NYC startup KeyMe releases an App that promises you
New York based start-up KeyMe is hoping to solve this problem by creating a secure, cloud-based keychain that stores keys’ cutting instructions and makes it easy to walk into a locksmith and have a replacement made. Their iOS app, out today, enables users to scan and store their keys at any time.
Founded in 2012, KeyMe raised a $2.3 million seed round at the beginning of the year led by Battery Ventures. Using the app, you place your key on a white piece of paper and take two scans, of its front and back. The app then translates that into two pieces of information: the key type and a series of numbers that serves as the depth cutting instructions for any locksmith. That data is stored in your digital keychain, and when you do end up losing your keys, it costs $9.99 to unlock that information plus the price of your local locksmith’s cutting work. Some New Yorkers may have already come across KeyMe while out this summer. In June, KeyMe installed self-service kiosks in five Manhattan 7-Eleven stores that can both make duplicates of physical keys and scan keys for future lockouts.
