Private Eyes Inc

Name

Private Eyes Inc

Legal name

Private Eyes, Inc.

Website

https://prieyes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Investigation Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Investigations & Background Screening Services (IMAIAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Domestic/Family & Matrimonial Investigations (BPAKAEAG), Private Security & Close Protection (VIP) (HSACAMAF)

Keywords

• Private investigation services
• Background screening services
• Executive protection services
• Surveillance operations
• Forensic document examination

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investigative Services: Professional investigative services billed hourly, by flat fee for defined services, or via retainer agreements. Services include surveillance, background checks, infidelity investigations, child custody investigations, criminal investigations, missing persons locates, and forensic analysis. Revenue generated through client fees for professional investigative work.
2. Executive Protection Services: Security and executive protection services provided through sister company NC Protection Group. Armed and unarmed protection agents for individuals, executives, and dignitaries.
3. Security Consulting: Security consulting and risk assessment services including threat assessments, security camera monitoring (24/7), weapon and explosive detection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Private Eyes Inc. is a licensed private investigation firm providing a portfolio of investigative, security, and forensic services. Core offerings include civil and criminal investigations, surveillance operations, domestic/infidelity and child custody investigations, background checks and employee screening, technical surveillance counter measures (TSCM/bug sweeps), forensic handwriting and document examination, missing persons locates, hidden asset searches, litigation support, executive protection, threat assessments, and security consulting, delivered by a team of retired police chiefs, former law enforcement officers, and military veterans.

Product overview

Private Eyes Inc. is a licensed private investigation firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of investigative and security services. The company operates as a single-service business providing investigative services through its main brand, with sister companies (NC Protection Group, Threat Detection & Safety Services, and K-9Z) handling complementary security and detection services. Core offerings include private investigations across civil and criminal matters, surveillance operations, infidelity and domestic investigations, child custody investigations, missing person locates, background checks and employee screening, forensic document examination, TSCM bug sweeps, executive protection, threat assessments, and litigation support. The company was established in 1999 and is led by military veteran and former law enforcement officer Gary Pastor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NC Protection Group: Private security and executive protection services, operated as d.b.a. Private Eyes, Inc. Founded by Gary Pastor in 2008.
• Threat Detection & Safety Services
• K-9Z

Products and services

• Private Investigator Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9 rating on Google based on 101 reviews
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NC Protection GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company under same founder Gary Pastor providing private security and executive protection services. Operates as affiliated entity under the Private Eyes/NC Protection Group organization. Shares branding and cross-referral relationship for integrated investigative and protection services.
• Threat Detection & Safety ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing 24/7 security camera live monitoring, walk-through metal detectors, and threat detection services. Operates a North Carolina-based command center for continuous monitoring. Affiliated with Private Eyes Inc. through common ownership.
• K-9ZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company specializing in K-9 weapons and explosive detection dogs. Affiliated through common founder Gary Pastor. Provides specialized canine detection services complementing investigative and security operations.
• LaSorsa & AssociatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partner where Gary Pastor serves as adjunct instructor teaching executive protection, firearms, self-defense, protective and evasive driving, and private investigations. Cross-promotional relationship and professional training affiliation.
• Strategic Partners in Multiple StatesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of investigative partners in multiple states enabling the company to expand or launch investigations beyond North Carolina. Allows for multi-state case coverage through referral and collaboration arrangements.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ICS (International Claims Specialists): Investigations and security firm offering surveillance, insurance fraud, workers' comp, and due diligence services. Directly comparable to Private Eyes' workers' comp fraud, insurance investigations, and corporate surveillance offerings.
• Corporate Investigations, Inc. National private investigation firm offering background checks, due diligence, surveillance, and litigation support. Closely matches Private Eyes' corporate and legal investigative services with comparable service mix.
• Lauth Investigations International: Licensed private investigation firm providing domestic, infidelity, child custody, corporate, and surveillance services across multiple U.S. states. Closely comparable to Private Eyes in service mix and target customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton: Global corporate investigative, security, and risk-management firm offering surveillance, background screening, and executive protection; comparable to Private Eyes across its core investigative and protection service lines but at much larger scale and national reach.
• Control Risks: Global risk consultancy offering investigations, due diligence, security consulting, and executive protection. Overlaps with Private Eyes' due diligence, security consulting, and executive protection services at enterprise/government level.
• Guidepost Solutions: Investigations, security consulting, and monitoring firm serving legal and corporate clients. Directly comparable to Private Eyes on litigation support, due diligence, and security consulting, with broader geographic and capability footprint.
• Kroll: Large global investigations, due diligence, and security consulting firm. Overlaps with Private Eyes on due diligence, litigation support, background checks, and security consulting, but operates at enterprise/national scale with proprietary research assets.
• Sterling (Sterling Talent Solutions): Large-scale background screening and identity verification provider. Comparable to Private Eyes' employee screening portal offering, but operates at enterprise scale with a tech-led, high-volume delivery model.

Regional players

• Bishop Bureau of Investigation: Southeast U.S.-focused private investigation and security firm. Comparable to Private Eyes in service offering but concentrated in a different regional footprint (Florida/Georgia).
• Allred Investigation & Security: Regional licensed investigative and security firm providing similar surveillance, background, and executive protection services; comparable in size and scope to Private Eyes but operating in a different geographic territory.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NCProtectionGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/PrivateEyeInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prieyesinc
• Instagraminstagram.com/prieyesinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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