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Knightscope VP of Software Engineering Mercedes Soria to Receive 2017 ABIE Award for LeadershipKnightscope, developer of advanced physical security technologies focused on significantly enhancing US security operations, announced today that the Anita Borg Institute has named Knightscope Vice President of Software Engineering Mercedes Soria the recipient of the "2017 ABIE Award for Leadership." The annual recognition recognizes a woman who has "served in a significant leadership role in advancing technology, with a strong focus on increasing women's representation and success in the field." An awards ceremony will be held as part of the 2017 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, October 4-7, 2017 in Orlando, Florida with an expected 18,000 people in attendance - the largest gathering in the world of women technologists. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170814005350/en/ 
Knightscope VP of Software Engineering Mercedes Soria to be the recipient of the "2017 ABIE Award for Leadership" (Photo: Business Wire) "Anita Borg paved the way for women across the globe who were interested in following their dreams and pursuing careers in technology," said Mercedes Soria, VP Software Engineering, Knightscope. "It is an absolute honor to receive this esteemed award and will only fuel my ongoing efforts to inspire the next generation of women technologists." Mercedes Soria has a rich history in the technology field with over 15 years of experience. She currently leads the Knightscope team focused on machine learning, artificial intelligence and user-interface applications and aims to increase the number of women working in security and robotics. Earlier this year Mercedes received the 2017 "Silicon Valley Business Journal Woman of Influence Award," spotlighting the 100 most influential women in Silicon Valley from the public, private and nonprofit sectors. "The Anita Borg Istitute is thrilled to honor Mercedes with the 2017 ABIE Award for Leadership," said Telle Whitney, the organization's CEO and President. "From her time mentoring dozens of other female Deloitte (News - Alert) engineers to her contributions to the U.S. Department of State's TechWomen initiative, Mercedes serves as a role model for all women technologists." For more information on Knightscope, including investment opportunities in purchasing preferred stock in the Company's Reg A+ "mini-IPO" as well as the Investor Perks, please visit www.knightscope.com. Information about the offering, as well as the offering circular, can be found here. About Knightscope, Inc. Knightscope, Inc. is an advanced security technology company that utilizes Software + Hardware + Humans to provide its clients with new groundbreaking anomaly detection capabilities. In an increasingly volatile world, we are developing one of the most important technologies to come out of Silicon Valley that will empower the public and private sectors to proactively build stronger, safer communities, ultimately saving money and lives. Crime has a $1 trillion negative economic impact on the U.S. every single year and our long-term mission is to cut it in half. Learn more at www.knightscope.com About the ABIE Award for Leadership The ABIE Award for Leadership recognizes a woman who has served in a significant leadership role in advancing technology, with a strong focus on increasing women's representation and success in the field. Winners serve as industry role models by advocating, mentoring, and inspiring other women technologists. An offering statement regarding this offering has been filed with the SEC. The SEC has qualified that offering statement, which only means that Knightscope may make sales of the securities described by that offering statement. It does not mean that the SEC has approved, passed upon the merits or passed upon the accuracy or completeness of the information in the offering statement. You may obtain a copy of the offering circular that is part of that offering statement here. You should read the offering circular before making any investment. Forward-Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding projected business performance, operating results, financial condition and other aspects of the company, expressed by such language as "expected," "anticipated," "projected" and "forecasted." These statements also include estimates of the pace of customer adoption of the Company's products, engineering developments and prototype capabilities. Please be advised that such statements are estimates only and there is no assurance that the results stated or implied by forward-looking statements will actually be realized by the company. Forward-looking statements may be based on management assumptions that prove to be wrong. The Company's predictions may not be realized for a variety of reasons, including due to competition, customer sales cycles, and engineering or technical issues, among others. In addition, transitioning from proof of concept to working prototypes and then to production involves an inherent amount of uncertainty, and there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to successfully make these transitions for any of its developing technologies. The Company and its business are subject to substantial risks and potential events beyond its control that would cause material differences between predicted results and actual results, including the company incurring operating losses and experiencing unexpected material adverse events.
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