Aeroguard

What Aeroguard does

AeroGuard is a privately held Brazilian company, founded in 2018 and headquartered in São Paulo, that delivers automated aerial security and inspection as a managed service for large industrial, agricultural, energy, and port assets. Its core product is the PSDA (Posto de Segurança com Drones Automatizados), an integrated system that combines autonomous drones deployed from intelligent docking stations, onboard AI for anomaly and thermal detection, and cloud-based supervision, marketed under a 24/7, multi-year managed-service contract. The platform is built on DJI commercial airframes (Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal and Matrice 30T) and is differentiated primarily by its certified integration with the Digifort Video Management System, which exposes the drone as a mobile intelligent camera inside the customer's existing security console.

The company sells exclusively through a direct, enterprise-field-sales motion supplemented by a small channel partner ecosystem (Grupo GPS, Grupo Engefort, Saint Germain). Each engagement is custom-scoped through a free operational analysis, with multi-year contracts and pricing that is not publicly disclosed; the company's published positioning emphasizes a ~50% cost reduction versus traditional security operations, coverage of up to 16 km per flight, and sub-one-minute response from alert to live visualization. Documented verticals include ports and terminals (ISPS-code-compliant perimeter patrols and contraband detection), industry and manufacturing (hazardous-area patrols and thermal inspection), solar parks (anti-theft and thermographic panel inspection), and agriculture and sugar mills (early fire detection and yard protection), with named reference customers across each vertical.

AeroGuard monetizes primarily through the recurring PSDA managed-service revenue stream, with an additional consulting add-on called Estruturação Estratégica (Strategic Structuring) that delivers risk analysis, mission design, regulatory documentation (ANAC, DECEA, ANATEL), and ROI modeling for organizations planning a deployment. The firm claims 500+ completed projects and million-plus cumulative flight hours, has no disclosed revenue, ARR, headcount trend, funding history, or external investors in the source material, and identifies itself as a "national reference" in automated drone security operations in Brazil.

Name

Aeroguard

Legal name

AeroGuard

Website

https://aeroguard.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AeroGuard is a São Paulo-based drone-security company that delivers autonomous aerial patrols, thermal inspection, and AI-driven anomaly detection as a managed service for ports, industrial plants, solar parks, and agricultural operations across Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autonomous drone security services

NAICS

Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMABAIAL

UAS Ground Control Stations (GCS) & Remote Operations Infrastructure

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) & Autonomous Platforms

SECONDARYIMABAIAN

UAS Launch/Recovery & Support Equipment (Catapults, Nets, Docking)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) & Autonomous Platforms

SECONDARYIMABAIAJ

UAS Communications, Datalinks, SATCOM & Remote Control Systems

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones) & Autonomous Platforms

Keywords

• Autonomous drone security
• Aerial surveillance services
• Perimeter security drones
• Drone inspection operations
• Industrial security automation

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PSDA Automated Drone Security Service: Complete autonomous drone security operations delivered as a managed service. Includes hardware provision, automated patrol missions, AI detection, real-time monitoring, and continuous support. Revenue derived from service contracts covering 24/7 operations with coverage, response time, and cost reduction guarantees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AeroGuard delivers the PSDA (Posto de Segurança com Drones Automatizados), an automated drone security post that integrates autonomous drones, onboard AI, and cloud-based real-time monitoring into a single managed service. The system autonomously launches drones from intelligent dock stations, conducts AI-driven thermal and visual patrols, delivers instant alerts to operators, and returns to recharge without human field intervention. It is offered as a 24/7 managed security and inspection operation for large industrial, agricultural, energy, and port facilities.

Product overview

Aeroguard offers a single unified product-service: the PSDA (Posto de Segurança com Drones Automatizados — Automated Drone Security Post) delivered as a fully managed service. This integrates autonomous drones, onboard AI, an intelligent dock, and cloud-based supervision into one 24/7 operation. An optional strategic consulting add-on called Estruturação Estratégica (Strategic Structuring) delivers a project plan for organizations that need a risk-mapped, mission-defined deployment roadmap before implementing the PSDA. Together, the portfolio consists of the PSDA as the operational core product and the Estruturação Estratégica as a pre-implementation consulting module, both focused on automated drone-based security and inspection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PSDA (Posto de Segurança com Drones Automatizados): Automated drone security post system integrating autonomous drones, artificial intelligence, and real-time monitoring. Operates 24/7 without human intervention.

Products and services

• PSDA (Posto de Segurança com Drones Automatizados) Automated drone security post delivered as a 24/7 managed service. Integrates autonomous drones, onboard AI, intelligent dock stations, and cloud-based real-time monitoring to perform scheduled and event-triggered patrols with thermal and visual cameras, detect anomalies in real time, and deliver alerts to operators. Designed for large industrial, agricultural, energy, and port facilities requiring extensive perimeter surveillance.
• Estruturação Estratégica (Strategic Structuring) Consulting engagement that produces an executive project plan for deploying automated drones in security operations. Covers risk analysis, mission design, EAC/FRZ zone creation, regulatory documentation (ANAC, DECEA, ANATEL, RETA, ARO insurance), route mapping with triggers, and an actionable PSDA implementation plan with ROI. Intended for organizations that need a risk-mapped, mission-defined deployment roadmap before operational rollout.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% cost reduction in security operations compared to traditional infrastructure
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DigifortcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified technology integration partnership. AeroGuard is the only company with certified integration between automated drones and the Digifort VMS system. The drone appears as a mobile intelligent camera within the customer's existing security management platform, providing unified aerial and ground monitoring.
• Grupo GPSminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner company in the AeroGuard partner ecosystem, listed among strategic partners for distribution and collaboration.
• Grupo EngefortminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner company in the AeroGuard partner ecosystem, listed among strategic partners for distribution and collaboration.
• Saint GermainminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner company in the AeroGuard partner ecosystem, listed among strategic partners for distribution and collaboration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Prosegur: Prosegur is a large Spanish-Brazilian security services group with strong presence in Brazil across manned guarding, electronic security, and cash logistics. It represents the traditional guard/services incumbent that AeroGuard is displacing and that could also adopt competing drone-based security offerings.
• Skydio: Skydio is a leading US autonomous drone manufacturer (Skydio X10, Dock) with strong AI-based autonomy and growing enterprise security and inspection deployments. It is a broad incumbent that competes with AeroGuard in autonomous drone security, especially in regulated and defense-adjacent accounts.
• DJI Dock: DJI's Dock product line (Matrice 3D/4D + Dock) is the incumbent autonomous drone-in-a-box platform and supplies the very hardware (Matrice 30T) that AeroGuard integrates. DJI could move down-market with its own turnkey security service, leveraging scale and price to compete directly with AeroGuard.

Direct peers

• Percepto: Percepto offers autonomous drone-in-a-box (Sparrow) solutions for industrial security, inspection, and emergency response. It is a direct competitor to AeroGuard's PSDA, addressing the same enterprise use cases (perimeter patrols, thermal anomaly detection, VMS integration) with a similar managed-service go-to-market.
• Easy Aerial: Easy Aerial builds autonomous drone security and monitoring systems (Smart Airbase) deployed for defense, government, and critical infrastructure. It directly competes with AeroGuard in the autonomous dock-based security category, including 24/7 patrol and AI-driven detection.
• Nightingale Security: Nightingale Security provides autonomous drone-in-a-box perimeter security for industrial and commercial sites, including AI-based intrusion detection and integration with VMS platforms — a direct functional and commercial analog to AeroGuard's PSDA offering.
• Fortem Technologies: Fortem Technologies offers autonomous drone security and airspace awareness (DroneHunter) for critical infrastructure, defense, and enterprise customers. It competes in the same autonomous drone-based security category, focused on perimeter surveillance and threat response.

Emerging players

• DroneDeploy: DroneDeploy is a leading drone inspection and mapping software platform increasingly used for autonomous industrial inspections (construction, energy, agriculture). It overlaps with AeroGuard's inspection use cases (solar thermography, infrastructure inspection) as an emerging software-centric competitor.
• Verity: Verity provides autonomous indoor drone systems for warehouse inventory and industrial inspection. While focused on indoor logistics, it represents the broader trend of autonomous, AI-driven drone operations in industrial environments that AeroGuard is competing in for mindshare and capital.

Regional players

• Grupo GPS: Grupo GPS is a major Brazilian security and facility services company and is itself an AeroGuard channel partner. As a regional player with deep Brazilian enterprise relationships, it is a logical partner-or-bundler — and a potential competitor if it internalizes drone-based security capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aeroguard.br
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aeroguard

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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