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Knightscope Inc
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54.4m USD

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Commercial Services & Supplies

Knightscope, Inc. engages in the provision and development of security technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California. The company went IPO on 2022-01-27. The firm offers real-time on-site data collection and analysis and an interface, primarily through funding from both strategic and private investors. The firm offers three products: the K5 ASR (K5) for outdoor usage; the K3 ASR (K3) for indoor usage, and the K1 ASR (K1) for stationary usage indoors or outdoors. The firm also provides access to the Knightscope Security Operations Center (KSOC) to all its clients, a browser-based interface that allows clients real-time data access. The firm's flagship K5 and K3 are designed to roam a geo-fenced area autonomously by utilizing numerous sensors and lasers, either on a random basis or based on a particular patrolling algorithm. The company helps navigate around people, vehicles and objects in dynamic indoor or outdoor environments. Its K3 is tailored for indoor usage, allowing it to autonomously navigate indoor environment. The K1 can be used indoors or outdoors.

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Economic Moat is a concept popularized by Warren Buffett to describe a company's durable competitive advantage. It represents the 'moat' that protects a company from competitors and helps it sustain profitability over the long term. Our analysis of the past 10 years showed that companies with a wide economic moat significantly outperformed the market, delivering +645% returns compared to +189% for the S&P 500.

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