Peregrine
Peregrine builds AI data platforms that fuse police, jail, and city systems for real-time investigations.
On the record
Checkpoint: Peregrine's public safety deployment across 8 of 11 U.S. World Cup host cities runs live
The call
Peregrine's risk sits less in AI or Palantir and more in politics: a canceled contract, a civil-liberties lawsuit, or a bad World Cup weekend could shrink its market fast.
Peregrine builds software that helps police departments and federal agencies find patterns in crime data, mugshots, and case records. It is hard to copy because police systems are locked into Peregrine's software through years of use, because the government has approved Peregrine for sensitive work in ways it hasn't approved rivals like Palantir, and because Peregrine holds hundreds of contracts with police departments. The real danger is not competition but backlash: civil-rights groups, lawmakers, and the public could demand the government stop using the software if it is seen as unfair or if high-profile cases like immigration enforcement go wrong. A cancelled police contract in early 2026 or poor performance at a major event would be the first sign that politics, not business logic, is turning against Peregrine.
Why
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AI pressure: None apparent. Frontier labs skip law-enforcement data fusion over liability and compliance costs, so AI feeds Peregrine's product instead of replacing it. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.
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Bigger players: Palantir Technologies. Palantir dominates federal and defense deals but hasn't shipped a mid-market Gotham product to chase Peregrine's local police customers yet. Could a giant copy it? Probably.
03
What protects it. FedRAMP-grade compliance, civil-rights permissioning, and deep hooks into CAD, RMS, and body-cam systems that took years to build with 400-plus agencies.
What would change this call
Outcome of Durham, NC contract cancellation (Feb 2026). Whether political backlash is spreading into broader contract losses.
Peregrine's operational performance during 2026 FIFA World Cup deployment (June-July 2026). Whether a public failure damages its government sales reputation.
Number of agencies canceling contracts over civil-liberties or immigration-enforcement pressure in 2026. Whether sentiment-driven backlash is shrinking its addressable market.
Peregrine's operational performance during 2026 FIFA World Cup deployment (June-July 2026). Whether a public failure damages its government sales reputation.
Number of agencies canceling contracts over civil-liberties or immigration-enforcement pressure in 2026. Whether sentiment-driven backlash is shrinking its addressable market.
Key numbers
- $250M Series D at $6.8B valuation
- 400+ agencies covering ~125M Americans
- Deployed in 8 of 11 World Cup host cities
Named risks
- Civil-liberties backlash causing contract cancellations like Durham in Feb 2026.
- Immigration-enforcement entanglement via Florida grants and EPIC v. DHS spillover.
- Operational failure during 2026 FIFA World Cup deployment across 8 host cities.
- Revenue and growth figures are company-reported and unaudited.
- Valuation jumped 2.7x in 15 months, raising correction risk if growth slows.
Rivals, as read in July 2026
| Rival | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Palantir Technologies | contesting | Gotham built for public-safety fusion but FDE model needs multi-million-dollar deals, as of 2026 |
| Flock Safety | gaining on | Valued near $7.5 billion, deployed across 4,800+ cities as of May 2026 |
| SoundThinking | contesting | Markets CrimeTracer as direct Peregrine alternative (vendor-claimed, 2025-06-09) |
| Axon Enterprise | contesting | Named incumbent rival in public-safety hardware and software market, mid-2025 |
Questions people ask
- Is Peregrine profitable in 2026?
- Peregrine has not disclosed profitability or revenue figures. CEO Nick Noone declined to share revenue numbers during the June 22, 2026 Fortune interview tied to its $250 million Series D raise at a $6.8 billion valuation, so profitability status remains unconfirmed.
- Who is Peregrine's biggest competitor?
- Palantir Technologies is the closest incumbent; Peregrine CEO Nick Noone is a former head of Palantir's Special Operations business. Palantir's own Gotham platform was built for public-safety data fusion, but its forward-deployed-engineer model needs multi-million-dollar contracts to work, limiting mid-market competition as of 2026.
- Could AI replace Peregrine's product?
- Unlikely near-term. Peregrine's moat rests on FedRAMP-type compliance, audit trails, and deep integrations with proprietary law-enforcement systems like CAD, RMS, and jail records, areas frontier AI labs avoid due to liability. As of June 2026 it served 400+ agencies covering roughly 125 million Americans.
- What is Peregrine's current valuation?
- Peregrine was valued at $6.8 billion after its $250 million Series D closed on June 23, 2026, up from a $2.5 billion valuation at its December 11, 2025 Series C, a roughly 2.7x increase in about 15 months.
- Who owns Peregrine Technologies?
- Peregrine is privately held and venture-backed, with no parent company or announced acquisition. Series D investors as of June 2026 include Fifth Down Capital, Sequoia Capital, OG Venture Partners, Goldcrest Capital, XYZ Ventures, and Godfrey Capital.
- Why did Durham, NC cancel its Peregrine contract?
- Durham backed away from its Peregrine contract in February 2026 after public opposition, part of a broader civil-liberties pushback; a June 2026 survey cited by Fortune found 54% of Americans believe AI-powered mass surveillance is too dangerous.
Timeline
- 2026-06-23Closes $250 million Series D at $6.8 billion valuation
- 2026-06-22Fortune and Yahoo report World Cup deployment tied to funding round
- 2026-06-07Times reports Peregrine supports Kansas City World Cup fusion center
- 2026-05-20Dallas Police Department unveils Peregrine system and drone response program
- 2026-05-01Florida sheriffs use state immigration grants to fund Peregrine deployments
- 2026-02-01Durham, NC cancels Peregrine contract after civil-liberties backlash
- 2025-12-11Raises $190 million Series C led by Sequoia at $2.5 billion valuation
- 2025-08-01Deploys with Peel Regional Police, first Canadian customer
- 2018Peregrine Technologies founded by Nick Noone and Ben Rudolph
Revision history
29 July 2026
First assessed. Defensible for now. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
In the same band
Sources
- Peregrine Technologies Raises $250 Million Series D at $6.8 Billion Valuation (2026-06-23)
- Peregrine Technologies raises $190M Series C at $2.5B valuation (2025-12-11)
- Exclusive: The AI company powering safety operations for the 2026 World Cup just raised $250 million (2026-06-22)
- The AI company powering public safety operations for the 2026 World Cup just raised $250 million (2026-06-22)
- London Times reports Peregrine's support for Kansas City during the 2026 World Cup (2026-06-07)
- Dallas police unveil Peregrine system, drone response program (2026-05-20)
- Peregrine newsroom
- Sarasota sheriff taps state immigration funds for AI policing tech (2026-05-01)
- 9 Best Flock Safety Competitors and Alternatives in 2026 (2026-05-07)
- Success at Scale, But Expensive for Small Contracts (2025-08-26)
- NYPD Palantir FOIL Request Documents