# Grant Walter

> Grant Walter is the Chairman, CEO and President of KoreLock, a Denver-based IoT technology company that sells turnkey embedded smart lock platforms to the lock and access-control industry. Rather than making locks or software, KoreLock builds the printed-circuit-board module, firmware and cloud that let any manufacturer ship a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connected lock. Its patent-protected, gateway-free Wi-Fi direct technology sits inside tens of thousands of locking devices across 65+ countries. In 2023 Walter was named a Security Industry Innovator for that WiFi-ready platform.

- **Role:** Chairman, CEO & President at KoreLock, Inc.
- **Organizations:** KoreLock, Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
- **Known for:** Named 2023 Security Industry Innovator for WiFi-ready IoT smart lock technology., Co-founded and leads KoreLock, whose technology is embedded in 50,000-75,000+ locking devices across 65+ countries., Brought a patent-protected, gateway-free Wi-Fi direct smart lock platform to market with proven product-market fit.

## Career timeline

- **2022** — Co-founds KoreLock, Inc. as a spin-out from a larger software business, inheriting 10+ years of Wi-Fi direct connectivity IP.
- **2023** — Leads KoreLock's public debut as a standalone IoT smart lock technology company, backed by Iron Gate Capital and Kozo Keikaku Engineering.
- **2023** — Announces patent for power savings in Wi-Fi direct smart locks.
- **2023** — Partners with PDQ Manufacturing on an integrated access control platform; integrates with Jervis Systems.
- **2023** — Named 2023 Security Industry Innovator by SecurityInfoWatch, Security Business and Security Technology Executive.

## Achievements

- Named 2023 Security Industry Innovator for WiFi-ready IoT smart lock technology.
- Co-founded and leads KoreLock, whose technology is embedded in 50,000-75,000+ locking devices across 65+ countries.
- Brought a patent-protected, gateway-free Wi-Fi direct smart lock platform to market with proven product-market fit.
- Secured investment from Iron Gate Capital and Japan's Kozo Keikaku Engineering.

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — Honored as a 2023 Security Industry Innovator for WiFi-ready IoT smart lock technology.
- **2023-02** — KoreLock closed a Series A round and debuted publicly as an IoT smart lock technology company.

## Links

- Website: https://korelock.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-k-walter-17557
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KoreLockInc/

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