Legio raises $5M USD for campus safety platform from Klass Capital

The 40% paperwork figure, if accurate, represents a significant productivity drain for campus security departments that often operate with tight budgets. Automating that work could free up officer hours for patrol and incident response. Hill said the platform is designed to integrate with existing campus systems.

Legio’s AI-native architecture means it can learn from incident data to suggest report templates and flag anomalies. That could differentiate it from older products that require manual configuration.

The startup enters a market where campus surveillance is under scrutiny. The Breach reported last month that Canadian universities coordinated to monitor pro-Palestinian student demonstrations, leading to encampment removals and at least one lawsuit. Hill said Legio is not a surveillance platform. “Our focus is not about arming campus police, rather involving Student Affairs, Residence Life, conflict resolution, and Campus Safety teams in safety matters,” he told BetaKit in an email. “This collaborative approach allows us to reach the appropriate resolution for the wellbeing of everyone involved–ideally before an incident occurs.”

Klass Capital has backed Canadian companies including AlayaCare, Manifest Climate, and security platform TrackTik. The firm has a unique connection to Legio: Hill works at Klass as an operating partner, and Wertman is Klass’s CTO. Hill said he and Wertman assist Klass’ portfolio companies. They realized there was “a really interesting opportunity to build something from the ground up.”

When managing partner Daniel Klass was presented with the idea, “he was excited by the opportunity,” Hill said.

Klass said in a statement that Legio is the kind of vertical software his firm looks for. “Darren, Mike, and Joe bring the domain expertise to rebuild it, and their AI-native architecture is the right foundation for a market this overdue for change,” Klass said.