Kinnovis is an AI-powered self-storage software provider headquartered in Austria, supporting facility management, customer engagement, and online bookings for self-storage operators across Europe and beyond. With a modern, intuitive cloud-based platform, Kinnovis enables businesses to automate repetitive tasks, centralize management, and deliver outstanding tenant experiences around the clock. The company is recognized for its award-winning software and technology-driven approach, consistently leading innovation in the self-storage sector.
Kinnovis's origins trace back to a need for high automation at a self-storage facility owned by Zinkpower, a galvanizing steel plant operator. When no existing product fit their needs for a largely autonomous storage facility in Vienna, founders Martin Kopf and Martin Wild assembled an engineering team and developed their own solution, launching Kinnovis in 2018. Initially grounded in Austria, the software quickly attracted attention from other operators, leading to global adoption. Kinnovis is now used by businesses of all sizes to streamline operations, automate bookings, payments, and customer communications, and is celebrated for enabling efficient scaling in both new and established markets.
Kinnovis stands out with an AI-enhanced, modular SaaS platform tailored for self-storage. Key components include:
Interactive Facility Map: Real-time visualization and management of storage units and floor plans.
Customer-facing Booking Portal: Enables 24/7 online bookings, payments, and ID verification.
Customer Portal: Self-service for tenants, managing units, permissions, payments, and communications.
Automation: Automated billing, invoicing, triggered emails, overlocking/unlocking, and maintenance tasks.
Analytics and Reporting: Actionable insights covering occupancy, revenue, and operational health.
Integration Suite: Extensive APIs and plug-and-play integrations (e.g., with Stripe, Signable, Xero, OpenTech Alliance).
Security: Smart access control, automated permission management, and compliance with data privacy standards.
Multi-location and Multi-language Support: Scalable from single sites to large multi-country portfolios, with support in English, German, French, and Spanish.
AI Chatbot (JaneAI): 24/7 tenant support, bookings, and automated information delivery.
Kinnovis maintains a rapid innovation pace, introducing several important updates and enhancements throughout 2024-2025:
Customer Credit Balance: Streamlined payment processing with improved running balances.
Advanced Automation: Enhanced triggers for emails and notifications, deepened analytics dashboards, expanded API functionalities, and better integrations.
Smart Overlocking: Automated access and overlocking functionality based on payment status.
Kinnovis fosters a collaborative, family-oriented, and innovative workplace, combining industry experience with youthful engineering talent. Its team consists of both seasoned storage professionals and young software experts, emphasizing creativity, open communication, and employee empowerment.
Remote-friendly: Hybrid and remote work is supported.
Ownership & Flexibility: Employees are encouraged to take initiative in their roles, with flexible working options.
Customer-centric: Passion for solving real-world problems for storage operators and tenants is core to their mission.
