Gabriel

What Gabriel does

Gabriel Tecnologia Ltda. is a Brazilian private technology company, founded in 2020 and headquartered in São Paulo, that operates what it describes as the first and largest intelligent camera network in Brazil connected to public security authorities. Its core offering is the Camaleão family of proprietary smart cameras — installed in comodato (loan-for-use) on the facades of private properties (residential condominiums, houses, commercial buildings) facing public streets — which together form the company's Area of Atuação. The cameras perform automated license plate recognition (LPR/LAP) and facial detection (explicitly not facial recognition), read approximately 1 billion plates per year, and store footage locally for ~14 days. A 24/7 staffed Central de Inteligência validates alerts and coordinates with subscribers and police forces, while a mobile app (iOS/Android), a Gabriel365 public real-time dashboard, and a Gabriel Autoridades B2G platform complete the stack.

The business model is a B2C/B2B subscription: customers pay a non-refundable setup fee plus a recurring pre-paid monthly Mensalidade, fixed for the initial contract term and indexed annually to IPCA when positive, with auto-renewing terms formalized through a Termo de Adesão. Government integrations (Smart Sampa, Muralha Paulista, Programa 190 Integrado, Polícia Civil RJ, Sistema Hélios, BH + Segura) are free and published in respective Diário Oficial entries, functioning as network-effect multipliers that increase the value of the consumer subscription rather than as a direct revenue line. A secondary commercial lever is the sale of structured LPR data to corporate clients (e.g., financial institutions in fraud prevention), governed by LGPD-compatible purpose, contract and Legitimate Interest Assessment.

The go-to-market combines inside sales (contact form, dedicated WhatsApp 0800 GAB-RIEL, separate press and authority channels) with field sales — every commercial contract is preceded by a free on-site technical visit to assess coverage angles and aesthetics before a tailored quote. Installation is performed by Gabriel employees or homologated partners. Marketing is heavily content- and PR-led, anchored by a 100+ Casos Solucionados (solved cases) library and recurring coverage in top-tier Brazilian media. Operations span São Paulo (capital plus ABC region, Guarulhos, Osasco, Barueri), Rio de Janeiro (capital plus Niterói), and Belo Horizonte, with stated intent to expand across South America. The company is venture-backed by SoftBank Latin America Fund, Astella, Qualcomm Ventures, Globo Ventures and others, with cumulative disclosed funding exceeding R$160 million across rounds in 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025.

Name

Gabriel

Legal name

Gabriel Tecnologia Ltda.

Website

https://gabriel.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Surveillance / Urban Security Technology

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Video Surveillance (CCTV/VMS) System Integration (BPAKAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF), Video Surveillance & Security Analytics (HDAAAEAE)

Keywords

• Intelligent camera surveillance
• Public safety network
• License plate recognition
• Urban security technology
• Police intelligence platform

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscription Service Fees (Setup + Monthly): Primary revenue stream from subscribers (residential/commercial property owners, condominium managers). Customers pay a one-time Setup fee (due at service start, non-refundable, payable in cash or installments) plus recurring monthly Mensalidade billed on a pre-paid basis. Monthly fee is contractually fixed for the initial term and indexed annually to IPCA (Brazilian inflation index) when positive. Annual advance payment option (12 installments paid upfront) is offered at Gabriel's discretion — non-refundable if cancelled. Late payments trigger 2% late fee plus 1%/month pro-rata interest and may result in credit bureau registration and service suspension. Customers can be billed on the 10th, 15th, 20th, or 25th of each month.
2. Equipment Comodato (Loan-for-Use) Revenue Linkage: Camaleão cameras are provided in comodato (loan-for-use per Brazilian Civil Code art. 579) for the contract duration. While not a direct hardware sale, equipment provisioning is bundled with the subscription service. Subscription is the only way to access the cameras, and contractual cancellation requires Gabriel to retrieve the equipment; non-cooperation incurs continued monthly billing and indemnity for non-returned devices.
3. Corporate LPR Data Services (Fraud Prevention): Structured license plate reading data may be shared with corporate clients (e.g., financial institutions) operating in fraud prevention, asset security, or information consistency verification, subject to: (i) compatible purpose of use, (ii) formal contractual instrument delimiting scope, and (iii) documented Legitimate Interest Assessment. No remuneration received from public entities — all government integrations are free.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Gabriel provides a subscription-based intelligent camera surveillance service for residential, condominium, and commercial properties in Brazilian urban centers. The company installs its proprietary Camaleão/Camaleão 2 cameras on private facades under a comodato (loan-for-use) model, performing automatic license plate recognition (LPR) and facial detection. A 24/7 human-in-the-loop Intelligence Center validates alerts and feeds real-time vehicle and incident intelligence to partnered Brazilian police forces (PMERJ, Polícia Civil RJ, Smart Sampa, Muralha Paulista, Sistema Hélios, BH + Segura) via formal institutional integrations.

Product overview

Gabriel operates a unified platform-plus-network architecture: the proprietary Camaleão / Camaleão 2 camera hardware (with the Camaleão 2 Max variant) installed on private facades forms the data-capture layer, feeding the Aplicativo Gabriel (mobile interface for subscribers), the Central de Inteligência 24h (24/7 human-operated intelligence and support service), the Gabriel365 public real-time dashboard, and the Gabriel Autoridades / Plataforma Integrada channel used by federal, state, and municipal public authorities (integrated with Smart Sampa, Muralha Paulista, 190 Integrado, Polícia Civil RJ, Sistema Hélios, and BH + Segura). LPR and facial-detection computer-vision capabilities on the cameras, combined with the 24h Intelligence Center's Occurrence Analysis workflow, transform raw footage into structured intelligence that is delivered to police forces through formal request or institutional integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camaleão: Brand name for Gabriel's proprietary smart-camera hardware devices (including Camaleão 2 and Camaleão 2 Max) installed on clients' properties and offered in comodato as part of the Solução Tecnológica.
• Gabriel365
• Gabriel Autoridades

Products and services

• Camaleão / Camaleão 2 (with Camaleão 2 Max and Camaleão Max 360 variants) Proprietary pair of intelligent cameras (with the Camaleão 2 variant adding LPR/license-plate reading and the Camaleão 2 Max wall-mountable variant) provided in comodato (loan-for-use) and installed on the facades of residential, condominium, and commercial properties overlooking public streets. Forms the data-capture layer of Gabriel's networked "Área de Proteção/Atuação" and is the hardware foundation of the platform.
• Aplicativo Gabriel Native mobile application for iOS (App Store id1518147196) and Android (Google Play br.com.gabriel.cameras_mobileapp) through which subscribers view images from the Camaleões linked to their address, receive alerts, contact the 24h Intelligence Center, view their Protection Area, and access occurrence reports and blog content.
• Central de Inteligência 24h 24/7 staffed operations center combining technical and operational support, administrative and financial assistance, and Occurrence Analysis. Validates automated Camaleão alerts, contacts local police authorities, coordinates with subscribers, and serves as the single human-in-the-loop layer of the platform. Reachable via WhatsApp, telephone (0800 GAB-RIEL / 0800 422-7435), and the Gabriel mobile app.
• Gabriel365 (Real-Time Data Portal) Real-time public dashboard at 365.gabriel.com.br exposing aggregated network metrics — occurrences analyzed, suspects indicted, missing persons found, innocent persons exonerated, and vehicles recovered — serving as the data-transparency layer of the Gabriel offering.
• Inteligência para Autoridades (Gabriel Autoridades / Plataforma Integrada) Dedicated portal, form, and integrated visualization platform for federal, state, and municipal public security authorities to formally request images and license-plate data via ofício and to access centralized live and historical footage plus LPR data. Formalized through integrations with Smart Sampa, Muralha Paulista, Programa 190 Integrado, Polícia Civil RJ, Sistema Hélios, and BH + Segura. Provided free of charge to public entities.
• Corporate LPR Data Services (Fraud Prevention) Structured license-plate reading data licensed to corporate clients (e.g., financial institutions) for fraud prevention, asset security, and information consistency verification, subject to compatible purpose, a formal contractual instrument, and a documented Legitimate Interest Assessment under the LGPD.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5x higher chance of resolving occurrences (9.71% Gabriel vs 1.98% baseline Polícia Civil SP 2022)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Governo do Estado de São Paulo (Muralha Paulista)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 September 2025Formal partnership signed on 18/09/2025 via Processo SEI 025.00011829/2025-99. Through this program of the São Paulo State Secretariat of Public Security, Gabriel sends real-time alerts to Civil and Military Police whenever a vehicle involved in a crime is identified in the Area of Protection, enabling immediate dispatch of patrol vehicles.
• Prefeitura de São Paulo (Smart Sampa)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2025Formal free integration published in the Diário Oficial da Prefeitura de São Paulo on 28/08/2025. All Gabriel Camaleões in São Paulo are part of what Gabriel calls "the largest public safety initiative in Latin America." The municipal authorities gain access to live images and up to 14 days of historical footage. This integration is critical to Gabriel's value proposition in São Paulo and serves as a flagship public-sector partnership.
• Polícia Civil do Estado do Rio de JaneirocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2023Integration published in Diário Oficial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro on 05/09/2023. Gabriel operates a dedicated team to fulfill requests from the Civil Police, providing images — always via official ofício — upon request. The integration also provides the Civil Police access to 14 days of historical images, subject to rigorous access control, auditing, and traceability criteria.
• Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Programa 190 Integrado)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 August 2023Integration published in Diário Oficial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro on 29/08/2023. Gabriel provides live images and vehicle plate reading data directly to the CICC (Centro Integrado de Comando e Controle da PMERJ). The Military Police cross-references plates identified by Gabriel's Camaleões with their crime database. With 10+ million distinct plates read per month (~850k/day), the Military Police recovers approximately 3 vehicles per week with Gabriel's assistance.
• Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais (Sistema Hélios)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree integration with Sistema Hélios of the Minas Gerais Military Police. The PMMG receives an alert whenever Gabriel's Camaleões identify plates of vehicles involved in crimes. All plate readings are automatically sent to the system, allowing the police to cross-reference information with their database and immediately dispatch a patrol vehicle to the location.
• Secretaria Municipal de Segurança e Prevenção de Belo Horizonte (BH + Segura)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Municipal Secretariat of Security and Prevention of Belo Horizonte has access to live images from all Camaleões in Gabriel's Area of Atuação in the city, strengthening security in the region. Part of the Lançamento de Primavera announcement that formalized Gabriel's expansion into Minas Gerais.
• Reclame AquiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBrazil's leading consumer review and complaint platform. Gabriel holds "Verificada no Reclame Aqui" status and prominently displays the badge in its website footer as a trust signal for prospective customers.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Flock Safety: US-based company operating a network of license-plate-recognition and video cameras deployed on private property (homes, businesses) and shared with local police. Closest analog to Gabriel's two-sided private-camera-plus-police-integration model, though Gabriel operates in Brazil with B2G institutional integrations rather than US police contracts.
• Verkada: Cloud-managed physical security platform combining cameras, access control, and AI analytics for commercial and enterprise customers. Comparable in the AI-camera and central-monitoring layer (Gabriel365 / Central de Inteligência 24h), with similar hybrid hardware-plus-cloud-software economics.
• Rekor Systems: US-based AI platform specializing in license plate recognition, vehicle classification, and roadway intelligence sold to law enforcement and commercial customers. Directly comparable to Gabriel's LPR (Leitura Automática de Placas) data layer and police-facing vehicle alert workflow.
• Genetec: Canadian unified security platform (Omnicast VMS, Security Center, AutoVu LPR) sold to enterprise and government customers. Comparable to Gabriel's systems-integration and LPR capabilities, particularly the AutoVu LPR product line that overlaps with Camaleão's plate-reading function.

Broad incumbents

• Motorola Solutions: Large incumbent in public-safety and command-center software (CommandCentral, Vigilant LPR, Avigilon video). Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping video surveillance, LPR, and integrated police operations tooling that competes with Gabriel's full B2B/B2G stack.
• Axon Enterprise: Dominant US public-safety technology vendor (body cameras, TASER, Axon Evidence, Fusus real-time crime center). Comparable on the law-enforcement-software integration side; Fusus in particular competes with Gabriel Autoridades as a real-time private-camera-to-police integration layer.
• Avigilon (Motorola Solutions): Enterprise video surveillance and video management brand within Motorola Solutions, with strong presence in city-wide and government deployments. Comparable to Gabriel's professional CCTV and access-control integration capabilities for institutional customers.
• Hikvision: World's largest video surveillance equipment manufacturer with broad product portfolio spanning cameras, VMS, and AI analytics. Comparable to the hardware/AI-camera layer that Gabriel builds with Camaleão, though Hikvision competes on commodity hardware rather than integrated police-integration services.

Emerging players

• BriefCam: Video analytics platform (now part of Canon) focused on rapid video review, object detection, and people/vehicle analytics. Comparable to the AI/analytics layer inside Gabriel's Camaleão network and Central de Inteligência 24h, though BriefCam is software-only versus Gabriel's vertically integrated hardware.
• LVT (LiveView Technologies): Mobile, solar-powered surveillance units with AI analytics sold to retailers, cities, and law enforcement. Comparable in the AI-camera-plus-monitoring-as-a-service business model for safety and loss-prevention use cases that overlap with Gabriel's commercial and government segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors16 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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