Latch CEO Is Forced Out, More Layoffs

By Conor Healy, Published Jan 11, 2023, 04:42pm EST (Info+)

Latch's CEO, interim CFO, and Chief Accounting Officer have all "resigned", effectively forced out following a series of crises plus more layoffs, per sources to IPVM.

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After SPACing in 2021, raising ~$500 million, the company has faced a series of crises, including:

Earlier this week, IPVM reported on a Latch keyless entry security vulnerability.

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***** ********* * ***** *********** * ********* **** *** ***** thanking ****:

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New "*******" ***

********* *** ******* ** ** "*******" CEO***** *****, *** ** * *****-**** *** and *** ********** * ******* ** consulting **** ************:

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*** ***** ******* ********** **** ***** has "**** **** ** ***** ** turnaround" **********.

CFO *** *** ***

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Up ****?

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Comments (16)

John Honovich

IPVM | 01/11/23 09:49pm

***** *** **** * ***** ******* about *** *******:

**'* * ********** ********** ***** (*** well ********), *** ******* *** ****** and ****** **** ****:

*** ***** *** ********** ******* *** founder-led ********** *** **** ****** ********** companies ** *** *** ***** ***** we ********* ** **** ***** ****** and * ******* **** *** **** for ****** ** ***** ***

**** ** *** **** ** ********* pitch **** *** *** *** ******* shot ** ***** *** *** ** you **** ****'* ***** ** ** Latch, ** ***** **********.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 01/11/23 10:03pm

"**********". **** ** ** *********.

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Taylor May

SecurityVIP Enterprises
In reply to John Honovich | 01/12/23 04:27am

****, **** *** ************.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Taylor May | 01/12/23 04:33am

* ***** *********, ** ** ***** many, **** ****.

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Taylor May

SecurityVIP Enterprises
In reply to John Honovich | 01/12/23 04:44am

******.

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Brian Karas

Pelican Zero
In reply to John Honovich | 01/12/23 04:23pm

******* **** *** ** **** **** Li **** *********** *** **** ***** really ***** **** ***** ******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/11/23 09:53pm

***** ******** ** ******* ***** **********, the ********* ** ******** ** *** CEO's **** *** ***** *** ***** what ********:

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/12/23 03:05am

*** ****** ************* ************ "**** ** ******** ** ******* ********* compensation ** $***,***".

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

************, *** ******* ****** ** ****** the ****-*********** ******** ****** ** *********’* 2016 ****** ***** (******* *****) ***** May **, ****. *** “**** ****** Grant” ***** ***** *** ****** ******* to ********* ** *** **, ****, to ******** *,***,*** ****** ** ****** stock ** *** ******* ** ** exercise ***** ** $*.**** *** ***** (on * ****-**** ********** *****).

****'* ***** **** $* ******* ******** he ********* *** ~*.* ******* ****** and **** *****'* $*.** ***** ***** being ~** ***** ****** **** *** exercise *****.

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/12/23 03:08am

****, **********, **** *** ******* *** and ******* *** **** **** *** same ********** *******:

[******* ***] **. ***** ****** ** a ******* *** ******** ******** **************, * ****** ********** ****, * role ** *** **** ***** ****. He ********** ****** ** * ******** of ************ **** **** ** ****. Prior ** ****, **. ***** *** with ***** ******, * ********* ******** and ******* ********** ****, **** **** until *** *********** ** ************ ** 2018. ** *** **** **** ** years ** **********, ********* *******, *** restructuring ********** ******** **** ********** ** technology, **************, ******, ******, *********, *** infrastructure.

[******* ***] **. ***** ****** ** a ******** ****************** **** ** ****, *** *** promoted ** *** ******* **** ** a ******* ** ****. **. ***** has **** **** ** ***** ** professional ********** ** ******* **********-******* ***********. He *** ******* ********** *****, *********, boards ** *********, ***** **********, *** other ************ ** ******* ********* **********, financial *********, *** ********* ********** ** high-impact **********. [******** *****]

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John Honovich

IPVM | 01/12/23 06:46pm

***, ************ ********* ***** **** ************, e.g. ********:

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***:

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** ** *****, * ** *** believe ***** **** **** *** ********** since ***** *** ****** ** **** (roughly $*** *******) **** ******* * years *** (**** ****** $*** ******* at **** ****) *** ***** ********* cuts **** ************* ******* ***** **** rate.

*******, *********** ********** ******* **** * lot ** ********** ** ******* **** such ****** **********.

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Matt Bischof

In reply to John Honovich | 01/12/23 08:05pm

** * *** **** *** ********** by *** **** ***** *** **** & ******?!

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Undisclosed #2

In reply to Matt Bischof | 01/12/23 10:41pm

***'** ***** ****

*****://***.****************.***/*********/*****/**

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Matt Bischof

In reply to Undisclosed #2 | 01/12/23 11:29pm

****... *'* *** ***** **** *** & **** ****, ********* *** '******' gets ** ** * *** *******, but * *** ** **** **** I'm ***** ** ***** ** ** sheets ******* **** ** ****, ** she'll **** *** *** ****** ***** if * ***'* ******.

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Jonathan Lawry

Trecerdo, LLC
In reply to Matt Bischof | 01/15/23 04:37pm

******** *'* *** **** *** **** I'm ***** ** ** ** * need ****-****** ***** *** ** ****** and *******. 😬. * ***** ****'* what *** "******" **** *****.

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Rusty Crocker

In reply to Matt Bischof | 01/16/23 04:39pm

**'* **** *** ******** ***** **** dropped **** *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rusty Crocker | 01/16/23 04:42pm

* *** ** ****** ****, ** for *****'* *******:

********'* *** **** *** **** & Beyond, ****'* ******* ******* *** ********

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