Vivint, Inc. (formerly known as APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc.) is a private home security, home automation and energy management services provider in the United States, Canada and New Zealand. Keith Nelleson and Todd Pedersen co-founded the company in 1999. Pedersen is Vivint’s CEO. In 2012, The Blackstone Group acquired Vivint. As of June 2014, Vivint had approximately 7,000 employees serving 800,000 customers.
