SwiftConnect lets workers access the office with a smartphone swipe
SwiftConnect, a startup selling software that lets workers access the office with a smartphone swipe, has raised new capital in a Series B.
With the advent of flexible workspaces, companies are increasingly adopting smartphone-based authentication to let employees enter and leave. In a recent poll, nearly two in five firms said they’re letting staff use their phones to access office buildings.
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The boon has benefited vendors like SwiftConnect, which sells a platform for managing access to physical offices. Chip Kruger and Matt Kopel founded the company in 2020 after selling their previous company, Waltz, to WeWork in 2019.
Kopel says he had the idea for SwiftConnect while at WeWork, where he briefly worked after the Waltz acquisition. The on-demand, mobile-centric access control WeWork wanted, he believed, was going to become the standard for many offices going forward.
SwiftConnect’s platform is designed to abstract away access management for office spaces. Using the service, employees can add their employee badge to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet on their smartphones. Once added, the digital badge gives them access to enter their building and/or shared amenity spaces secured by NFC door locks.
From a dashboard, admins can issue credentials so that employees can enter only approved rooms.
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