Kisi Doubles Revenue, Opens Up
While Kisi is nearly a decade old, the Brooklyn-based access control company has remained relatively unknown. Now, the company's co-founder tells IPVM that they have doubled revenue year over year and they are opening up to support 3rd party readers and credentials.
Inside this note, based on a conversation with CEO Bernhard Mehl, IPVM examines where Kisi is coming from and where it aims to go.
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**** ***** ** ***** *** *****, ”Undisclosed #*”. *** ** ****, * can **** ** ** ******* ** you **** *** *********.
**** ******* ** ** ******* ****'** set ** ******* ******* ******* *** first **** ** *********.
**** ** ******** ** **** ****'* reader ***** *** ********** (**** ** late *********.)
** *****,
****** *** ********* **. *** ***** soon, * ******'* **** *******!
* **** **** ******** ** *** listed ************, * ***** ** ******* on *** **** *** *******.
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