Hail from the Chief
So much has happened at IKIN since our previous newsletter earlier this year, and I am excited to finally update you on our latest successes. First off, we are continuing to expand our team of talented specialists. In the previous months, IKIN has hired 11 new employees and two notable advisors to accelerate and streamline the development of numerous projects. To boot, we raised over $19 million, positioning the company to maintain the forward momentum that has been actively rising over the year and through this summer.
We are currently engaged with significant partnerships on many fronts, including financial, distribution, and content development. Most recently, IKIN signed a deal with a notable global cosmetics company to revolutionize how they perform clinical trials of their products.
And, we have been a feature fixture of industry trade shows. IKIN was spotlighted at the 5G Application Showcase in Arlington Virginia, where our smart warehouse for the Department of Defense was the highlight of the event, showcased for two days and framed as an option for all aspects of government. This summer, IKIN won the “Best IoT Innovation” award at ITEXPO Miami, where we additionally recorded feedback from attendees at both IKIN U and the tradeshow for use on future campaigns. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, IKIN leadership held three days of meetings with numerous European entities such as service providers and system integrators. At all events, interest in IKIN was exceedingly high and feedback was glowing—illustrating comprehensive third-party validation of IKIN, among other positive takeaways. Join us in celebrating IKIN’s continued success by reading the specific newsletter items included below. As always, I look forward to staying connected.
All the Best,
Joe Ward
INVESTOR UPDATE:
Interest in IKIN is Rising in Lockstep with our Fundraising
The big news at present is that we are rapidly honing in on our capital fundraising goal. Currently, we sit just shy of $20MM and are seeking additional funds to meet our needs and exceed expectations. Interest in IKIN is steadily on the rise, with new business partners in place, and our holographic technology garnering international attention throughout the summer. If you are an investor looking to finance the future of business solutions through technological innovation, join the effort by clicking here.
TEAM IKIN UPDATES:
New Blood Keeps IKIN Sharp and Moving Squarely Ahead
IKIN is pleased to announce our team has expanded with the addition of a talented and diverse pool of seasoned professionals to help propel us far into the IKINverse.
Let’s give a warm IKIN welcome to…
Tracie Hogencamp
HR Manager/Executive Admin
Chisang In
Senior Software Engineer
Timothy (TJ) Jordan
Senior AR Developer
Sean Montplasir
Unity Technical Artist
Karl Post
Technical Director
Sunita Shuh
Systems Engineer/Project Engineer
Jim Stiefelmaier
Creative Director-Innovation
Kristy Tipton
Executive Producer
Ting Tang
Mechanical Engineer
See Xiong
UI/UX Technical Artist
REAL ESTATE MOGUL KENNETH R. SATTERLEE
Takes the Helm of IKIN’s Advisory Board
We are pleased to introduce our latest IKIN team member, Ken Satterlee.
Ken is a seasoned real estate developer with more than three decades of real estate experience in the Texas and California markets. Beginning in commercial real estate in 1977, Ken quickly built up a successful brokerage practice within only a few years. Additionally, he established his development and investment firm, St. Croix Capital Corp., which he founded in 1982 and continues to operate to this day. Ken brings a wellspring of accumulated leadership skills, guidance, and business savvy to his oversight of the IKIN Advisory Board, making him a valuable addition to the IKIN team.
“When I first learned of IKIN and its technology, I was more than interested in investing, but as time has gone by, I have become even more engaged at many basic levels. I think this gives me a unique opportunity to be a sounding board to the team and a resource for other investors and potential users of the technology.”—Ken Satterlee
STEPPING INTO THE LIGHT
Welcome to the new look of IKIN. You may have noticed that this newsletter is much more vivid than the last. What you are seeing is a glimpse into our new, brighter, more colorful brand identity, painting IKIN, our company image, and our technology in a new light. Inspired by our own holographic tech, which realizes holograms in vibrant, full-color spectrum and viewable in ambient light, we’ve stepped out of the dark and into the light with our branding guidelines and images. From here forward, IKIN’s look will be as brilliant as our tech and ideas. If you haven’t done so already, make your way to our recently overhauled website to enjoy the site’s facelift and experience our color-forward sizzle reel.
IKIN LANDS BIG
On The International Stage
IKIN made a big splash this summer on the international technology expo circuit where we officially debuted our developers training program IKIN University and our IKIN ARC holographic system to rave reviews in back-to-back showings at ITEXPO Miami and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Attendees were struck with incredible excitement, enthusiasm, and interest in IKIN ARC, a holographic projection system that works in ambient light and needs no special headwear to view. To quote a few impressed attendees:
“[I have] never seen anything like that before.”
“Wow, I see so many opportunities!”
The responses speak for themselves, but the love didn’t stop there, as ITEXPO named IKIN a Best of Show Award Winner in the category of “Best IoT Innovative Use Case.” And, while at MWC, our very own Taylor Scott sat down for an interview with Al Jazeera Television, speaking to over 750 million viewers in the process.
Read all about our road trip of success in the following articles linked below. And, for you developers interested in joining IKIN University, sign up here for free.
See the attached links to read the full details of how the IKIN University workshop and our holograms impacted these two events, including our latest award win.
AWARDS ABOUND
as IKIN’s Joe Ward is Named One of “10 BEST CEOs”
Following in the wake of recent “Best In Show” award wins for IKIN at ITEXPO and CES earlier this year, our co-founder and CEO Joe Ward has now been singled out for his captaining of the IKIN ship. C Level Focus, the renowned business journal, named Joe one of its “10 Best CEOs” of 2021, spotlighting his “uninterrupted record of success in developing and leading high-performance organizations” as well as IKIN’s holographic technology in the process. All around, a huge win for Joe and the company in a year chock-full of big wins and increasing industry recognition–and, we’re only halfway through 2021! Read the entire article here.
Calling All Developers: Get in on the Ground Floor of Holographic Innovation
We are pleased to announce that IKIN University launched with a surge of positive responses from industry attendees at ITEXPO Miami last month. Our program, which is geared toward developers and ISPs, kicked off ITEXPO festivities with a first-hand look at the IKIN ARC hologram projection system and insights into our SDK for developers and ISPs. The rollout of IKIN U. continues this summer and beyond. If you are a developer looking to stay apprised of our SDK, make sure to sign up on our website for updates on development and release.
GETTING OVER THE HUMP
Posed by Ongoing Global Supply Chain Challenges
Chuck Oakley, our VP of Global Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management, continues to make great progress on the RYZ, working closely with Taylor Scott and the team to ensure all of IKIN’s manufacturing supply needs are met. Most of you are seeing challenges in all product categories from lumber to steel to microchips and even food, foam, etc. Chuck and the team are staying very close to global supply chain challenges as it relates to the RYZ and IKIN ARC, and we will continue to monitor and share as new information comes to light. For further learning, please read below.
Recent complications to the global supply chain have brought about unique challenges for businesses across industries. Read about this impacting issue.
IN CLOSING…
Moving forward, we are continuing to ride IKIN’s wave of positive feedback and increased brand recognition, following our successful runs at ITEXPO and MWC, our burgeoning global expansion into the cosmetics and beauty sphere, and the addition of some new experts into the IKIN fold. With additional partnerships in the works and more opportunities to collaborate with our community of developers via IKIN University, we have much to look forward to. Of course, this also includes continued capital raising efforts to ensure our shared vision for IKIN’s technology and business solutions are realized fully and with the greatest possible impact. Continue to support IKIN’s efforts by clicking below to follow us on social media where you can stay up to date on all our exciting IKIN news in real-time.
Joe Ward
IKIN CEO and Co-founder
