Keycafe

Keycafe is a key exchange and sharing economy company based in Vancouver.

History

The company was founded in Vancouver by Clayton Brown and Jason Crabb in 2012. Over the next few years, its service was expanded to other cities including Toronto, Seattle, Austin, New York City, San Francisco, as well as London, England and Paris, France. It has AbOUT 400 service locations in total.

Service

Keycafe distributes cloud-connected key-exchange boxes where users share their property, vehicle, or other keys. Keys are placed in the Keycafe box at a location such as a local CoFFEE shop, where guests can then access the keys. The service is used by home-sharers and individuals for letting in guests and service professionals such as for housekeeping or pet care. Real estate brokers, property managers, and other companies also use the service. Owners are alerted to when keys are deposited or picked up via a mobile app, text, or email. The service is used both through its own website or app, and is embedded into the Airbnb Host Assist platform. It is also used by other home-sharing services. Home owners pay a monthly fee as well as a fee per key pick-up.