SEVP

What SEVP does

SEVP Uruguay is a privately held Uruguayan security services company founded in 1990 by Director Jonnhy Sanna and headquartered at Ruta Interbalnearia Km 40.750 in Marindia, Canelones. It provides integrated alarm and monitoring services to residential and small commercial customers along the Uruguayan coast, with documented coverage spanning from Paso Carrasco to Piriapolis. The business is operated entirely with Uruguayan capital and is family/founder-controlled, with no disclosed parent, institutional investors, or external funding rounds.

The company's core offering is a wireless alarm system featuring motion sensors with integrated cameras that transmit image sequences to SEVP's own Central Monitoring Station in Marindia, where trained operators analyze the images in real time to verify whether an alarm event is genuine. Confirmed events trigger the Respuesta Móvil service, which dispatches the company's own fleet of response vehicles and notifies police. Differentiating features highlighted by the company include video verification to reduce false dispatches, a mobile application for remote arm/disarm, wireless technology that minimizes aesthetic impact on the property, and visible signage for deterrence. A separate sub-brand, Seguvip, extends the platform into Portería Virtual, a virtual concierge / visitor management service for residential and commercial buildings.

SEVP monetizes primarily through recurring subscription contracts for 24/7 monitoring, mobile response, and related services, with pricing quoted on request rather than published. Go-to-market is sales-led, using trained advisors who consult on-site, perform professional installation, and connect the system to the central monitoring station. The company markets through its website, WhatsApp, social media, and a dedicated client portal, and reported customer relationships of 11 to 25 years in length, suggesting a stable long-tail SMB and residential book concentrated in coastal Canelones.

Name

SEVP

Legal name

SEVP Uruguay

Website

https://sevpuruguay.com.uy

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEVP Uruguay is a privately held Uruguayan security services firm, founded in 1990 and based in Marindia, Canelones, that provides wireless alarm systems, 24/7 central monitoring, video verification, and mobile response to residential and small commercial customers along the Uruguayan coast from Paso Carrasco to Piriapolis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Security Alarm Monitoring Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Security Systems Services (56162), Security Guards and Patrol Services (561612)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Monitoring (Burglar/Intrusion) (HSAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Video Monitoring Services (Live/Virtual Guard) (HSAHACAB), Residential Alarm Monitoring (Burglar/Intrusion) (BPAKAFAA), Security Systems Monitoring & Dispatch (SOC/Remote Guarding) (IMAIAEAF)

Keywords

• Alarm monitoring services
• Security systems
• Mobile response security
• Video verification alarms
• Virtual concierge services

Headquarters

HQ city

Marindia

HQ country

Uruguay

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Security Monitoring Services: Monthly/annual subscription-based security monitoring services providing 24/7 protection, real-time monitoring, and mobile response capabilities for residential and commercial properties

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SEVP Uruguay designs, installs, and monitors integrated wireless alarm systems for homes and businesses along the Uruguayan coast. Its core offering combines on-site equipment (motion sensors with built-in cameras) with a 24/7 Central Monitoring Station in Marindia, Canelones, where trained operators verify alarms via real-time images and dispatch mobile response units and police when an event is confirmed. The company also offers complementary services such as remote arm/disarm via mobile app and a virtual concierge (Portería Virtual / Seguvip) for residential and commercial buildings.

Product overview

SEVP Uruguay offers an integrated security ecosystem centered on alarm systems with 24/7 professional monitoring. The core product is the Sistema de Alarmas, a wireless alarm system featuring motion sensors with built-in cameras that transmit image sequences to the company's monitoring station. The monitoring service operates continuously with trained operators analyzing real-time data to verify alarms. When genuine threats are confirmed, the Respuesta Móvil team is dispatched immediately with police notification. Key differentiating features include Videoverificación for visual alarm confirmation, remote arm/disarm via mobile app, and wireless technology for minimal aesthetic impact. The company also offers Portería Virtual (virtual concierge) services for residential and commercial properties. Services are offered under two main segments: Hogares y Personas (Homes and Individuals) and Empresas y Comercios (Businesses and Shops).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Seguvip: Virtual concierge/porter service offered by SEVP.

Products and services

• Sistemas de Alarmas (Alarm Systems) Wireless intelligent alarm systems with motion sensors and built-in cameras installed in homes and businesses; sensors transmit image sequences to SEVP's Central Monitoring Station upon detecting motion. Includes professional consultation, on-site installation by trained advisors, and connection to the Marindia central station. Targeted at residential and commercial customers along the Uruguayan coast.
• Monitoreo 24/7 (24/7 Monitoring Service) Round-the-clock professional monitoring service where trained operators at SEVP's Central Monitoring Station in Marindia analyze real-time images from sensor-triggered events to verify whether an alarm is genuine, reducing false dispatches. Provided as a recurring subscription service to residential and commercial subscribers.
• Respuesta Móvil (Mobile Response)
• Portería Virtual (Seguvip) – Virtual Concierge Virtual concierge and remote reception service for residential buildings and commercial properties, providing visitor management and remote access control. Offered under the Seguvip sub-brand.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Sector Alarm: European monitored alarm provider focused on wireless home and business security with central monitoring stations and mobile response. Operates primarily in European markets but follows a very similar business model to SEVP — relevant as a comparable for subscription-based residential alarm economics, though geographic overlap is limited.

Emerging players

• Ring (Amazon): Smart doorbell and home-security camera brand offering self-monitored and professionally monitored protection plans. Adjacent to SEVP's video-verified home security offering; both share a focus on visual verification, though Ring's model is largely self-monitored without physical mobile response.
• SimpliSafe: US-based DIY home security company offering wireless alarm systems with optional professional monitoring. Comparable to SEVP in wireless home-security product, though SimpliSafe leans on self-install and primarily digital channels versus SEVP's professional installation and mobile-response model.

Broad incumbents

• Securitas: Global security services group offering guarding, monitoring, and integrated security solutions across multiple continents. Comparable to SEVP in offering alarm monitoring and response services to commercial and residential clients, though it operates as a much larger diversified incumbent.
• ADT Inc. Global monitored alarm and smart-home security provider with multi-country operations including Latin America. Comparable to SEVP as a subscription-based professional monitoring business for residential and commercial customers, though ADT operates at vastly greater scale and across many geographies.
• Prosegur: Spanish-origin multinational providing alarm monitoring, security services, and cash-in-transit across Latin America and Europe. Comparable to SEVP as a regional alarm monitoring and physical-response operator targeting Spanish-speaking residential and commercial customers.
• Verisure: European-led monitored alarm provider operating across Europe and Latin America with wireless sensors, central monitoring stations, and mobile response. Closely comparable to SEVP's wireless-plus-monitoring-plus-mobile-response operating model at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sevp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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