About Settler Security

When I was a kid in the 90s, I rode my bike all over the neighborhood with my friends. We popped into each other’s houses, cut through yards, and explored the undeveloped woodland behind the cul de sac. There were a few houses we knew to avoid and a few frightening neighborhood dogs, but we were comfortable and safe. 

In 2023, I wished I could let my kids play the same way, but it didn’t seem wise. Crime was rising and police were stretched thin. Even in the suburbs, green spaces and the gaps between strip malls became home to fentanyl and vagrants. Alarming international trends like cable theft and cellular jammers showed up in national news. 

After a 15-year career in advertising & media, it was time to find something different to do. I decided that I wanted to help contribute to a world where my kids could roam the neighborhoods again. To make use of the skills I’d developed in corporate professional services, I chose private security. In particular, I’d seen the impact that AI was beginning to have in media and hypothesized that world of security cameras was probably in for radical shakeup as well. 

Settler launched as a general security integrator in 2023. By 2026, nearly half of our client base had come from warehouses and businesses with warehouse facilities. We’d learned a lot about securing facilities that are hot, long, tall, busy, and full of forklifts and valuables. It made sense to specialize in securing a large and important part of the economy that had unique challenges, so we focused the business on warehouses and light industrial facilities.

If you have a warehouse or similar facility that needs to be secured, let’s talk.

Sincerely,

Nelson