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| Sep 14, 2016 | Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) | A couple of years ago I was talking with a company that wanted to build robots. Their proposed price point for the robots was about $20K per unit. It would be a brand new product, that people had never really seen or experienced before, and... |
| Jul 21, 2016 | You Can’t Spell Hardware without H-A-R-D | I started my tinkering with hardware first. As a kid I used to trek down to the “electronics bazaar” in New Delhi, known as Lajpat Rai Market, and go store to store to try and find the components I needed for whatever I was building. It was... |
| Jan 5, 2016 | Hot mobile topics for 2016: esports, personalization, and Internet of Things | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The last decade has seen incredible progress for mobile. Smartphones have moved from a communication utility and entertainment distract... |
| Jan 5, 2016 | Hot mobile topics for 2016: esports, personalization, and Internet of Things | The last decade has seen incredible progress for mobile. Smartphones have moved from a communication utility and entertainment distraction to playing an expanded role in our day-to-day lives: grocery shopping, dating, payments, health monit... |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Who Invests In Hardware Startups? | Chris Quintero Contributor
Chris Quintero is an associate at Bolt, a seed-stage fund that invests capital, staff, prototyping facilities and expertise in startups at the intersection of hardware and software.
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| Jun 17, 2015 | Google’s Nest adds a $199 Nest Cam security camera to its connected home product line | Google’s Nest Labs announced a new security camera to add to its growing list of home automation products: the $199 Nest Cam.
Nest Cam looks for motion and sends an alert to a phone app if it sees something unusual. Nest said the camera has... |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Google’s Nest adds a $199 Nest Cam security camera to its connected home product line | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Google’s Nest Labs announced a new security camera to add to its growing list of home automation products: the $199 Nest Cam.
Nest Cam ... |
| Jun 11, 2015 | In The U.S. Smart Home Market, Don’t Rule Out China | Jim Kim Contributor
Jim Kim is founder and managing partner at Formation 8.
It’s no secret that the smart home is a hot industry generating big-time buzz from VCs and large technology companies alike. The dream of a fully automated and conn... |
| Jun 10, 2015 | FCC filing suggests Nest will unveil a wireless camera next week (updated) | Nest Labs is holding a product announcement event next week, and if a recent FCC filing is any indication the new product is a wireless security camera.
Nest’s testing lab in Taiwan submitted its test report on a Nest “wireless camera” to t... |
| Jun 10, 2015 | FCC filing suggests Nest will unveil a wireless camera next week (updated) | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Nest Labs is holding a product announcement event... |
| Mar 15, 2015 | IoT Startups Need To Consider Their Business Models Carefully | Emanuele Angelidis Contributor
Editor’s note: Emanuele Angelidis is CEO of IoT incubator program Breed Reply, which covers the pros and cons of the various business models that IoT startups can adopt.
With forecasts projecting that billions... |
| Feb 18, 2015 | Bessemer Looks Forward With New $1.6B Fund | Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) announced its latest investment fund today with $1.6B in investments. It has dubbed it BVP IX. It follows a highly successful BVP VIII.
Byron Deeter, a partner at BVP says this is just part of the normal fund... |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Bessemer Venture Partners 2014 Results Include 21 Exits, and Three IPOs | But They Don’t Always Get it Right: Established VC Kicks off 2015 by Updating List of Most Painful Misses
MENLO PARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–January 22, 2015–
Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) – a global venture capital firm backing great ent... |
| Dec 2, 2014 | The Internet Of Things Is Reaching Escape Velocity | Matt Turck Contributor
Matt Turck, a Managing Director of FirstMark Capital, invests across a broad range of enterprise and consumer startups. Prior to FirstMark, he was a Managing Director at Bloomberg Ventures, the investment and incubati... |
| Nov 28, 2014 | A Gift Guide For The Starter Smart Home | The proliferation of smart home products means there’s never been a better time to get on board, even if you’re not that tech crazy or familiar with the market. Here’s the list of things to get you rolling with your own basic setup, plus a ... |
| Nov 17, 2014 | Robert Scoble thinks Australia’s WattCost should be Google’s next purchase | Could WattCost be the next Australian startup acquired by Google? Former Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble believes so.
The startup has developed a device which attaches to a household’s power meter and provides homeowners with real-time p... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Withings’ new device is a cute little camera with sensors to track what’s happening in your house | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’re entering an important age, one in which we’re totally fine with having sleek little cameras equipped with sensors, sitting in our... |
| Sep 4, 2014 | Withings’ new device is a cute little camera with sensors to track what’s happening in your house | We’re entering an important age, one in which we’re totally fine with having sleek little cameras equipped with sensors, sitting in our homes, tracking us.
Withings, the French company behind a variety of consumer health devices, announced ... |
| Aug 21, 2014 | How I Work: NPR Creative Director Liz Danzico | Liz Danzico is NPR‘s creative director (its first) and the cofounder of the School of Visual Arts’ MFA in Interaction Design, a program she chairs.
Danzico describes her design practice as user-centered with a focus on collaborative approac... |
| Aug 20, 2014 | A Second Act For The Internet Of Things | David Hirsch Contributor
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In New York And LA, New Startup Communities Flourish
American Re-Urbanization Drives More On-Demand Innovation
Editor’s note: David Hirsch is co-founder and partner of Metamorphic Vent... |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Vacationers, Let Your Smart Home House-Sit Itself | ReadWriteHome is an ongoing series exploring the implications of living in connected homes.
Three years ago, a pipe burst in Alex Hawkinson’s family vacation home when he was away.
“We found it totally destroyed by moisture,” he told me in ... |
| Jun 24, 2014 | Welcome to 1984? Google acquires Dropcam, Nest opens up to third parties (updated) | Updated @ 12:45pm June 24: Nest today announced a new scheme — the Nest Developer Program — that will expose an API that allows other devices to communicate with your Nest thermostat. The idea is that your thermostat can be a lot more usefu... |
| Jun 22, 2014 | Nest to acquire Dropcam for $555M | Palo Alto, California-based Nest entered into an agreement to acquire San Francisco, CA-based Dropcam for $555m in cash.
The transaction, whose amount is subject to adjustments, is subject to customary closing conditions.
Led by CEO and fou... |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Google extends its connected home play in $555M Dropcam buy | After much speculation, Google-owned Nest has officially acquired connected-camera company Dropcam.
The company announced the deal in a blog post today; it comes out to $555 million in cash, Re/code reported>.
Dropcam will remain indepen... |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Dropcam Lands In Google’s Nest | Google’s Nest subsidiary has acquired Dropcam, a maker of connected home cameras, for $555 million, Recode reports.
The deal helps Nest expand beyond its first two products, a thermostat and a smoke alarm, both distinguished by their wirele... |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Last-Minute Smart Gifts Dad Will Love | For years, he told you to shut off the lights and turn the heat down. Now, for Father’s Day, you could make sure he’s covered with these easy-to-use smart home products and other connected devices.The best part: These items can be picked up... |
| May 23, 2014 | Samsung SmartCam HD Pro Review: A Dropcam Competitor That Works Well, But Lacks Charm | It was inevitable that major OEMs would try to beat startup Dropcam at their own game, by providing inexpensive, HD IP camera for home security enthusiasts, people with babies and folks who just in general like to watch. Samsung has a few e... |
| May 21, 2014 | Here's Why DIY Home Security Will Soon Be A Billion Dollar Market | The home security business is being disrupted. |
| May 6, 2014 | Dropcam now does more than watch your home — it can ID people and alert you to open windows/doors | NEW YORK — Dropcam’s latest gadget isn’t a camera at all.
Dropcam CEO Greg Duffy unveiled the Dropcam Tab today at TechCrunch Disrupt. The tiny new wireless motion sensor will work together with the company’s connected cameras to give you m... |
| May 6, 2014 | Security Cam Maker Dropcam Announces A Location-Based Motion Sensor | Dropcam, the makers of a plug and play security camera system, announced a new sensor, called Tabs, to add new functionality to the camera platform. The device, which is about as big as a stick of gum, can be carried around with you, attach... |
| Apr 17, 2014 | 10 must-have startup tools for CRM, communication, documentation | Stephen Jagger is the co-founder of PayrollHero, a time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS, analytics and payroll platform built for the web and mobile.
At PayrollHero we are big believers in knowledge sharing. From pair programming to private ... |
| Apr 17, 2014 | 10 must-have startup tools for CRM, communication, documentation | Stephen Jagger is the co-founder of PayrollHero, a time, attendance, scheduling, HRIS, analytics and payroll platform built for the web and mobile.
At PayrollHero we are big believers in knowledge sharing. From pair programming to private o... |
| Feb 26, 2014 | CamioCam Turns Any Web Or Video Camera Into A Smart, Cloud-Based Monitoring Device | What if you could get an alert to your phone anytime someone left a package on your doorstep? Or, if you could track whether your elderly parent took her medication in a given day? CamioCam’s intelligent, video-monitoring service wants to b... |
| Feb 6, 2014 | Smart Home Shocker: My Cats Are Out To Get Me | ReadWriteHome is an ongoing series exploring the implications of living in connected homes.
When I’m at work, my cats—Gamera and Gojira—love to defy me. I know this because my smart home tells me so.
People have all sorts of reasons for con... |
| Jan 13, 2014 | Key CES Takeaways To Help You and Your Business in 2014 | This past week 150,000+ consumers, techies, executives, investors, manufacturers, buyers and other -ers descended on Las Vegas for CES. Tech Cocktail has had extensive coverage of CES including Off The Beaten Path favorites, Trends, and Tak... |
| Nov 18, 2013 | Connected Cameras To Keep Your Eye On | On the Internet, the “fear of missing something” may be powerful fuel for social networks like Facebook and Twitter, but at home, the stakes are even higher. That something missed could be Fluffy scratching at that pricey couch, an electric... |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Zoom! Enhance! Dropcam Pro Drops HD Surveillance Video Into Your Mobile Or Browser | I’ve had about a week to play with the new Dropcam Pro and I’m pleased to say I haven’t noticed it at all since I set it up. And that’s a good thing.
The Dropcam Pro is a wireless video surveillance camera with a lot of great features. It c... |
| Oct 10, 2013 | Dropcam trades silver for black with its new, smarter Dropcam Pro | Dropcam has come a long way from selling someone else’s hardware.
The home surveillance hardware company, which started out by selling cameras made by Axis, is updating its product line again with the $200 Dropcam Pro, a device that improve... |
| Oct 10, 2013 | Dropcam trades silver for black with its new, smarter Dropcam Pro | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Dropcam has come a long way from selling someone else’s hardware.
The home surveillance hardware company, which started out by selling ... |
| Aug 6, 2013 | Don’t be Furby: What investors look for in hardware startups | When I entered the venture capital world five years ago, investing in hardware startups was essentially impossible. Sure, there were a few companies in the space, but finding ones you were actually excited about wasn’t easy. As I talked abo... |
| Aug 6, 2013 | Don’t be Furby: What investors look for in hardware startups | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
When I entered the venture capital world five years ago, investing in hardware startups was essentially impossible. Sure, there were a ... |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Funding Roundup - week ending 8/2/13 | Tidemark, Synack, Fab, Albumatic, Datorama, Patreon, BioBeats all raised funds
Seed Stage
Local social network streetlife secured a £600,000 investment from Archant Digital Ventures, and new financial investors Shohet & Cie S.A.
Social ... |
| Jul 31, 2013 | Dropcam Raises $30M in Series C Funding | Dropcam, Inc., a San Francisco-based developer of a Wi-Fi video monitoring camera with cloud recording service, raised $30m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), with participation from existing inv... |
| Jul 31, 2013 | Remote Video Startup Dropcam Raises $30M, Plans To Use The Funding To Better Compete – With Itself | San Francisco-based video monitoring hardware and software startup Dropcam today announced the close of a new $30 million Series C funding round, led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), and with participation by new investor Kleiner Pe... |
| Jul 31, 2013 | Dropcam Secures $30M in Series C |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Makers of Dropcam HD - the award-winning Wi-Fi video monitoring camera with cloud recording service - today announced it raised $30 million in Series C funding.
>> Click here for more funding data on Dropcam
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| Jul 31, 2013 | Dropcam lands $30M to be the Apple of the future connected home | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Dropcam may make hardware, but it’s not a hardware company.
This is how Dropcam CEO Greg Duffy explains how his company, a surveillance... |
| Jun 3, 2013 | 100 AngelList Startups To Watch In 2013: How Many Are New To You? | AngelList. It’s the place for startups to connect with funding and talent. Just this month, the site has helped raise $12 million in venture funding for a wide collection of startups. It may be the one site that best represents all players ... |
| Apr 24, 2013 | Dropcam Updates iOS Apps With Location Based Control And Time Scheduling | Dropcam is updating their iOS apps today with two new features their users have been clamoring for: location awareness and in-app time scheduling.
Dropcam is a high definition plug-and-play security camera that has gotten some well deserved... |
| Apr 23, 2013 | Dropcam CEO's Beef with Brogramming, Late Nights, and Free Dinners | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Dropcam, a four-year-old startup in San Francisco, has never lost an employee. I’ll say that again so that you won’t think it’s a typo: no one who has taken a job at Dropcam h... |
| Feb 23, 2013 | The Real Top 15 Venture Capital Deals Of 2012 | Editor’s note: Brad Garlinghouse is CEO of YouSendIt, the cloud file collaboration service. Brad previously held senior executive positions at AOL and Yahoo. He’s also an avid angel investor in and advisor to several consumer and enterprise... |
| Dec 11, 2012 | UW Spinout Funded by Madrona To Build Cheap Home Sensor Networks | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
A team including a “genius” University of Washington professor and one of Seattle’s top serial entrepreneurs just landed $1.5 million from Madrona Venture Group and others to ... |
| Nov 14, 2012 | Dropcam Updates Their iPad App So You Can Watch Your World In Split-Screen | I’ve used a few wireless, always-on webcams in my day and I’ve found Dropcam to be the best. Suddenly, however, Dropcam just got better.
Dropcam cameras connect wirelessly to the Internet, allowing you to connect to them remotely and watch ... |
| Oct 29, 2012 | 7 Apps, Tools, and Resources for Tracking Hurricane Sandy | We encourage those in Hurricane Sandy's path to take all necessary precautions to remain safe. One of these safety precautions includes staying informed – below includes a list of resources and apps to help you accomplish just that. Dropcam... |
| Oct 29, 2012 | 7 Apps, Tools, and Resources for Tracking Hurricane Sandy | We encourage those in Hurricane Sandy's path to take all necessary precautions to remain safe. One of these safety precautions includes staying informed – below includes a list of resources and apps to help you accomplish just that.Dropcam
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| Jun 19, 2012 | Dropcam Launches Android App, Announces $12M In Series B Funding Led By Menlo Ventures | Dropcam has been busy. The video monitoring start-up just released an Android app that brings a better experience to the mobile platform. The new app is built natively for Android rather than using Adobe Air and provides live video, two-way... |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Dropcam Raises $12M in Series B Funding | Dropcam, Inc., a San Francisco-based developer of an HD Wi-Fi video monitoring camera, has raised $12m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners and Bay Partners.
The... |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Video surveillance startup Dropcam gets a fresh $12M, rolls out new Android app | Home surveillance camera maker Dropcam has been a prime example of how a fledging company can do hardware right.
And investors agree: The company has just secured $12 million in second round of funding led by Menlo Ventures and supported by... |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Video surveillance startup Dropcam gets a fresh $12M, rolls out new Android app | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Home surveillance camera maker Dropcam has been a... |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Dropcam Picks Up $12M Series B |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Makers of the easy-to-use Dropcam HD Wi-Fi Video Monitoring Camera, today announced it raised $12 million in Series B funding led by Menlo Ventures.
>> Click here for more funding data on Dropcam
>> To exp... |
| Feb 24, 2012 | Dropcam Aims to Bring Home Surveillance to the Mainstream | Home surveillance – it's a luxury reserved only for the wealthiest. But who wouldn't appreciate the added security of being able to peek inside your palace (or studio) at any and all hours of the day? Unfortunately, surveillance just isn't ... |
| Jan 9, 2012 | Dropcam releases new camera, lets you chat with your robbers | Security camera maker Dropcam released its newest camera today, with new features to help you stalk your own house.
“Dropcam HD [is] a product that introduces quality hardware and intuitive user experience to a space that has missed it comp... |
| Jan 9, 2012 | Dropcam Gets Classier With New HD Wireless Camera | I’ve been a pretty big fan of DropCam for a year or so now. This set-it-and-forget-it camera sets up in minutes – just point it to a wireless router when plugged in through USB and then connect it to the wall power. The camera automatically... |
| Dec 24, 2011 | Eight great gadgets from startups that build hardware | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
When you think Silicon Valley startups, you think applications, locational data, cloud storage and social gaming. We dug around to find... |
| Dec 24, 2011 | Eight great gadgets from startups that build hardware | When you think Silicon Valley startups, you think applications, locational data, cloud storage and social gaming. We dug around to find some companies that still innovating on the physical plane and making actual, tangible products.
Dropcam... |
| Nov 23, 2011 | 2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Six Household Gifts For You And Yours | Home is where the heart is. It’s also the place where most people will live and die so give a gift that will make someone’s life a bit easier (or fun). No one wants a $20 coffee pot for Christmas. But yet there are still some awesome househ... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Accel Leads $6M Round In Video Monitoring And Cloud Streaming Service Dropcam | The developers of Wi-Fi video camera monitoring and intelligent streaming service Dropcam, has raised $5.8 million in Series A funding led by Accel Partners with participation from existing angel investors including Mitch Kapor, Aydin Senku... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Dropcam makes surveillance consumer-friendly, gets $5M from Facebook investors | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Smile, you’re on camera! Wi-Fi video camera compa... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Dropcam Raises $5.8M In Series A |
Led by Accel Partners, Round also includes Angel Investors Mitch Kapor, Aydin Senkut and Bradley Horowitz.
>> Click here for more funding data on Dropcam
>> To export Dropcam funding data to PDF and Excel, click here
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| Sep 21, 2011 | Ning, Rearden, Adchemy, ArcSoft & More: The Bay Area Deals Roundup, By the Numbers | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The venture funding and merger & acquisition news flies so fast in Silicon Valley that we have a bit of trouble keeping up, to be frank. We’re experimenting with different... |
| Sep 21, 2011 | Dropcam Raises $5.8M in Series A Funding | Dropcam, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based maker of a Wi-Fi video camera and intelligent streaming service, has raised $5.8m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Accel Partners, with participation from existing angel investors including ... |
| Nov 12, 2010 | Review: Dropcam Echo | When I first wrote about Dropcam I was fairly excited. Why? Because I had been looking for a simple DVR/security system for my home so I could see if the FedEx guy was at the door. Dropcam appeared, disappeared, and then was launched a few ... |
| Mar 1, 2010 | Dropcam launches iPhone app for video surveillance | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Wireless camera maker Dropcam has launched a new iPhone application that makes it easier than ever to view your home surveillance camer... |
| Mar 1, 2010 | Dropcam gets an updated iPhone App | I like a secure household. I like to back up my seismics with a perimeter of screamers and I like to keep a webcam trained on my front door. One problem, however, has been viewing my perimeter remotely with my iPhone. It is a problem no mor... |
| Mar 1, 2010 | Dropcam launches iPhone app for video surveillance | Wireless camera maker Dropcam has launched a new iPhone application that makes it easier than ever to view your home surveillance cameras while on the go.
Dropcam’s $199 cameras allow users to stream surveillance video online without a comp... |
| Oct 20, 2009 | DropCam: Another fire-and-forget camera system | Welcome to the era of completely computer-less webcams. We tried the Avaak Vue a few weeks ago with mixed results but this new system, called Dropcam, looks more useful for homes and small businesses.
The kit allows for multiple cameras to ... |
| Google Nest приобрел Dropcam за $555 млн | Nest, которым владеет Google, приобрел стартап Dropcam, занимающийся производством мониторинговых камер для дома. По данным Wall Street Journal, стоимость Dropcam составляла $555 млн.
После приобретения, камеры Dropcam будут продаваться как... |
