SIA New Member Profile: Loyva

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Loyva provides purpose-built e-vault and e-signature for security and alarm companies. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and serves customers nationwide.

SIA spoke with Nicholas Tyson, co-founder and chief customer officer at Loyva, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

Tell us the story of your company.

Nicholas Tyson: Loyva was born out of a clear gap we saw in the security industry. While technology has transformed how integrators deliver services to their customers, contract workflows—particularly around signing and storing legally enforceable agreements—have remained stuck in the past. We talked to alarm dealers, banks and industry veterans and kept hearing the same thing: tools like DocuSign and eOriginal weren’t built for this industry, and they came with high costs and clunky processes.

As founders with both security and SaaS experience, we knew we could build something better. Loyva is the first digital vault and eSignature platform purpose-built for security integrators, alarm companies and their financing partners. We launched the company in 2024 with one goal in mind: to help the industry modernize contract execution and storage in a way that’s compliant, affordable and built around how this business really works.

What solutions/services does your business offer in the security industry? And what makes your offerings or your company unique?

NT: Loyva offers an all-in-one platform for digital signatures and secure contract vaulting that meets legal and funding requirements. What sets us apart is that we’re not a general-purpose eSignature tool trying to serve everyone—we’re built specifically for the alarm and security industry.

With Loyva, companies can send standardized contracts, get them signed quickly and automatically store a tamper-proof, legally enforceable “authoritative copy” in our eVault. That’s the version your bank or acquirer cares about, and we handle it with zero manual steps. We’ve built in industry-specific templates, compliance standards and tools that streamline funding workflows and support due diligence down the line.

What is something we might not know about your company – or something new you are doing in security?

NT: We recently launched a formal partnership with attorney Ken Kirschenbaum, whose contracts are used by over 6,000 alarm companies. Dealers using his forms can load them directly into Loyva, send them for signature and store authoritative copies automatically—all without hiring developers or consultants.

We’re also collaborating with banks that lend to security companies, helping them streamline their funding process by having instant access to legally valid contracts they can trust. This is something that’s been notoriously manual and messy in the past, and we’re proud to help both sides—dealers and lenders—work faster and with more confidence.

What is your company’s vision, and what are your goals for the security industry?

NT: Our vision is to make contract workflows frictionless, compliant and future ready across the entire security ecosystem—from integrators to banks to monitoring centers. We believe the right infrastructure can help companies move faster, reduce risk and improve their valuation, whether they’re raising capital or preparing for a sale.

What do you think are the biggest opportunities in the security industry right now?

NT: We see a huge opportunity in modernizing the “back office” of security—not just the hardware or software installed at customer sites. There’s growing demand for tools that help dealers and integrators operate more efficiently, especially around documentation, recurring revenue and financing. Contracts are at the center of all of that, and yet most companies are still relying on email, shared drives and outdated PDF workflows. That’s starting to change.

What are your predictions for the security industry in the short and long term?

NT: In the short term, I think we’re going to see a wave of operational modernization—not just in the technology we install for customers, but in how we run our own businesses. Integrators are getting serious about documentation, compliance and process efficiency, especially as recurring monthly revenue becomes more critical to company valuation and funding.

Long term, I believe the most successful companies will be the ones that not only adopt the right tools, but also build real partnerships—with their vendors, their lenders and even their competitors. Collaboration is the next competitive edge.

What are the biggest challenges facing your company and/or others in the security industry?

NT: There’s a lot of pressure on companies to move faster while staying compliant, and that’s not always easy with legacy tools and manual workflows. Many dealers are still relying on paper processes or cobbling together systems that don’t talk to each other, and it slows everything down—from getting paid to securing financing.

For us, one of the biggest challenges is just awareness. We’re a new player, and not everyone knows there’s now a purpose-built alternative to DocuSign or eOriginal designed for this industry. But we see that as an opportunity—to earn trust one relationship at a time.

What do you enjoy most about being at your company—and in the security industry?

NT: What I love most is getting to help good people succeed. I’ve spent my career in customer-facing roles, and there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing a client streamline their operations, close a funding round or avoid a contract dispute because of something we helped put in place.

This industry is full of hard-working, mission-driven companies that are protecting lives and property every day. If we can make even a small part of their job easier, safer or more efficient, that’s a win in my book. That’s what drives me.

What does SIA offer that is most important to you/your company? And what do you most hope to get out of your membership with SIA?

NT: SIA gives you access to people, ideas and information that actually help you grow. As a founder in this space, that kind of support means a lot. We’re still early in our journey, but already we’re seeing how valuable it is to be part of this community.

Looking ahead, I think we’re going to see a big shift. Private equity is going to come into this industry in a much bigger way—just like it did with accounting. That’s going to speed up consolidation and raise expectations around things like recurring revenue, automation, and scalable systems. Security companies are going to feel more pressure to modernize, streamline their operations and use data to drive decisions. Compliance, cybersecurity and clean workflows won’t just be nice to have anymore—they’ll directly impact what your company is worth.

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