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UniKey
UniKey Technologies is a alternative access control company based in the United States that designs and licenses keyless entry technology worldwide. Its first product in partnership with Kwikset is Kēvo, a Bluetooth-enabled deadbolt door lock.
==History==
UniKey was founded in 2010 in Florida by Phil Dumas, who serves as president and chief executive officer.〔Matt Burns, (“After Surviving ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’, Unikey Technologies Raises $1.1M For Smartphone Door Keys,” ) Tech Crunch, June 22, 2012.〕〔Sarah Lacy, (“Life after ‘Shark Tank’ – The real story of how UniKey finally came to market,” ) Pando Daily, May 8, 2013.〕 He has an electrical engineering degree from the University of Central Florida and a background in biometric security. Dumas was part of the team that launched SmartScan, the first mass-market biometric residential deadbolt lock. He started UniKey in an effort to create a more dependable and convenient way to access everything.〔〔〔Tim Freed, (“Phil Dumas, president and founder, UniKey Technologies Inc.,” ) ''Orlando Business Journal'', June 15, 2012.〕
UniKey first came to the public's attention in May 2012, when Dumas appeared on ABC's reality series ''Shark Tank''.〔http://abc.go.com/shows/shark-tank/episode-guide/season-03/315-episode-315〕〔Alyson Shontell, (“At Last: A Secure, Key-Free Way To Unlock Your Front Door Has Been Invented,” ) ''Business Insider'', May 13, 2013.〕 UniKey received investment offers from all five judges on the show,〔 including an offer of $500,000 for a 40% equity stake from Mark Cuban and Kevin O'Leary.〔 Dumas accepted the offer, but they ultimately were unable to come to terms after the show.〔〔 By 2013, UniKey had raised approximately $2.6 million in funding, led by ff Venture Capital.〔 That year, UniKey announced a licensing deal with Kwikset, the largest residential lock manufacturer in the United States and one of the largest in the world, to manufacture and distribute Kēvo, a residential smart lock using UniKey's technology.〔〔
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