About us

Behind Edgward, professionals and a conviction

Security should not be a privilege. We make it accessible to everyone, in a few seconds, from your smartphone.

Our purpose

Making private security accessible to everyone

Edgward is a Swiss on-demand security app that lets individuals and businesses book a private security patrol to their home or premises around the clock, with or without an existing alarm or camera system. Edgward is published by DBA Solutions Sàrl and covers the cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Neuchâtel.

Today, you can order a taxi, a meal or almost any product in a few seconds from your phone. Yet getting access to security remained complicated: you had to take out a costly subscription with a provider, then depend on the availability of its patrols.

We think differently.

Our mission is simple: to make security accessible to everyone. Edgward relies on security firms that are established but also modern, the ones that, like us, are convinced that the future of security lies in this accessibility. That is the idea Edgward was born from: letting anyone book a security patrol, simply, whenever they see fit.

People often say: "if there's a problem, I'll call the police". But the police are an institutional service, which responds according to its own priorities. That is precisely why private security firms exist, and Edgward finally puts them within reach.

Your security, your way.

With Edgward, you put together your own setup, à la carte. With your alarm system, with an installation you set up yourself, or with no equipment at all: it's your call. To reassure yourself and your loved ones (an elderly parent, a child living alone), or to keep an eye on what matters: a second home, business premises, a garage.

A solid network

A service operated by established security firms

Edgward is not a lone venture: the service is delivered by a network of recognised security firms, active on the ground across French-speaking Switzerland.

The founder

Daniel Barouch, a seasoned professional

Behind Edgward is someone who knows security from the inside. Daniel Barouch has spent nearly twenty years in security and safety, from the field to management.

Over the course of his career, he has led operational departments comprising several hundred staff and overseen security for sensitive assignments: international organisations, diplomatic events, visits by heads of state and government. He also founded and ran his own security firm, responsible for more than 200 events across French-speaking Switzerland.

He holds the Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification, the highest international qualification in security management, and also has a Master's in management and training in crisis communication. He has likewise been active for more than twenty years within the Swiss Army, in various roles.

It is this dual experience, of the field and of management, that convinced him of one thing: quality security should not be reserved for large organisations. With Edgward, he wants to make it accessible to everyone.

"For years, I protected institutions, events and public figures. With Edgward, I want to put that expertise at everyone's service."

- Daniel Barouch, founder of Edgward
Investors & partners

Building the Swiss reference in on-demand security

Private security is an essential sector that has remained largely analogue. Edgward is moving it into the age of the instant: a single platform that connects individuals, businesses and municipalities to a network of security firms, in a few seconds.

Our ambition is clear - to become the gateway to private security in French-speaking Switzerland, and then beyond. Backed by FONGIT and Innosuisse, we are now surrounding ourselves with the investors and strategic partners ready to build this category with us.

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Ready to try Edgward?

Download the app and book a security patrol in a few seconds, wherever you are in French-speaking Switzerland.