Aro Homes
Series A in 2022
Aro Homes is a residential construction company focused on redefining the home-building process through sustainability and efficiency. The company designs and constructs carbon-negative homes that leverage precision engineering and user-experience optimization. By managing the entire construction process, Aro Homes employs machine learning technologies to identify optimal properties and inform its designs, ensuring compliance with local zoning requirements while meeting sustainability and livability goals. Aro Homes aims to deliver homes that are not only faster and more affordable than traditional options but also environmentally responsible, enabling customers to inhabit homes that align with their values of sustainability.
Tumble is a technology platform focused on enhancing the laundry experience in shared laundry facilities within apartment and multi-unit buildings. By integrating smart technologies, Tumble transforms traditional laundry rooms into modern amenities, offering features such as real-time machine availability, cashless payment options, cycle tracking notifications, and a secure locking mechanism for dryers. The platform also facilitates live communication between residents and support, significantly improving user satisfaction. Tumble's innovative approach not only streamlines the laundry process but also aims to increase property leasing speed and overall net operating income for property owners.
dcbel
Venture Round in 2021
dcbel develops smart home energy systems that enable households to manage energy supply through a single platform, combining solar inverters, energy management software, and AI-driven forecasting to optimize consumption, store energy during off-peak periods, and prepare for outages. It also supports bidirectional DC fast charging for homes, enabling more efficient charging of electric vehicles. The all-in-one home energy management system is designed to operate across climates and residences, helping users reduce energy costs and lower their environmental footprint by integrating generation, storage, and vehicle charging.
Smartfrog
Venture Round in 2020
Smartfrog is a consumer IoT company focused on affordable DIY home security and related SaaS-enabled services. It launched the first 100% consumer IoT SaaS product in 2015, offering a DIY home security subscription starting at $7 per month with a free device. The company operates a full-stack, data-driven platform that supports multiple product areas and services across the life cycle, including Smart Home Security, Smart Locks and Access, Last-Mile In-Home Delivery, Baby and Child Care, Pet Care, and Elder and Healthcare. It serves users in numerous countries and has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, such as Canary Connect. With a broad patent portfolio, Smartfrog pursues a mission to make modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe for everyone by providing accessible devices and services that connect everyday objects and people.
Smartfrog
Debt Financing in 2020
Smartfrog is a consumer IoT company focused on affordable DIY home security and related SaaS-enabled services. It launched the first 100% consumer IoT SaaS product in 2015, offering a DIY home security subscription starting at $7 per month with a free device. The company operates a full-stack, data-driven platform that supports multiple product areas and services across the life cycle, including Smart Home Security, Smart Locks and Access, Last-Mile In-Home Delivery, Baby and Child Care, Pet Care, and Elder and Healthcare. It serves users in numerous countries and has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions, such as Canary Connect. With a broad patent portfolio, Smartfrog pursues a mission to make modern technologies useful, easy, affordable and safe for everyone by providing accessible devices and services that connect everyday objects and people.
Veev
Debt Financing in 2020
Veev Inc., founded in 2017 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a building technology company that transforms the home construction and living experience. By utilizing its innovative home operating system, Veev provides clients with room-specific control over lighting, shading, and climate while enhancing security against intrusions and cyber threats. The company's construction approach incorporates modular systems featuring light gauge steel for framing, high-performance acrylic for surfaces, and advanced climate control technologies. Veev focuses on high-performance multifamily housing and accessory dwelling units, boasting a development pipeline of over 230 units, equating to 620,000 gross building square feet. Through comprehensive services that encompass design, permitting, modular construction, and a digital infrastructure, Veev empowers homeowners with enhanced control over their living environments.
UroDev Medical
Seed Round in 2017
UroDev Medical is a company focused on developing innovative medical devices aimed at enhancing the quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injuries and diseases. Its flagship product, The Connected Catheter, introduces a semi-permanent, minimally-invasive smart catheter system. This device measures bladder pressure and wirelessly transmits data to a smartphone, streamlining bladder management for users. By eliminating the need for intermittent catheters and drainage bags, UroDev Medical enables both users and clinicians to effectively control the valve that facilitates urine drainage from the bladder.
Hello Heart
Venture Round in 2016
Hello Heart Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, specializes in developing digital health solutions. Its flagship product is Hello Heart, a mobile application designed to empower individuals to manage their heart health effectively. The app enables users to track their blood pressure and weight, providing real-time personalized tips based on clinical guidelines. Employers can also utilize this platform to proactively manage employee health risks associated with high blood pressure, fostering behavior change and preventing serious health issues.
Awair
Venture Round in 2016
Awair is a technology company that develops indoor air quality monitoring devices and a software platform that provides actionable insights to improve indoor environments. Its sensors measure temperature, humidity, CO2, volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter, delivering real‑time data to homeowners, schools, and workplaces. The platform aggregates the data, offers recommendations, and helps users reduce exposure to pollutants, thereby supporting health and cognitive performance. Awair is headquartered in San Francisco and has an additional office in Seoul.
Canary Connect, Inc. is a New York-based technology company specializing in home security systems designed to enhance safety and connectivity for users. Founded in 2012, the company offers a range of products, including the all-in-one Canary security solution, which features an HD camera, siren, and air monitor, as well as the Canary Flex, a versatile HD security camera suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Additionally, Canary provides a web-based application, Canary Talk, which allows users to stream live video from their homes in real-time. The company focuses on delivering affordable and user-friendly smart home security solutions, catering to both renters and homeowners. Canary's products and services are available for purchase online, and they include subscription bundles that offer features such as 24/7 live video monitoring, AI-driven motion alerts, and video history, connecting homes to users' smartphones.