dormakaba becomes a strategic investor in SwiftConnect

Monday, February 23, 2026

Rümlang, 23 February 2026 – dormakaba participates in SwiftConnect Inc. (“SwiftConnect”) as a strategic investor. SwiftConnect's platform ​​integrates identity and physical access into a streamlined and effortless experience, bringing​​​ ​systems and​​ spaces into its flexible connected access network.​​

SwiftConnect ​​automates traditionally manual workflows and​​ connects existing access systems, identity ​​providers​​, and IT systems to form an open​, unified​ network. Companies can​ streamline and​ centrally manage​ the full​ mobile​ and physical credential lifecycle​, enabling secure, manufacturer-independent access to doors, floors, and shared areas. SwiftConnect was founded in 2020, is based in Connecticut (USA), and employs ​​1​​65​​ people. The company, its platform​, and end-to-end custom integration solutions​ are an ideal complement to dormakaba's global access solutions business.

Till Reuter, CEO dormakaba, says: "With our investment in SwiftConnect, we are focusing on openness and compatibility as key success factors in the access management of the future. SwiftConnect's platform addresses a structural need in the access management market and has great growth potential. We share the common goal of providing customers with access to the most advanced, user-friendly, and secure access technology.“

”dormakaba's strategic investment underscores the ongoing market momentum for SwiftConnect​ as organizations seek to modernize physical access management without replacing their existing infrastruc​ture,”​​​ ​say Chip Kruger and Matt Kopel, co-CEOs of SwiftConnect.

The parties have agreed not to disclose further details and the financial terms of the transaction.

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About dormakaba Group

dormakaba is a leading global provider in the access solutions market. The company reimagines access by setting industry standards for smart systems and sustainable solutions across the lifecycle of a building. More than 15,000 employees worldwide provide their expertise together with distribution partners to a growing customer base in more than 130 countries. dormakaba supports its customers with a broad, innovative portfolio of integrated access products, solutions and services that easily fit into building ecosystems to create safe, secure and sustainable places where people can move around seamlessly.

dormakaba is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and is headquartered in Rümlang near Zurich (Switzerland). It generated a turnover of CHF 2.9 billion in financial year 2024/25.

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