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Knightscope, Inc.CIK 0001600983 · Communications Equipment NEC
Our mission is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. We serve clients across commercial, government, healthcare, education, transportation, and residential markets. About this business →
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About Knightscope, Inc.
Source: Item 1 (Business) from the 10-K filed March 27, 2026. Description as filed by the company with the SEC.
Item 1. Business
Overview
Our mission is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. We serve clients across commercial, government, healthcare, education, transportation, and residential markets.
We are a security technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. We provide integrated, technology-enabled security solutions designed to improve safety outcomes for our clients across the United States.
Our strategy is centered on building and delivering outcomes-driven safety through the integration of three core components that encompass our Knightscope Autonomous Security Force:
1.Hardware – ASRs, ECDs, and a variety of sensing technologies;
2.Software – cloud-based platform for real-time security monitoring, data analysis and event management, diagnostics tools designed to keep ECDs operational and reliable, and tools that enable the management and monitoring of ASRs in the field; and
3.Human– on premise licensed security personnel and remote monitoring with human-in-the-loop verification, escalation, and response.
We deliver these components as an integrated managed service. By combining hardware, software, and human personnel into a unified operational framework, we seek to provide clients with end-to-end accountability rather than fragmented security tools.
Our capabilities currently focus on deterrence, detection, and reporting. We are in the process of evolving our service model to “Deter, Detect, Respond” including response capabilities, where appropriate and legally permissible. Response capabilities, when provided, are intended to be conducted by properly licensed personnel and subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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We believe that integrating humans as a delivery and operational mechanism for our autonomous systems enables our product suites to operate in a more multi-modal manner, consistent with how many clients structure security procurement with a multi-layer approach. Security buyers frequently expect the presence of licensed personnel as part of a comprehensive security program, and our model is designed to align with those expectations while incorporating automation and AI-driven technologies.
Recent Developments
On February 27, 2026, we completed the acquisition (the “Event Risk Acquisition”) of all the issued and outstanding membership interest of Event Risk LLC, an Indiana limited liability company (“Event Risk”) pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Event Risk Agreement”). As a result of the transaction, Event Risk became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The aggregate purchase consideration consisted of (i) a $5.0 million cash payment at closing, (ii) repayment of Event Risk’s outstanding indebtedness of $1.1 million, (iii) the issuance of 1,724,418 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, (iv) $4.0 million of deferred cash payments, payable in quarterly installments beginning March 31, 2027 through December 31, 2028 and (v) any post-closing purchase price adjustments.
See Note 11 to our financial statements, which are included in Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report for additional information on the Event Risk Acquisition and “