Hakimo raises $12M to accelerate expansion

MENLO PARK, Calif. – Hakimo has closed a $12 million growth round led by existing investor Zigg Capital, with participation from existing investors Neotribe Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Defy.vc and Rocketship.vc.  The financing will support accelerated product innovation, expansion across key verticals, and continued team growth. Over the past 12 months, Hakimo has tripled revenue year over year, expanded its customer base to 300+ customers and doubled its team, including the addition of Bret Knobelauch as chief revenue officer. With $32M raised to date, Hakimo has expanded into new verticals and launched new capabilities like AI-Powered Forensic Search, establishing itself as one of the most comprehensive AI security platforms on the market today, according to the company. Hakimo's customers range from Fortune 500 enterprises to real estate leaders and iconic buildings worldwide. "This financing allows us to move faster across every dimension of the business," said Sam Joseph, CEO and co-founder of Hakimo. "We're expanding our go-to-market efforts rapidly, deepening our product capabilities and growing the team to match the demand we're seeing. The opportunity to modernize physical security is enormous, and we're just getting started.” With the new funding, Hakimo plans to deepen its presence in real estate while accelerating expansion into other markets and geographies. The company also plans to invest further in extending its current capabilities to serve non-security use cases, such as safety, compliance, customer experience, etc., in addition to continued team expansion.

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