Sapphire Risk Advisory Group

What Sapphire Risk Advisory Group does

Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, LLC is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in League City, Texas (operating as 'Sapphire Risk') that delivers security consulting, licensing application support, and facility build-out services to high-risk businesses, with cannabis as its primary vertical. Founded in 2013, the firm has served over 800 clients and written more than 300 state and city cannabis license applications across 24 states, reporting an average application score of 94%, alongside 60+ completed facility build-outs spanning cultivation, processing, extraction, dispensary, and transportation operations. Additional service lines include on-site risk assessments, security floor plan design, standard operating procedure development, fractional security advisory, and employee security training for sectors such as pawn, jewelry, retail, hemp/CBD, and psilocybin.

The underlying technology layer consists of expert human consulting augmented by standardized deliverables — security floor plan layouts, SOP manuals, RFP and vendor selection support, and bespoke application narratives — rather than a software platform or proprietary AI system. The firm works with a network of security integrators and monitoring vendors (e.g., Netwatch, AVS Technology) to design and oversee equipment deployment, but does not itself operate hardware, monitoring infrastructure, or licensed software products. There is no public API, SDK, or partner-facing platform disclosed.

Revenue is generated through quote-based professional services engagements with multi-year contract cadences, combining project-based licensing and build-out work with a growing fractional security recurring component. Distribution is sales-led via direct B2B outreach, consultant referrals, and industry association partnerships (notably the Florida Cannabis Coalition). Key managing partners Tony Gallo and Leo Falgout, alongside Senior Security Advisor Haley Glover and Senior Asset Protection Consultant Jeff Bartley, anchor delivery, with the firm claiming 100+ years of combined executive-level security expertise. No external institutional investors, acquisitions, or recapitalizations are disclosed.

Name

Sapphire Risk Advisory Group

Legal name

Sapphire Risk Advisory Group, LLC

Website

https://sapphirerisk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sapphire Risk Advisory Group is a Texas-based security consulting firm specializing in cannabis licensing applications, security floor plan design, facility build-outs, and risk assessments, serving operators across 37 states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Security Strategy & Program Advisory (BPAKADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Advisory (BPAKADAG), Retail Asset Protection Program Management (Policy, SOPs, Audits) (BPAKAJAC)

Keywords

• Cannabis security consulting
• Security floor plan design
• Risk assessment services
• Security training programs
• Facility build-out management

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Security Consulting Services: Professional security consulting for high-risk businesses including cannabis license application writing, security design, and compliance advisory.
2. Security Floor Plan Design: Custom security floor plan design services for cannabis facilities and high-risk retail businesses.
3. Risk Assessment Services: On-site security assessments and risk evaluations for businesses seeking licensing or improving security posture.
4. Security Training Programs: Employee security training programs for high-risk businesses including cannabis, pawn, and jewelry sectors.
5. Secure Facility Build-Out Management: Project management and oversight of security system installations for cannabis and high-risk business facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sapphire Risk Advisory Group provides professional security consulting and advisory services for high-risk businesses, with a primary focus on the cannabis industry. The firm writes security sections of state and city cannabis license applications, designs security floor plans, conducts on-site risk assessments, manages secure facility build-outs, develops standard operating procedures, and delivers employee security training programs. Services span the full client lifecycle from licensing through ongoing operations across 37 states.

Product overview

Sapphire Risk Advisory Group offers a comprehensive suite of security consulting and advisory services for high-risk industries, with a primary focus on the cannabis sector. The company's service portfolio centers on cannabis business licensing support (application writing and submission), security floor plan design, risk assessments, standard operating procedures development, secure facility build-out project management, fractional security services, and employee security training. Additional specialized offerings include equipment consulting, theft investigation, talent assessment, and policy development services. The company operates under the 'Sapphire Shield' brand methodology representing its total security approach. Services are delivered through experienced consultants who provide both pre-licensing and post-licensing support across 24 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cannabis Security Consulting
• Cannabis Business Licensing
• Security Floor Plan Design
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Risk Assessment
• Secure Facility Build-Out
• Fractional Security Services
• Security Training
• Security Programs
• Equipment Consulting
• Theft Investigation
• Talent Assessment

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% average application score across 300+ cannabis license applications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Cannabis CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 February 2017Sapphire Risk Advisory Group was selected as the official security consultant for the Florida Cannabis Coalition. The coalition is a group of entrepreneurs advocating for the economic benefits of the cannabis industry under a compassionate capitalist model, providing members with education, consultations, and networking opportunities.
• Grow Space New EnglandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual client partnership on Massachusetts cannabis cultivation projects. Grow Space New England provides real estate development, financing, and site management for cannabis cultivation facilities, while Sapphire Risk provides security consulting.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton: Pinkerton is a global investigative, security consulting, and risk management firm serving enterprise clients across regulated and high-risk industries. Comparable to Sapphire Risk as a broad-based security and investigations consultancy, but at much larger scale and with a far broader portfolio beyond cannabis and high-risk retail.
• Kroll: Kroll is a global risk advisory firm offering security consulting, investigations, cyber, and compliance services to corporations, governments, and high-net-worth clients. Comparable to Sapphire Risk in providing bespoke security strategy and investigations advisory, but operating across all industries at enterprise scale rather than specializing in cannabis.
• Control Risks: Control Risks is an independent global risk consultancy specializing in political, security, and integrity risk for multinational clients. Comparable in delivering security advisory, risk assessments, and program design, though its focus is on geopolitical and corporate security rather than cannabis licensing.
• Guidepost Solutions: Guidepost Solutions is a global investigations, security consulting, and monitoring firm serving corporate, government, and legal clients. Comparable as a security strategy and compliance advisory, with overlapping services in risk assessments and program design, but focused on broader enterprise and public-sector engagements.
• Allied Universal: Allied Universal is one of the largest security services providers in North America, offering manned guarding, technology integration, and risk advisory. Comparable in addressing physical security and facility protection for high-risk sites, though its core business is uniformed guarding and integration rather than cannabis-specific licensing consulting.
• Securitas: Securitas is a global security services group providing guarding, mobile, monitoring, and security consulting worldwide. Comparable in serving high-risk retail and commercial clients with security program design and risk advisory, though dominated by physical security delivery rather than niche cannabis licensing work.
• Hillard Heintze (Jensen Hughes): Hillard Heintze, now part of Jensen Hughes, is a security risk management advisory firm serving corporate and institutional clients with threat assessments, protective services, and program design. Comparable in delivering security strategy, risk assessment, and program advisory to high-risk clients, but at enterprise scale across multiple verticals.
• FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm with a dedicated security and risk practice covering investigations, compliance, and security program design. Comparable in providing risk and compliance advisory for regulated industries, though positioned at much larger enterprise scale and broader scope than a cannabis-focused boutique.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sapphirerisk
• Facebookfacebook.com/sapphireprotect
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sapphirerisk
• Instagraminstagram.com/sapphirerisk/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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