Knightscope Winning Investors, Struggling With Growth

By: John Honovich, Published on Oct 16, 2018

While Knightscope's new financials show the company only winning 11 new customers in the past 12 months, the company continues to win new investors.

Two of the notable positive moves for the company are its NYC showcase and its participation in the 'Total Wealth' summit as shown in the images below:

In this note we look at:

  • NYC Showcase
  • Total Wealth Summit and an investor speaks to IPVM
  • Missed Projections
  • Trouble Attracting New Customers

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Comments (10)

John Honovich

IPVM | 10/16/18 03:24pm

*********** ************/********** ***:

****** ******* ** ******* capitalists *** **** ******** [not ********]. **** *** the **** **** ** 2013 *** * ***** it ***** ***** ***. Name * ** ****'* fluent ** ******** ********, law ***********, ********, *** hardware, *** *** * track ****** ** ********** [in **** ******]. **** beast *****'* *****.

*** ************ ********* ***** rain **** ***** ** Knightscope **** ***** ********** in * ***** **** if ***********'* ****** *** strong.

*********** *** **** ** it **** ****** **** if **** *** ******* / ****** ***, ******** numbers *** ****** ***** be *** ******. ***** they *** **** ** going ******* *** * hope **** **.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 10/16/18 03:48pm

********* ****/*** ********* ******** about ***** ******* *** related ********, *** ********* Holmes *** ******** ******* to **** **** *** of **** ** *****. 

**** ** ***’* *** investors ** *** **** his ****** ***** *** just *** *** ** really ** ** ******** the *******. *** ***** that ** ** *********** too ******* ******* *** aggressive *** *********** ** money ** ********* ** best, *** ********** ** worst.

****, ***** ** **’* prior ********* **** ** successful? *** **** ******* aimed ** *** ******** market, ****** ******, *** a ******** *******. 

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 10/24/18 06:35pm

******** *** **** ** investors *** *********.  

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Michael Gonzalez

10/16/18 10:51pm

** **** ** **** make ****** **** ***** and ***'* ***** **** babies **** **** ** poised ** **** **** "check *** *** ** say ** **** ******** guards *** *********" ****. Haha

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

10/16/18 11:18pm

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Brian Selltiz

IPVMU Certified | 10/18/18 12:50pm

*** ******** *********** ** Amazon ** ******* *** comical.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

06/20/19 12:33pm

**** *** *** ***********!!  They *** **** ***** attention 

********** ****, **

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 06/20/19 12:37pm

**** * ******* *********:

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 06/20/19 12:56pm

********* ***** ***, ********* for ****!

 

Undisclosed #3

06/24/19 04:25am

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