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Lockitron (YC S09) — Lockitron makes electronic locks you can control locally from your…

Apigy is the developer of Lockitron, a device which can lock and unlock deadbolt locks via remote control or a mobile device.

Lockitron is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2009 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Lockitron makes electronic locks you can control locally from your…. The founders listed are Cameron Robertson (Founder/CEO), Paul Gerhardt (Founder), Robert Witoff (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, January 17, 2012).

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Lockitron

New accelerator entry · 2012-01-17 · the record

Summer 2009
batch
11
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchSummer 2009
Announced2012-01-17
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size11
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Consumer Electronics
SectorsHardware, IoT
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Palo Alto, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://lockitron.com
Previously known asApigy

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