This Research Note takes an in-depth look at SwiftConnect, a US mobile access control startup offering a software-first approach to physical access credentials and permissions. We examine their market traction, external funding, strategic partners, deployments, acquisitions, and headcount growth. Founded in 2020, SwiftConnect is a Stamford, Connecticut-based access control software platform provider using NFC-based mobile credential technologies that automate the provisioning of access credentials across different buildings and office spaces for both tenants and visitors. Founders include Matt Kopel, who had previously established Waltz in 2015 which was acquired by WeWork in 2019. Waltz aimed to tackle seamless access control in the workplace with hardware. Kopel and others from the Waltz team emerged from the WeWork turbulence to form SwiftConnect. SwiftConnect digitizes and automates the physical workplace, beginning with providing conditional universal access across any location. Their SaaS solution grants companies the power of flexible space usage. A hardware-agnostic approach allows them to integrate with existing […]