# Munily App

> Munily is a Panama-based proptech company building an access-control and community-management platform for gated communities across Latin America. It replaces broken intercoms and paper visitor logs with an app-and-tablet system that connects security guards, residents, and property administrators - guards photograph a visitor's ID and pick the apartment, and residents approve or deny entry from their phones. A Y Combinator W22 company, Munily has expanded into billing automation, live amenity reservations, and AI-assisted access (license-plate and facial recognition).

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Panama City, Panama
- **Founders:** Khaled Alhaj (CEO / Co-founder), Marwa Hage (Co-founder / Chief Commercial Officer), Carlos de la Guardia (Co-founder / COO), Mitchell Contreras (Co-founder), Ibrahim Khalil Darwiche (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~30-38 employees
- **Products:** Access Control (guard tablet + resident app), WhatsApp QR access, Billing & collections automation, Amenity reservations, AI access (plate & facial recognition)
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator (Winter 2022 batch)., Raised roughly $970K total across its seed rounds., Grew to a ~30-38 person team serving gated communities across Latin America.

## Products & services

- **Access Control (guard tablet + resident app)** — Guards photograph visitor IDs and select the destination apartment on a company-provided tablet; residents approve or deny entry from a push notification on their phone.
- **WhatsApp QR access** — Residents generate QR codes for expected visitors through WhatsApp; guards scan them for near-instant, pre-authorized entry.
- **Billing & collections automation** — Automates maintenance-fee invoicing and delinquency tracking (control de morosidad) for property administrators.
- **Amenity reservations** — Live online booking of shared spaces such as social clubs, pools, and common areas.
- **AI access (plate & facial recognition)** — License-plate reading and facial recognition with integrations to camera systems such as Hikvision, plus elevator access control.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator (Winter 2022 batch).
- Raised roughly $970K total across its seed rounds.
- Grew to a ~30-38 person team serving gated communities across Latin America.
- Expanded from single-point access control into billing, reservations, and AI-assisted entry.

## Latest updates

- **2023-03** — Closed the latest tranche of its seed round.
- **2023** — Rolled out AI-assisted access with license-plate and facial recognition and camera integrations.

## Links

- Website: https://munily.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/munilyapp
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/munily_app
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/munily_app/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/munily-app-yc-w22
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-07-30