Commenting on the merger, Dean Drako emphasized the value of providing customers with one support team, one business relationship, and one fully integrated cloud-native physical security solution.

“The Brivo Security Suite brings AI, access control, video intelligence, visitor management, and intrusion detection into a single solution, centralizing security across the enterprise,” he said.

“The merger cements our leadership position in the market, provides a better solution for our customers, and helps resellers grow their businesses more efficiently,” said Brivo Founder Steve Van Till. “We have shared the same vision and ownership for a decade, so the merger is about aligning operations so we can move faster and deliver better service to our customers.”

Dean Drako becomes CEO

The merged company will maintain its commitment to an open platform and will continue to support third-party video and access control solutions.

Going forward, Dean Drako will serve as CEO of Brivo, and Steve Van Till will serve as President. The merged company will maintain U.S. headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, and Austin, Texas, with additional offices in Lehi, Utah; Amsterdam; Bangalore; and Tokyo.

Two pioneering companies become one

Founded in 1999, Brivo pioneered the transition of access control to a SaaS model and today secures more than 1 billion square feet of property across 80 countries. Its flagship Brivo Security Suite combines AI, access control, video, intrusion detection, and visitor management into a single unified security platform to centralize enterprise security. The company was acquired by Dean Drako in 2015.

Founded by Dean Drako in 2012, Eagle Eye Networks is today the world’s leading specialized cloud video surveillance company. Businesses of all sizes use the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS (video management system) to centralize video surveillance and improve security and operations. Eagle Eye is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Amsterdam, Bangalore, and Tokyo.