Sharry Mobile Badge And ID Management Startup Profile + CEO Interview

Published Aug 29, 2023 14:30 PM

Sharry touts itself as a "workplace experience platform" with a focus on connecting mobile credential management with traditional on-premise access control systems. As more access control companies move to the cloud, how is the company positioned?

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IPVM interviewed Sharry CEO Josef Šachta to discuss the startup's offering, where they are positioned, how it interconnects cloud mobile credentials with on-premise systems, its go-to-market strategy, and plans for growth.

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****** *** ******* ** **** *** is ************* ** ******, ***** ********. Sachta **** *** ****** **** ******* in ****** *** ****** ****** ** the ** ** ****/****:

**** ** ******* *** ***** ******* were ***** ** ******, ******* ******. Our ***** ******* ** *** ** was ** ****, **** ** *** the ***** ********,* *** **** ** ******. **** ** ****, ** ******* to ** **** ****** ** *** US ******, *** ** *** *** tender ****** ********** ** *** *** ** 2019. ** ***** ****, * ***** say **** ****** ****** ** ** course, * **** ********* ****** *** us, ** *** **** ******, ** course, ***** *** * ********* ** growth.

****** ******* ** *********, ****** **** 1 ***** ******* ** *** **. Sachta **** **** *** ****** ** the ** *** ****** ** ****** headcount ** *** ****** **** ** 2024.

Limited ** *******

****** **** *** ******** ******** *** funding *******, **** **** **** ****** funding ** **** *** ****, ********* with ** ***** ***** ** *** Czech ********.********** ***** * ******* ******* *********** *** ******, ******* **** in * ***** *****, **** **** raised ********** ****** *******. *** *******, competitor************ ****** $** ******* ** ****.

****** **** **** *** ******** ** fundraise * "*** ********** ***** ** the **** ** ******", ** ***** a "******** *** ********** ****** ****", though **** *** *** ******** *** large ** * ********* **** **** looking ***.

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****** *** *** ******** *** *******, though ***** ** *** ********* ******* pricing, "**** ** ********* ** ****** users", *** ******* ****** **** ********, we ******** *** ******* ** ** under $* ******* ***.

Mobile ***** *** ******** ********** **********

****** *** *********** ********** ****** ** middleware ******* ****** ********** ********* (*.*., HID, *****, *****, ***.), ******-****-** ******** solutions (*.*., ****, ********, ***.), *** on-premise ****** ******* *******. **** ** not **** ******** *** ** * third-party ********** ********** ******* **** ************ separate *********** **** ********* ********* **** the ****** ***:

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********* *** *********** ** ******** ***** *** ****** credential, ******** ***** ****** *** ******* NFC, **** *************, *** ******* ***********.

*******, ****** ****** ****** ********** *********** with *** *** ******* ********** *** parking ********, **** ****** *********** ****** as * "********* ********** ********":

*** * **** ** ****** ******, is **** ** *** * ********* experience ******** ****** ******* ******** *******.

*** **** ********* ****** ** ****** is ** * ********** ********** ******** because ** *** ********** *** ********** of ***, ** ******** ** ****, etc. ** *** *** ******** **** enables ** ****** ***** *********** **** these ********* *** ** ******** **** into *** ****** ******* *******. ** are *** ***** ***** *** ****** control ******* *** ***** ********** *********. The ****** ****** ** ******* ********** system, ***** * ***** *** ***** standard **** *** *** ******* ** more **** ***** ***** ******* ********** systems, **'* ***** ** *** ** codes **** *** *** ******* ** the ******, *** **** *** *** them ** ******** ********** ** *** front **** ** ** ** ******* the *********

****** **** **** **** ********* ***** out **** ****** ***** *** ** these * ******** *** **** ****** into **** ** *** *********, *** example, ********** ****************** **************.

White ***** *** *** ********** ****** **********

****** **** **** ****** ** * solution *** ****** *********, ***** **** multiple ********** ********* *** ****** ******* systems:

**** ** * ******** *** ********** clients. **** ***** ** * *** employee ** *** *******, *** **** are ******* ** ***** ** ******* as * *** ********, ** ****** all *** ******* *** ***********, *** example, ** *** ****** ** ******* to *** ****** **********, ** ****** certain *********.

** ***** *** ***** ** ***** label *** *** **** ********* *** credential *** **** ** ********** **** the ********** ********, *** *******, ***** Portal *** ***. *** ** **** to ** ********** **** *** ****** control ******* ** ******** *** ********** over *****. **'* ******* **** *** integrations *** ***********, *** *** ************ we *** **** ***** ****** ********* SDK *******.

******'* *********** ********* ****** ** ****** *******, ****** credentials, *******, *** ******** **********-******* ******* (e.g., ******** *******).

Apple ******'* ******** ******

****** **** *** *** *********** *** be ***** ******* "****** ***** ****** and ***** ***** ******." *******, ****** emphasized *** ******** ** *** *** access *******:

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********** ****** *********** ** *******, ****** ******* *** *** ******* with ***** ******, *** ****** ********** this ** ** *********** *** *** company:

** **** ** ****** ** ******* we *** **** *** ********, ** need ** ****** **** ******* ** generating *** ********** **** ***** ******. So ********, ***** ****** *** **** a ***** *********** *** **. *** thing ** **** ******** ** ***** Wallet ********** ******** ******** *** *** that ** ******** *** **** ****** to ******** *** *** **********. ** it's ******** *** *** ********* **** as ******, ****** ********* ** **** that ***********.

*** *** ****** ***** ** **** Apple ****** **** **** ** * positive ********** ** *** *** ****, which ***** **** *** ******** ***** to ** ********** **** *** ****** control ******, ******* ********** ** *** possible ** **** * ****** ********** in *** *** *** ** ******** manually ********* ** *** ****** ******* system, ***** ** *** **** **********.

** *** **'* ********* ** **** an ********** ******** **** *** ****** control ******. ** ****'* ******** ****'* actually ***** *** **, ******* **** was ********* **** ** **** ********.

**'* **** **** ******* ** ******* players **** *** ******** ** *** solution, ** ** ***** ******* ** do, *** * ***** ******* **'* definitely ***** **.

** **** ***** **** ***** ******* was ******* ** ******* ***, ***** is * ******** ***** *** ********** clients ** *** **:

******* ***** ***** *** *** **** the **** *****, *** *** *****, which *** *** ********, ********** ** the **, **** ***** ****** *** fact **** **** **** ***** * more ****** ********, *** **'* ******** a ****** *** ****** **** *** plastic ******.

** *** *** ****** ** *********; the **** **** *** **** ***** preferring ******* **** **** ** ** 100% **** **** **'* ***** ** be ****, *** **** ** **** customers **** **** **** **** ***** with **** ********* ** **** ****, but **** **** ***'* **** ***** the *****.

***** ****** ****** **** ***** ******* now *** ********** **** ***** ****** is ******* *** **** **** *** are ****** **** **** *****. **'* just ***% ****** *** *** **** reason. *** ****** ****** ** **** of ****** ***** *** **** ****** brand, ********** *** ********** *******. ***** HID ** * **** ***** ** our ********, *** **'* *** *********** generally ***** [******* *** ********]. **** you *** ******* ** *** ********* that ** ********* ** *****, ** really ********* *** *********.

Go ** ****** *****

****** **** **** ****** ********* **** directly ** *** ***** ** ***** the ******. *******, ** **** ** of ****, **** ******* ******** * dealer *******, ********* ** ******** ********, and ** *** *** ** ****, they **** ** ** **** ** dealers ****:

** *** ***** ******* ********, ****** for *********, *** *********** ********* ******* integrators. ** *** ***** ******* ***** steps **************, ***** ** ***** ** actually **** **** ********. ** ** the ******* ***** ** **** * good ******* **** ** **** *** represent **, ** **** ******* ******** to ** ******** ** *** ******. When *** ****** ** ****** ** for *** ******* *** *** *** direct ********, ** *** ******* ** our ********. ** ** *** ****** to ** ** **** ** ****.

* ***** *** **** ** *** end ** ****, * ***** **** to ** **** **** ** ******* partners.

Differentiation ******* ******** *** ** *******

****** ******* "**** ** ********* ** active *****", ****** ** ** ********* and *** **. ****** ******** **** the ****** ******* ****** ** "***** fragmented" ** ******:

** ** * **** ********* ********* between *** ** *** ******. ** the **, *** ****** ** ******* quite ************, *** ***'* *** **** there *** *** ** ***** ****** control ******* *** ********** ******* ** for *** ****** *********. *** ** Europe, **'* ***** **********. **'* ********* to ***** *** ******* ** ******, but ** *** ***** ****, ** believe **** **** ** *** *******. We **** **** ********** **** ** are **** ** ***** **** ******** installations, *** ***** *** ****** ** very ***** ****** ******* ********* **** are **** ****** ** ***** *******.

Low **** ** ****** ******* ********* ******** **** ********

******* ****** ** ********* * ********** between ********* *********, **** **** * risk **** **** ****** ****** ******* companies (*.*., ********, *******, *****, ***.) will ***** *** **** ********** **** their *** ********. ****** **** **** they *** ******* **** ********* **** often **** ******** ********* ****** *********:

* **** *** ******* *** ****. First, * **** ********* ******** ** Sharry *** *** ******* *** ***** us, ** *** **** **** ** are * **** **********. ** **** you *** * **** **** *** Lenel ** * ********* *****, *** you *** * ***** **********, *** often **** ** **** **** *** different ****** ******* ******* ** **** landlords, ** ***** **** **** ******* is ***** ******** ****** ******* *******, and ** *** ***** ***** ****. So **** ** *** *** ********** against ****** ******* ***********

*** *** ****** ***** **, * don't ******* **** ***** ********* **** be **** ** ******* *** ********* apps, *** ******* *** **** ********** app ** ***** ******* ********, ** addition ** *** ******* ********** ******.

** *** ***, *** ** ***** companies **** ***** *** ******* ********** systems, *** ***** ***'* **** ** use **** *******, * ***'* ***** that **'* ******** ** ** ****** good ** ***** ********** **** *** need ** ** ** *** ****** control ******, ***** ** ** ****** super *******.

***** ****** ****** ************** ** ***** areas *** *********** ** * ***** range ** *** ***** *******, ** more ** *** ****** ******* ****** moves ** *** *****, ***** ***** integrations *** **** ******, ****** **** need ** ******** ** **** ***************.

SaaS ***** *****

****** ** **** ** * ******* subscription **** * ******* ******* ******.

*** ******** ********** *********, ****** ********** pricing ** ***** ** *** **** of *** ******** (** *******/*****) *** the ****** ** ************:

*** ******** ********** *********, ** *** "GLA", ***** ******** **** ** *** building. ***** ** **** *** ************** fee, ***** ** ***** ** *** number ** ************ **** ** **** to *******.

******* *** ****** *******, *** ********** pricing ** **** *** ****** ****, meaning **** ******* ****** *** ******* new ******, *** ***'* **** ** buy * *** *******:

**** *** **** **** ********* *** to **** *** ***** ******* *** mobile *********** ********, ******* **'* *** project **** *** ******* **** ** invest **** ********, ***** ** *** on ****, ********* **** **** ** upgrade ***** ****** ******* ******. **** also **** ** *** *** *** credentials, ** *** ********** ********* **** HID, *** **** ** *** ** on, ** ** *** ********* *** us ** **** *** ******* **** that ***** ***** *** *** ******* when ***** *** **** ** ****** standard.

***** ****** **** *** ******** *******, Sachta *****:

** *** *** ******* *** ******, but * *** *** ** ******* that, *** *******, *** *** ******* management ******, ** ****'* ********* *** us ** **** *** ***** *******, because **'* ****** ************ ******. ** I ******* **** ** *** ** the **** ***** ** *** ****** is.

** **** ***** **** ****** *** resell ****** *********** ** **** ** its ********, *** **** ********* *** purchasing **** ******* ***** ********, *** Sharry **** ********** ****.

Sharry **. ************ **. ****

************ (*** *******)*** ****** ***** **** ******* ********** capabilities, ********** ****** ******* ******** **** different ****** *** ** ******** ********** solution, *** **** ** *** ***** access ******* **********. ****, ** *** other ****, ****** ****** ******* **********, allowing ***** ** ****/****** ***** *** generate *** ****. *******, **** ***** integration ** ****** ****-** ********* (*.*., Okta, ********, ***.).

***** **** ****** *********** ** ****** offers ****** ******* ******** **********, ******* management, *** **** ************ ******* *** mobile ****. *******, ************ ** **** better ******, ******* $**+ *******, ****** 10x **** ****** *** ******, ** a **** ******* **** *****.

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***** ** ** *** ***** ** assess *** **** ****** **** ** able ** ****** ** *** **, it ***** *********** **********, ********* *** much ******* ** *** ***** *** how ******* ** *** ****** ***** sales ******* ** *** ** **** such * ***** *********.

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