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KADO Networks
Techstars '22New York City, US · 1 known investors
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KADO is a digital business card platform that allows professionals and enterprises to create personalized cards, capture leads, and sync contacts to CRM tools. The platform serves sales teams and organizations seeking to modernize contact sharing and follow-up workflows.
Also known as KADO · KADO Networks
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026KADO Networks operates a digital business card platform used by individual professionals, teams and enterprises. Users build a branded card carrying a logo, colors, contact details, links, socials and video content, and share it via QR code, NFC tap, mobile wallet or a direct link, with no app required for the recipient. The product includes lead capture through embedded forms and AI scanner flows, contact management with notes, tasks, reminders, tags and automatic event tagging, and synchronization of captured contacts into CRM and contact systems.
Integrations cover Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics and Zapier, plus Outlook and Google Contacts sync, email, calendar and Active Directory connections. For organizations, KADO offers an admin dashboard with centralized governance, bulk provisioning, team controls, analytics and user management, along with enterprise options such as a dedicated account manager, premium onboarding, priority support, HRM connections and subdomain configuration. The company states SOC 2 Type II controls, GDPR-compliant processing, role-based access control, encrypted storage and transport, and data processing agreement support. KADO does not manufacture or sell NFC cards; cards from third-party suppliers can be linked to a KADO profile. A Techstars job board listing describes KADO as an AI-driven enterprise networking solution helping relationship-driven businesses connect with and monetize client relationships.
Business model
Software-as-a-service subscription sold both self-serve to individual professionals and via sales-assisted motions to teams and enterprises, with a free tier used as an entry point and paid per-user plans above it.
Tiered per-user subscriptions: a free Networker Lite plan for one user; Business Developer at $4 per user per month billed monthly, adding notes and tasks, Outlook and Google Contacts sync, CRM integration and tags; Networker team plan at $2.50 per user per month with team management, fully branded cards and multiple cards per user; and a custom-priced Enterprise plan. Pricing is offered in USD and EUR, with annual billing giving two months free.
Traction
The company reports more than 50,000 professionals using the platform across over 70 countries and a 4.8 out of 5 average app rating. Published customer stories cite doubled qualified contacts per event day using QR and form capture, and reduced duplicate CRM records with cleaner conference attribution.
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Market position
Competes in the digital and virtual business card category as an alternative to paper cards, with the stated positioning that it scales from solo users to enterprise deployments.
Positions the digital card as part of a follow-up workflow rather than a standalone contact profile, combining lead capture, note-taking and reminders with automated CRM sync, and adding enterprise governance features (admin dashboard, bulk provisioning, analytics, compliance controls). The platform is hardware-neutral, working with NFC cards from any third-party provider.
Technology
Web and mobile applications for iPhone and Android, QR code, NFC and wallet-based card sharing, embedded lead-capture forms with AI scanner flows, and API-based integrations with Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics, Zapier, Outlook, Google Contacts, email, calendar and Active Directory. Security controls include SOC 2 Type II, GDPR-compliant processing, role-based access and encryption in storage and transport.
Go-to-market
Two parallel motions: free self-serve signup for individuals (email one-time passcode, Google, Microsoft or Apple sign-in), and a demo-request and contact-sales path for teams and enterprises. Support content is distributed through a public knowledge base and a YouTube channel.
Solo professionals and founders, plus sales teams, recruiters, real estate, energy, consulting, enterprise HR, marketing, financial advisory, pharma, automotive and insurance organizations that rely on in-person networking and event-based lead capture.
Geography
Headquartered in New York, with locations listed in Union Square, New York and the Community of Madrid, Spain; users reported across more than 70 countries.
History
A Techstars job board profile lists KADO Networks as founded in 2020, at pre-seed stage, with 11-50 employees, operating in CRM, professional networking, SaaS, sales and software development.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does KADO Networks do?
- KADO Networks runs a digital business card and lead-capture platform for professionals, teams and enterprises.
- Who are KADO Networks's investors?
- KADO Networks's investors include Techstars.
- Where is KADO Networks headquartered?
- KADO Networks is headquartered in New York City, US.