Securens managed to raise 35 crore from Mayfield and Trifecta Capital

Electronic surveillance technology firm Securens Systems Pvt. Ltd has raised a little over $5 million (Rs35 crore) from existing venture capital investor Mayfield India and venture debt provider Trifecta Capital.

The latest round of fund-raising saw Mayfield invest Rs15 crore (approximately $2.2 million), while the company raised another Rs20 crore (approximately $2.95 million) in venture debt from Trifecta Capital.

Udupa, Managing Director and Promoter, Securens, said, "Burglary attacks are increasing by the day, encouraged by the utter lack of good security and surveillance systems."

The predominant form of security was guards, who were not very efficient and reliable, and also expensive, he said, adding the cost of guards continued to rise while that of technology dropped year-on-year.

He insisted, "There is an urgent and critical need for technology that can replace guards.

Udupa added that Securens is disrupting the status quo in the sector by bringing in a technology-based alternative that is more reliable and efficient than guards, at a fraction of the cost.

According to Udupa, Securens’ technology solutions cost just a fifth of guard costs. Besides e-surveillance, Securens’ product portfolio includes systems such as ActiHEALTH, which performs health checks of all existing cameras and digital video recorders and ActiHYGIENE, which checks the adherence to standard operating procedures at all retail outlets. Securens offers these services under an outsourcing model, helping customers be more capital-efficient. With the latest round of fund raising, the company plans to tap a new set of clients.

The company is in talks with many gold loan outlets and has designed a customized solution for such businesses, Udupa said.

Rahul Khanna, Managing Partner, Trifecta Capital, "By combining video surveillance with analytics, the company has developed unique offerings for enterprise customers across verticals."

Trifecta is currently raising its first venture debt fund of Rs500 crore. The firm expects to achieve the final close of its fund in the next three to four months, Deal Street Asia reported last week. Trifecta had announced the first close of its fund at Rs200 crore in September 2015.

Since it began investing in late 2015, Trifecta has so far made 17 investment commitments adding up to a total of Rs220 crore, it reported. The venture debt provider has invested in companies such as online furniture store Urban Ladder, business-to-business marketplace Industry buying, healthcare firm NephroPlus and beverage maker Paper Boat.