Won ISC West 2022 Judges' Choice Award for Commercial Monitoring Solutions

## Links

- Website: https://hakimo.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-joseph-51435280
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HakimoInc
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/hakimoinc

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Last updated: 2026-05-07