Keycafe
Smart key management
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Security
- Renting
- Internet of Things
- Chinatown, Vancouver, BC
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Company mission
To ensure their customers have a seamless access experience.
Our take
The explosion of short-term property rentals in the previous decade shows no signs of slowing down. And this marketplace has led to a number of adjacent businesses focused on servicing these properties.
Keycafe is one of those businesses. It delivers security assurances for property owners through smart, internet connected key lockboxes. Users can remotely manage and hand-off physical keys to their employees, guests, and customers.
Its unique IoT technology and refined management dashboard make for a widely admired product, with the company experiencing tremendous growth. The challenge for Keycafe will be demonstrating the validity of its product across more, and more varied, use cases in the future.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (1 round)
Feb 2021
$1.1m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $1.1m
Leadership
Clayton Brown
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to Keycafe, Clayton worked as a principal at a family office in Vancouver and as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company. Has over $2 billion in private equity and new venture transaction experience.
Jason Crabb
(Co-Founder & CMO)Prior to joining Keycafe, Jason served as chief marketing officer to Nautilus Explorer and Nautilus Lifeline. Before marine technology, they owned and operated a marketing agency in Vancouver for 10 years that launched a number of leading coffee and hospitality brands.