Our country has a serious math problem and is not structured to address it. It is what drives me and
@iKnightscope
- as I truly believe we have a chance to make the U.S. the safest country in the world by fixing it. So here goes why $KSCP is key:๐งต
Crazy long journey to try to make a huge positive change in the country ... but ya gotta have some fun and a laugh along the way!
$KSCP
#LongKnightscopeShortTheCriminals
Our
#investors
are awesome! But remember, share price will go up and share price will go down. Criminals and terrorists aren't huddled around a
#Bloomberg
terminal watching
#CNBC
all day. Need to focus on the real work at hand.
Long $KSCP
#LongKnightscopeShortTheCriminals
Today! Trading begins around 11:00am - 11:15am EST which means you can start buying shares in
#Knightscope
through your favorite broker (finally!) under ticker KSCP.
May the Force Be With Us!
Long $KSCP
Never taken 2 weeks off in my life. After all-consuming effort of building
@iKnightscope
with my team for nearly a decade and getting $KSCP listed on
#Nasdaq
- finally trying to do it! So far has taken about 5 days just to feel human again and coherent. Back in the ring on 14th.
Just taking a moment to say THANK YOU to all our existing investors plus all our new investors, friends, supporters and fans! Believe with your support, we can make a massive change in reimagining public safety. I am more grateful to have you by our side than you will ever know.
Autonomous patrol with observation points.
Not teleoperated or remote control.
And no Fred Flintstone or Barney Rubble propulsion source!
$KSCP
#publicsafety
#innovation
What we are working on long-term at Knightscope is in the national security interests of the United States of America. We are fighting for you and your loved ones to live in a safe country in safe communities.
If you are fighting against that - then you should really think
Criminals can be anywhere so Knightscope needs to be everywhere in order to achieve the mission. We will build, partner, and acquire to get there!
$KSCP
Thank you for all the love. We are forever truly grateful.
This will end very, very poorly....
...for the criminals and terrorists. Onward!
NASDAQ Bell Ringing Video:
#LongKnightscopeShortTheCriminals
I think I was in the
#metaverse
this week. Answering questions about
@iKnightscope
while stock started trading on
#NASDAQ
while watching our commercial on
#CNBC
- then
#Knightscope
was literally on ticker going by on screen at same time with bankers on a call talking about $KSCP!
I joined
@dlmichaels
for the latest episode of
@thebihpodcast
to talk about the moment that sparked the idea for
@iKnightscope
โs autonomous security robots:
Also, 'I said some stuff' with
@StacyDStephens
and who knew they had pressed the record button!
I just got this text from a large investor of ours in
@iKnightscope
- I'm speechless.
"In case you had any Doubts I was long Knightscopeโฆ
Got my new License Plates today๐"
$KSCP
Sometimes we get knocked down.ย But what people still don't get after 10 years in the ring .... the
@iKnightscope
team always gets back up stronger! ๐ฆพ
Having the
@iKnightscope
Robot Roadshow land the Pod at the
#TeslaTakeover
was awesome! Robots, Teslas for miles and a bunch of crazy cool peeps!
$KSCP
Yes! Episode 11 of the Rise of the Robots series is out with special guest
@CameronChell
, CEO of
@DraganflyInc
.
We're talking about Robots, Drones, and Startups!
$KSCP $DPRO
Good News! Just got this from NASDAQ:
"On March 29, 2023, Staff notified the Company that it had failed to maintain a minimum market value of listed securities of $50,000,000 over the previous 30 consecutive business days as required by The Nasdaq Global Market set forth in
May 2016 $KSCP sometimes I feel like Silicon Valley is like Florence, Italy where the Renaissance period began that we read about in high school. So much raw talent, magic and capital. And we got the privilege to share what we had done with friends in the area including $TSLA
I know, I know the
#teslatakeover
crazy weekend is over. But still excited about the future with so many more people understanding the power of autonomy, robotics and AI - and what positive things can be done for humanity with technology!
Three risks investors typically think
Apr 2016 $KSCP it is much more common today but 7 years ago leaving one of our machines to patrol overnight on its own after 3 years of effort to get the technology to work ... was just fascinating. Many a night was spent debugging there. But we had made a good amount of
The future is here! And we were able to build it because of the thousands and thousands of people that helped us get here over so many years. And for that unwavering support we are forever grateful. ๐
Have a question for me about Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP)? Guess what?!
You can ask me directly, with no moderator, during our upcoming Second Quarter Town Hall.
Just RSVP here:
$KSCP
Market manipulation, disclosure violations, and tortious interference are serious crimes. Knightscope is conducting an investigation and is considering legal action in support of our shareholders.
Hey folks, just wanted to take a moment during my 2nd coffee today to just say thank you! Got bunch of messages recently with some very kind wishes of support - I can't always respond to every single one but I do read them all and I am very appreciative and grateful!
Humans: we want cool robots from the Jetsons and Star Wars!
Media: robots are coming to terminate you all
@iKnightscope
: letโs build robots!
@Tesla
: letโs build robots!
@Twitter
: letโs go bot hunting! ๐ค
What an exciting time to be alive!
#AI
is going to do so much good....massively outweighing the risks. Here's an image created by it as one version of how it "sees" the future of
#LongKnightscopeShortTheCriminals
Imagine the capabilities 10 years from now!
$KSCP
$KSCP Why I am excited about the momentum at Knightscope? Here are my top 5!
1. ATO - we received our Authority to Operate from the U.S. Federal Government adding billions to our TAM (Total Addressable Market)
2. Growth - consistent double-digit growth $3.4M (2021), $5.6M
๐บ๐ฒ Knightscope has received its Authority to Operate (โATOโ) from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (โFedRAMPโ), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security
Excited to have the Knightscope Robot Roadshow make a stop at the Tesla Takeover event this weekend in San Luis Obispo - the largest Tesla owners event in North America!
As a former Ford executive, I'm a huge supporter of what the Tesla team has done over the last 2 decades.
Why am I excited about the future of $KSCP these days?!
First is growth. We continue to make meaningful announcements nearly every week. And at the end of 1Q 2023 we had almost the same amount of new orders in the backlog ($5M+) that we did the entirety of revenue for all of
$KSCP We love our investors and supporters. We promised you over the summer that we would take action regarding our stock price:
โ Filed a complaint with U.S. SEC
โ Hired key law firm that has been fighting for retail investors for years
I just wanted to take a moment to
Short-Term Matters Not.
Naysayers Will Tire of Being Wrong.
Maintain Laser Focus on Long-Term Impact.
Trust in the Force We Built Together. We Will Win.
$KSCP
Nov 2014 $KSCP The visitors just kept visiting! Just one pic of hundreds of guests at Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ). It was an honor to host former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater during our very early years.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Metal Christmas! To all our dear friends and family around the world, wishing you all peace and joy for the Holidays! โ๏ธ ๐ ๐ ๐ป ๐คถ ๐พ But right now turn up the volume and watch the fun video! ๐ฅ ๐ค
In 2014 after closing the seed round for
@iKnightscope
we celebrated with
@BaskinRobbins
. In 2022, after taking
#Knightscope
public on
#Nasdaq
we are back at it! I would like to officially thank Baskin Robbins in getting us through our journey! ๐
$KSCP
AMERICA BYDESIGN ARCHITECTURE andย INNOVATIONS is happening Sat 12 Nov 7pm - 8pm streaming on CBS News!
โThe
#robots
are coming โฆ!โ
@iKnightscope
$KSCP
Founders, donโt ever let anyone tell you โnoโ if what you are building is truly important. If you get knocked down, get back up, back in the ring, come out swinging like never before. Stay in the fight until victory is achieved. Donโt ever back down. They wonโt know what hit โem.
Same old ways wonโt fix same old problems.
Violent crime every 26 seconds.
Property crime every 4 seconds.
Embrace the new. This is the way. ๐บ๐ธ
$KSCP
If you are shorting stocks that are in the national security interests of the United States of America, you are siding with the criminals, terrorists and our enemies.
You need to make better life choices.
There, I said it.
Investors: "How can you possibly be sitting there so calmly? Isn't the sky falling? Do you even still believe in the company? I don't see how this gets fixed."
Well first, I hate getting older, but the one thing I do love is having more and more experience to rely on. Seen
Big news! Starting today, I'm available on
@useintro
to give personalized business advice. If you've ever wanted to pick my brain, now's the perfect time. Keep reading โฌ๏ธ
As the CEO of Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP), I know what itโs like to solve a big problem with hardware,
Madness. Got selected to participate in the Light Show at the
#teslatakeover
event tonight!
.
@Tesla
rules!
Canโt wait to see the video tomorrow when it drops!
I love thinking about the future and a little caffeine always helps! But it is even sweeter to build the future and force it to become reality despite the odds - while all the naysayers and clowns on the sidelines throw rocks and banana peels. Have a magical day!
โค๏ธ ๐ค
If you had the power to change things, what kind of world do you and your loved ones want to live in?
Our mission at Knightscope is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. I believe all Americans have the basic right to live in a safe country and in
May 2015 $KSCP Gulp! May 4, 2015 was the first day we put our machines in public with a paying beta test client. Began a grueling period of time getting everything to barely work. Team even slept in the van overnight - so many technical challenges beyond belief. But kept at it!
INVESTORS: "No way you guys are gonna fix this and you are going to get delisted from NASDAQ in June. I'm counting on it."
Nope. Nice try. Nasdaq granted the extension until 04 Oct 2024. To regain compliance the stock needs to close at or above $1.00 per share for 10
Made it through the nearly 2 hour marathon of questions yesterday! If you missed the Second Quarter Town Hall, here's the video for you.
"For the six months ended June 2023, we booked $6.4 million of revenue putting us on an over $12 million annual revenue run rate โ well over
Knightscope Files Lawsuit Against Capybara Research for Short and Distort Practices
On December 20, 2023, Knightscope filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Capybara Research, a short selling research firm created in
See you all at 1pm PST today! ๐ฆ
โ Knightscope Q3 Results Reflects 198% Increase in Revenue YoY
โ Books $9.8M in Net Revenue for First 9 Months of 2023 Nearly Tripling Revenue Year Over Year
RSVP to Q3 Town Hall for 1pm PST today here:
Any and
Apr 2013 $KSCP Now that we had incorporated the Company, funding not secured (but shelter secured) and had come up with a cool name (2 syllables, deep meaning, and URL available!) we had to come up with a logo. Here's the original (that still appears on some of our machines).
Sep 2016 $KSCP that year at the ASIS security conference was fun. A security company hired our security robots to patrol the security conference attended by 16,000+ security professionals.
Attendees: "Cool publicity stunt with your robots patrolling the conference."
Us: "Dude,
Investors: "The current share price wildly undervalues Knightscope. Why aren't you buying shares at this level? Have you no commitment or confidence?"
I guess having pretty much my entire net worth riding on Knightscope and 11 years working the problem isn't good enough for
Feb 2014 $KSCP Literally crossing street on a film shoot with a drone in
#SanFrancisco
and captured this shot with
#lawenforcement
patrol vehicle. Sometimes little signs along the journey to point you in a direction as startups arenโt always banana peels everywhere every day.
Apr 2016 $KSCP as I have often said, we've had so many friends, supporters, companies, investors, etc. help us along the way. We had gotten our technology working (kinda) but in Silicon Valley only. How the heck were we going to be able to deploy outside of a radius where
Investors: "I'm confused with the Proxy Statement for the upcoming annual shareholder meeting ... can you provide a very simple explanation, please?"
Sure! From my personal perspective it boils down three items. In a nutshell:
1. "Clean Up" - there are items that should have
Victory belongs to those who refuse to quit. Every โnoโ is just fuel to push harder. Negative fuel is real even when it comes from your own supporters, especially when they think the sky is falling. It is not. The future will be bright because you shall make it so.
"Leo the Killer Dog" and now both $TSLA and $KSCP influencer said he wanted to go visit Knightscope Headquarters (KHQ) to meet the robots!
What do you think, is it "Robot Walking Dog" or "Dog Walking Robot"?
When your dreams become reality right before your eyes. 10+ years of hell, blood, sweat and tears to get here. No words.
Thank you to all our supporters that helped make it happen! And to the naysayers, you all have yourselves a wonderful day!
โToday we are launching a pilot program to test the Knightscope K5 security robot,โ said Mayor Eric Adams, City of New York. โThe NYPD must be on the forefront of technology and be 2 steps ahead of those utilizing technology to hurt New Yorkers.โ
โToday we take that notion of
Can law enforcement and security professionals be everywhere at once?
No, and the current system is not working.
We can do better working together!
$KSCP
It's been a long road - and yet there is so much more work to do! But never, ever, give up on your dreams - no matter the circumstances, no matter what it takes, no matter how many times you are told 'no'. We fight to win.
#IPO
#relentless
#founders
Let me introduce myself! A bit about me:
๐ Married dream girl
๐ถ 14 lbs killer dog
๐ Born in NYC
๐
@Ford
alum
๐งโ๐ BSEE & MBA
๐ค 80s Metalhead
๐ธ EVH, Gibson, Peavey
๐ค CEO
@iKnightscope
โก๏ธ
@Tesla
owner
๐
@Apple
fan
๐บ๐ธ U.S.A. !!!
๐ Relentless
๐ Silicon Valley
Nov 2013 $KSCP Single angel invested just enough capital to attempt building one of the world's most miserable prototypes. We had nowhere else to build it - so just started soldering and hammering away in the middle of Class A office space
@PlugandPlayTC
- still no payroll.
No matter how hard it gets, how impossible it seems, or however long it takes ... the
@iKnightscope
team will continue to show up. We've been through some tough times over the last 11 years but we still made it this far - despite all the rock throwing, threats, naysayers, and
Investors: "You guys just keep losing money, the CEO and the team are incompetent, and this will never be profitable. How can you possibly think this will ever make money?"
I tell you - the daily love letters I get are truly inspiring. So let's parse this into the past and the
Investors: "You are delusional. You will never achieve the mission and you need to stop stealing investors' money. And your CEO is a failure."
What is delusional is knowing a major problem in your country can be addressed with technology and not doing anything about it.
HAPPY 11th YEAR ANNIVERSARY at Knightscope!!!
Dedicated.ย Stubborn.ย Unwavering.ย Relentless.
ELEVEN YEARS of forcing the growth of Knightscope starting from literally zero on April 4, 2013.ย I want to personally thank the Knightscope Founding Management Team who are all still at
Feb 2014 $KSCP And since we didn't have enough team members to do the testing, why not use a police officer to see if the first cut of the
#autonomous
navigation stack works? For the engineers: navigating with 2 single beam LiDARS is no bueno at scale. Duh.