This Flock Safety company profile covers the company's valuation, revenue, funding rounds, investors and history. Flock Safety works in public safety technology, with a focus on license plate readers and AI cameras. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Its latest valuation on record is US$8.3 billion (2026). Every figure links to a public source, and anything the company hasn't disclosed is marked as such.
Revenue
| Metric | Value | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customers | More than 5,000 law enforcement agencies | 2026 | Dealroom |
| Pushback | At least 100 cities have shut down cameras or cancelled contracts with Flock or competitors | 2026 | Dealroom |
Funding history
| Date | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Series H | US$500M | US$8.3B | Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global | Dealroom |
| 2025 | Equity round | US$275M | US$7.5B | Andreessen Horowitz (lead) | Tech Startups |
Flock Safety timeline
Key dates from the sources on this page, oldest first. Metric snapshots are listed after the funding events.
- 2017 — Flock Safety is founded in Atlanta by Garrett Langley (CEO), Matt Feury and Paige Todd.
- 2025 — Equity round: US$275M, valuing the company at US$7.5B. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (lead).
- 2026 — Series H: US$500M, valuing the company at US$8.3B. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global.
- 2026 — Customers: More than 5,000 law enforcement agencies.
- 2026 — Pushback: At least 100 cities have shut down cameras or cancelled contracts with Flock or competitors.
Investors
Overview
Flock Safety sells cameras and software that police departments, cities, businesses and neighbourhood associations use to detect and investigate crime. Its best-known product is an automated licence plate reader (ALPR): a solar-powered camera that photographs passing vehicles, reads their number plates and records details such as make, colour and distinguishing features. Police can search the data, receive alerts when a vehicle on a hot list, such as a stolen car or a vehicle linked to an Amber Alert, passes a camera, and share data with other agencies. Flock has expanded into gunshot detection, drones, video integration and a real-time crime centre platform.
Garrett Langley, the CEO, founded Flock in Atlanta in 2017 with Matt Feury and Paige Todd, after a series of break-ins in his neighbourhood went unsolved. The company went through Y Combinator and grew rapidly by selling to local governments across the US. It is now one of the most valuable companies in public safety technology, and one of the most debated.
Products
- Licence plate readers: cameras that capture vehicle details and alert police to vehicles of interest.
- Video and integration: software that brings together feeds from public and private cameras into one platform.
- Gunshot detection: audio sensors that detect and locate gunfire.
- Drones: "drone as first responder" programmes that send drones to incidents before officers arrive.
- Business and community products: cameras for retailers, property managers and homeowners' associations, whose data can be shared with police.
Business model
Flock sells subscriptions, typically priced per camera per year, which include hardware, installation, maintenance and software. That model makes it easier for local governments to budget, since they avoid large upfront hardware purchases. As agencies add more cameras and products, revenue per customer grows. Flock doesn't publish revenue, though press and research estimates have put annual recurring revenue in the hundreds of millions of dollars; we show it as not disclosed.
Scale
Flock says more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies use its products. It says its technology has aided around one million police investigations and helped locate thousands of missing persons. Independent trackers estimate that well over 100,000 AI-powered licence plate cameras are active across the US, most of them Flock's.
Funding
Flock's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Meritech Capital, Greenoaks, Bedrock and Y Combinator. Its valuation rose from about US$3.5 billion in 2022 to US$4.8 billion in 2024 and US$7.5 billion in 2025. In 2026 it raised a US$500 million Series H at about US$8.3 billion, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global; The Information put the figure at about US$8.4 billion based on corporate filings. Total funding is reported at more than US$1 billion.
The privacy debate
Flock's growth has provoked strong opposition. Civil liberties groups argue that a dense network of cameras tracking vehicle movements amounts to mass surveillance, creating a record of where people go without suspicion of wrongdoing. Concerns include data sharing between agencies across state lines, for example in immigration or abortion-related cases; misuse by individual officers, including reported cases of officers tracking former partners; cybersecurity vulnerabilities; and weak local oversight. At least 100 cities have shut down cameras or cancelled contracts with Flock or competitors. Flock has responded by cutting default data retention from 30 to 7 days, adding audit tools and patching security issues. The debate is likely to shape regulation and purchasing decisions for years.
Competition
Flock competes with Motorola Solutions, which sells licence plate readers and public safety software, Axon, the maker of Tasers and body cameras that has expanded into cameras and real-time crime software, and gunshot detection company SoundThinking. Its advantages are its subscription model, rapid deployment and network effects: the more agencies and businesses share data, the more useful the network becomes.
Flock Safety in brief
Flock Safety is an Atlanta public safety technology company founded in 2017 by Garrett Langley, Matt Feury and Paige Todd. It sells licence plate readers, video, gunshot detection and drone products to more than 5,000 law enforcement agencies. It raised a US$500 million Series H at about US$8.3 billion in 2026, backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, amid growing pushback from cities and privacy advocates.
Selling to local government
Selling to thousands of cities and counties is very different from selling to large corporations. Each agency has its own budget cycle, procurement rules and political oversight, often requiring city council approval. Flock grew by making purchasing simple, offering free trials and building a large sales team that works with police chiefs and city officials. The same local politics that enabled its growth now cut both ways, as councils face residents who oppose surveillance.
Questions communities ask
- What data is collected, how long is it kept, and who can access it?
- Is data shared with other agencies or out of state, and under what rules?
- How is misuse detected and punished?
- What evidence shows the cameras reduce crime or help solve cases locally?
Our guide to researching a private company explains how to find public contracts and council records that show where companies like Flock operate.
Public records requests and council meeting minutes are often the best sources for answering these questions in a specific city, town or county. Local news coverage of council votes is another useful source.
What lies ahead
Watch state and local legislation on licence plate readers, contract cancellations or renewals, growth in drones and business customers, revenue disclosures and any IPO plans.
Considerations by reader
City officials should set clear policies on retention, sharing and auditing before deploying cameras. Founders in government technology can learn from Flock's subscription model and from how public opinion can turn. Investors should weigh strong growth against regulatory and reputational risk.
Latest developments (October 2026)
Flock Safety's valuation has risen further in 2026, with trackers citing figures around US$7.5 billion to US$8.3 billion after new funding, as reflected in this profile. The company has expanded beyond licence plate cameras into drones, gunshot detection and real-time crime centre software. It also faces growing scrutiny from privacy advocates and some local governments over data sharing, and several cities have reviewed or ended contracts. See our defence and public safety tech guide.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the public sources below. Where sources disagreed, we used the company's own announcement or a primary news report. Private-company data changes; check the date beside each figure.
Frequently asked questions
What does Flock Safety do?
Flock Safety is a public safety technology / license plate readers and ai cameras company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 2017.
What is Flock Safety's valuation?
Flock Safety was valued at US$8.3 billion as of 2026, according to Dealroom. Private company valuations are set at funding rounds or share sales and can change significantly between them.
How much revenue does Flock Safety make?
Flock Safety is a private company and has not publicly disclosed its revenue. Figures on third-party sites are usually modelled estimates rather than numbers reported by the company.
What was Flock Safety's latest funding round?
The most recent financing we have verified is a series h in 2026: US$500M, at a valuation of US$8.3B. Source: Dealroom.
Who are Flock Safety's investors?
Investors named in public announcements include Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Meritech Capital, Greenoaks, Bedrock Capital and Y Combinator.
Who founded Flock Safety?
Flock Safety was founded in 2017 by Garrett Langley (CEO), Matt Feury and Paige Todd.
Is Flock Safety a public company?
No. Flock Safety is a private company (private, venture backed), so its shares are not traded on a stock exchange and it isn't required to publish its financial results.
Where is Flock Safety headquartered?
Flock Safety is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.