Company Information
- 33,000+ Customers
- 7,000+ Partners
- 100+ Fortune 500 Companies
- 2,200+ Employees
- 15 Global Offices
- 51 Customer NPS
15 Offices
- San Mateo, CA
- Austin, TX
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Tampa, FL
- Phoenix, AZ
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- London, UK
- Sydney, AU
- Taipei City, Taiwan
- Krakow, Poland
- Tokyo, Japan
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Seoul, South Korea
- Singapore
Mission and Vision
Mission
To protect people and places in a privacy-sensitive way.
How We’ll Get There
By building systems that safeguard the physical world and do so while respecting privacy.
Vision
Be the operating system for the physical world.
Company Description
Short
A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform.
Standard
Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada unifies video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and workplace tools through one connected platform—Verkada Command—empowering teams to act proactively and create safer, smarter environments.
Extended
Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected platform. Its solutions—including video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and workplace tools—work seamlessly in Verkada Command, a cloud-based software experience built for scale. From finding footage in seconds to identifying events like a door held open, a visitor check-in, or a change in air quality, Verkada gives teams the insight to see, understand, and act with confidence—helping create safer, smarter environments.
Product Suite
The Verkada cloud-based product suite starts with safety and extends to operations.
The Verkada Story
Our founders are builders. All of them are trained engineers. They love creating new products to solve big problems. Over a decade ago, two of our founders experienced the challenges with the “best” enterprise video security products available at that time. Existing hardware-based systems cost a lot of money and were insecure and clunky. The market lagged behind the progress seen in the consumer space, where someone could buy high-end cameras with cloud-based software to protect their home.
Over the next few years, they started from first principles to see if they could find a better solution to help organizations more effectively protect their people and property using a software-first approach. They spent time with industry leaders and prospective customers to fully understand their challenges and concerns. The more conversations they had, the more they grasped the stress and anxiety faced by the people entrusted with keeping organizations safe. They envisioned new products they could build to ensure these individuals always had the most critical information at their fingertips.
As the challenge became clear, so did their goal: to positively impact the world by making organizations of any size safer using truly innovative technology. In the summer of 2016, Verkada was born.
Founder Bios
Filip KaliszanCEO & Co-founder
Filip Kaliszan is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Verkada, a leader in AI-powered physical security technology. Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform that unifies video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and workplace tools through a single platform, Verkada Command. Today, more than 2 million Verkada devices are online across 171 countries, actively turning data into actionable intelligence that makes security and operations faster, smarter, and more efficient.
A builder at heart, Filip co-founded his first startup, CourseRank, as a sophomore at Stanford and sold it to Chegg.com less than four years after building it. After the acquisition, Filip spent four years as a Director of Product Management at Chegg.
Filip holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Hans RobertsonChairman & Co-founder
Hans Robertson is executive chairman and co-founder of Verkada, a leader in cloud-based physical security solutions. Founded in 2016 with just four employees, Hans has helped scale Verkada to more than 2,200 employees, 31,000 enterprise customers, and a valuation of $5.8 billion. Today, Hans leads Verkada’s daily operations in partnership with Verkada’s CEO, Filip Kaliszan.
Prior to Verkada, Hans co-founded another Silicon Valley Unicorn, Meraki, where he served as chief operating officer for almost a decade. During this time, he helped design the first cloud-managed enterprise networking products – including Wi-Fi, firewall, and switching systems – and led the company to a $1.2 billion acquisition with Cisco in 2012.
Prior to founding Meraki he was a product manager at EMC and was an early employee at VMware. Hans began his career as a business analyst at McKinsey & Co.
Hans also serves as a Board member at Pilot and Tractian. Hans holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
James RenCo-founder & Software Architect
James Ren is a co-founder and software architect at Verkada. Before Verkada, James launched CourseRank with Verkada co-founders Filip Kaliszan and Benjamin Bercovitz while he was a student at Stanford. James has also worked as a software engineer at Google and then at Chegg after CourseRank was acquired.
James holds a bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from Stanford University and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.
Outside of work, James enjoys cooking and photographing his travels.
Benjamin BercovitzCo-founder
Benjamin Bercovitz is a co-founder of Verkada. Prior to founding Verkada, Benjamin founded CourseRank alongside Filip Kaliszan and James Ren. Benjamin served as the chief technology officer for CourseRank, leading engineering efforts before the company was acquired by Chegg. At Chegg he served as a principal engineer, transforming their backend systems during a period of high growth and expansion leading up to their eventual IPO.
Benjamin earned his bachelor’s and master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Outside of work, Benjamin enjoys nature and travel.
Product Milestones
2016
Verkada was founded2017
D30 - Indoor Camera
D50 - Outdoor Camera
Command Access Release
SAML Integration
Audit Logs2018
Mobile App (iOS & Android)
D80 - Fisheye Camera
D40 - Mini Indoor Camera
People Analytics2019
CM-61 Mini 4K Camera
Vehicle Analytics
CD Series
VX51 Viewing Station
People Heatmaps and Floor Plans2020
Access Control
Environmental Sensor
Bullet Series
License Plate Recognition
365-Day Storage Models
Person of Interest Notifications2021
Verkada Alarms and Intrusion Detection
New Mini and Dome Cameras: CM41-E, CD-62, CM41-S Camera
Next Generation VX52 Viewing Station
Bluetooth Unlock and AX11 IO Controller
Verkada Guest for Visitor Management
SOC2 Compliance & 100-Day Plan2022
Wireless Locks
CD42, CD52, & CH52 MultisensorGuest Security Screens
Occupancy Trends
Badge Printing
AD32 Door Reader
Mailroom
AC62 - 16 door Controller
SV21, SV23, SV252023
Verkada Intercom
Alarms BZ11 Horn
Next Generation Bullet Series (CB52-E/TE, CB62-E/TE)
Command 3.0
Enhanced Motion Search and Video Quality
Next-Generation Alarm Console
CM42
CD32-E
Access Control Integration with ASSA ABLOY
Guest and Mailroom merged into Verkada Workplace
Enhanced Air Quality Monitoring2024
GC31 Cellular Gateway
Volunteer Management
FIPS Series Devices
Command Connector
Mobile NFC
CP63-E 4k PTZ
CF83 Fisheye Camera
Next Gen Intercoms
New Alarms
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