Rick Smith

Founder & CEO, Axon

The founder whose moat is not the camera but the evidence workflow departments cannot cheaply leave. AI report-drafting is the next thing sold into that position.

Net worth: $1.5B; #2630 in the world · Forbes, 31 October 2026
Company: 1

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Founding Axon and building it from stun guns into the body-camera and digital-evidence standard for US police.

Age: 56
Based: Scottsdale, AZ
Citizenship: United States

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Axon's Cherokee County customers vote November 3 on a $37.3 million renewal priced 2.6 times today's bill

Cherokee County votes Nov. 3 on a 10-year, $37.3 million Axon bundle that starts at 2.6 times its current bill, priced from a quote that expired Oct. 25. Axon reports Nov. 5 with consensus revenue up 31%, and the renewal math behind that number is now being decided in public.

October 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Rick Smith

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Axon's Cherokee County customers vote November 3 on a $37.3 million renewal priced 2.6 times today's bill

Los Angeles fails 9-6 to block Axon's plate readers in a free three-month trial, with $235 million behind it

Axon's $235 million LAPD deal hits a 3-2 committee vote demanding rules before the cameras go up

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At Axon

Largest fund holders of Axon

Either side by net worth

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Latest on Rick Smith

Axon's Cherokee County customers vote November 3 on a $37.3 million renewal priced 2.6 times today's bill

Los Angeles fails 9-6 to block Axon's plate readers in a free three-month trial, with $235 million behind it

Axon's $235 million LAPD deal hits a 3-2 committee vote demanding rules before the cameras go up

Connections

At Axon

Largest fund holders of Axon

Either side by net worth