USGI - UPLAND GROUP

What USGI - UPLAND GROUP does

Upland Group is a privately held security services company headquartered in Santa Ana, California, operating under California Private Patrol Operator license PPO# 119794. Founded in 2012, the company delivers uniformed security officer services, security consulting, and comprehensive all-hazard assessments to commercial, residential, healthcare, financial, retail, and special-event clients primarily within the California market. The firm employs approximately 15 people and structures its offerings across seven distinct verticals: commercial real estate, residential communities, healthcare facilities, financial institutions, loss prevention, retail centers, and special events.

The service model centers on placing trained uniformed and plain-clothes security personnel at client sites, augmented by CCTV/video surveillance systems for loss prevention monitoring and client reporting. Officers receive pre-deployment screening that includes independent background investigations, narcotics screening, and human resources screening, with training emphasis on public interaction, communication, first aid/CPR, and non-violent intervention. Vertical-specific capabilities include JCAHO compliance surveys and IAHSS training for healthcare, anti-terrorism and cash-handling protocols for financial institutions, and threat assessment and crowd control for special events. The company supports clients with monthly or quarterly quantitative loss-prevention reports framed as measurable ROI.

Upland Group operates a direct enterprise sales motion through its website, where prospective clients submit inquiries via a 'Request a Rate' form and existing customers access service through a client login portal. A separate parking permit management platform (uplparking.lprpermit.com) extends the technology footprint. Revenue is generated through managed-services contracts on an ongoing, quote-based basis with no public pricing. No revenue figures, funding history, institutional ownership, M&A activity, or named management team are disclosed in available materials.

Name

USGI - UPLAND GROUP

Legal name

Upland Group

Website

https://usg.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Upland Group is a privately held California security services firm providing uniformed officers, consulting, and all-hazard assessments across commercial, residential, healthcare, financial, retail, and event verticals, supported by CCTV monitoring and a client portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Ana

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Security Services: Upland Group generates revenue through providing uniformed security officers, consulting services, and comprehensive all-hazard assessments. Services are contracted on an ongoing basis to commercial and residential clients across multiple industry verticals including healthcare, financial institutions, retail, and special events. The company offers loss prevention services with measurable ROI through documented theft prevention and property recovery reporting.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Upland Group is a privately held security services company that provides uniformed security officers, security consulting, and comprehensive all-hazard assessments to clients across multiple industry verticals. Services are delivered as contracted managed services, including commercial real estate guarding, residential community courtesy patrols, healthcare facility security, financial institution protection, retail and loss prevention, and special event security.

Product overview

Upland Group is a full-service security management company providing uniformed security officers, consulting services, and comprehensive all-hazard assessments. The company operates as a single unified service platform across multiple verticals including Commercial Real Estate Security, Residential Communities Security, Healthcare Facilities Security, Financial Institutions Security, Loss Prevention, Retail Centers Security, and Special Events Security. Services are delivered through trained security professionals with specialized expertise in each sector, combining uniformed personnel with consulting and technology-enabled security solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate Security Security services for commercial buildings, high-rise facilities, and construction/development sites, including CCTV monitoring, patrol services, fire control, building mechanical/electrical/elevator/chiller/fire control inspections, and tenant evacuation coordination. Officers are trained in first aid/CPR, elevator entrapment response, weaponless self-defense, and confrontation handling.
• Residential Communities Security Courtesy patrol officers and security solutions for gated communities and high-rise residential properties, including access control, contractor processing, and maintenance of a professional community presence.
• Healthcare Facilities Security Specialized security services for hospitals and healthcare facilities, including JCAHO compliance surveys, IAHSS training, security audits, undercover investigations, surveillance, non-violent restraint procedures, and blood-borne pathogen protection.
• Financial Institutions Security Security services for banks and financial establishments, including armed/unarmed officers, anti-terrorism protection, consultation, electronic security systems, and cash handling security.
• Loss Prevention Loss prevention officers including plain clothes and undercover agents for retail, manufacturing, transportation, and office environments, with surveillance, internal/external threat monitoring, and quantitative ROI reporting through documented theft prevention and property recovery.
• Retail Centers Security Uniformed security professionals for shopping centers and retail environments, providing proactive monitoring, suspicious behavior detection, emergency response, and public interaction services aimed at crime prevention through deterrence.
• Special Events Security Event security services for indoor and outdoor venues, including advance planning, threat assessment, crowd control, critical response, and public interaction capabilities for event promoters, venue owners, and event planners.
• Security Consulting and All-Hazard Assessments Comprehensive all-hazard assessments and security consulting services provided alongside uniformed officer deployments, supporting threat assessments, protection planning, and security program development across client verticals.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ISS A/S (Facility Services): Global integrated facility services provider including security guarding and reception/concierge. Broader portfolio than Upland but with overlapping guarding and front-of-house service offerings across the same vertical mix.
• GardaWorld: One of the largest privately held security services companies globally, providing uniformed officers, cash services, and specialized security across all of Upland's verticals including financial institutions and special events.
• Securitas: Global security services leader offering uniformed guarding, electronic security, and risk consulting. Highly comparable service mix (guarding plus consulting/all-hazard assessments) but operates worldwide with substantially deeper resources and brand recognition.
• Allied Universal: North America's largest contract security guard and integrated services provider. Direct overlap with Upland in commercial, residential, healthcare, and retail guarding, but operates nationally at vastly greater scale with broader technology and managed-services capabilities.

Direct peers

• St. Moritz Security Services: Mid-sized U.S. contract security firm offering uniformed officers, concierge, and loss prevention across commercial, residential, healthcare, and event verticals — a tight operating-model and vertical mix match to Upland.
• Arrow Security: U.S. contract security firm serving commercial, residential, healthcare, and retail clients with uniformed officers and loss prevention services — comparable mid-market guarding operator.
• Covenant Security: Regional security guard provider focused on commercial properties, residential communities, and special events with similar training and screening emphasis. Closely comparable in scale and target customer mix.
• AM-Gard Security: Specialized contract security firm providing uniformed officers for commercial properties, gated residential communities, and special events — comparable boutique-style guarding operator.

Regional players

• VP Security Services: California-headquartered security guard and patrol provider serving commercial, residential, and event clients — directly competing with Upland in the same California geography with a similar service menu.
• National Security Industries: Western U.S. contract security provider with strong California presence offering uniformed guards for commercial, residential, healthcare, and retail — overlapping customer base and service model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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