AI Private Security Startup Guard Owl Raises $3 Million

A former SpaceX engineer thinks that private security is ripe for disruption.

“There’s a lot of parallels to what SpaceX did with the aerospace industry,” Guard Owl cofounder and CEO Narek Kajikian told Business Insider.

Kajikian, Edrees Tabibzada, and Sam Abelyan teamed up to found Guard Owl, a security management platform that aims to bring agentic AI to the private security industry.

Guard Owl recently closed a $3 million seed round led by Tower Research Capital. The company lists its current clients as Aldi, Alexander Wang, and real estate firm Greystar.

The startup offers features such as real-time GPS tracking, enabling clients to ensure guards remain alert and on duty. By the end of the year, they want to automate 50% of a client’s back-office workflow, like payroll, billing, and compliance.

Long-term, the trio wants to add seamless integration with security cameras and an Uber-esque feature that would allow security guards to find local jobs and be reviewed on their performance.

Overall, Kajikian sees an untapped market.

“Palantir is for the FBI and CIA, right? That is their technology for America’s intelligence,” Kajikian said. “Anduril is for defense to protect America from foreign invaders. I view the future as Guard Owl being the security system of America.”

Here’s an exclusive look at Guard Owl’s pitch deck