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Kiwi.ki
A safe way to use your smart phone to replace your keys
About Kiwi.ki
KIWI.KI GmbH, a Berlin-based company established in February 2012, offers a keyless entry system for multi-tenant residential buildings. The firm's target market consists of housing companies and property managers who oversee large numbers of residential units. Revenue is generated through a service-based model where clients pay for the installation and ongoing use of the KIWI infrastructure.
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The core product is a comprehensive access control solution that replaces traditional keys with a digital system. This system allows tenants and service providers to open building and apartment doors using a transponder, the KIWI Ki, or a smartphone application. For property managers, the KIWI Portal provides a centralized, web-based platform for real-time access management. This allows them to grant or revoke access permissions remotely, eliminating the logistical challenges and costs associated with physical key handovers.
The company was founded by Claudia Nagel, Christian Bogatu, and Peter Dietrich. Karsten Nölling, who has a background as a physicist and experience in management consulting with a focus on technology and telecommunications, currently leads the company as CEO. Since its inception, KIWI has equipped over 175,000 residential units and serves more than 600 housing companies, with its system being used for over half a million door openings monthly. A significant milestone was securing a partnership with Deutsche Post, allowing mail carriers keyless entry to buildings on their routes.
At a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Employees
- 30
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 58.4/100
- Industry
- Home Living
- Sector
- Home Living, Physical Security, Open Source, Security, Home Improvement, Mobile Technologies, Smart Home, Sustainable Development Goals, Woman Founder
- Technology
- Hardware, IoT InternetOfThings
- Client focus
- b2c
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Funding history
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VC✓Equity / VC | Jul 2020 | $11M | $44M | Deutsche Wohnen | — |
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Jun 2019 | $0 | — | General Atlantic | ↗ |
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Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Kiwi.ki is 3.9K monthly website visits, down 38.1% over the last three months. Kiwi.ki's team declined 3.2% over the past year.
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Investors
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Series A3 investors entered at this stage
SquareOne
Christian Oldendorff
Konstantin Sixt
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Deutsche Wohnen
Other known investors3 additional known investors
General Atlantic
J.F. Müller & Sohn AG
Third Sphere
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