hardware companies invested in by amazon alexa fund
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A summary of hardware companies that have received funding from the $100 million
Amazon Alexa fund
https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-fund
Thomas Boie [email protected]
Nucleushttp://www.nucleuslife.com
Video intercom for the home that can connect to mobile phones. It is
essentially Facetime from room to room or room to phone.
● Raised 9 million USD
Thalmic Labshttps://www.thalmic.com/
Makes an armband that measures electrical activity in muscles to control
digital devices.
● Raised 140 million USD
Ecobeehttps://www.ecobee.com/
A thermostat that has extra sensors so that it monitors temperatures in more
than just one place. The Nest only monitors the temperature
in one place.
● Raised 51 million USD
Lumahttps://getluma.com/
Kills wifi dead zones through networked wifi routers.
● Raised 22 million USD
Petnethttp://www.petnet.io/
A smartfeeder that allows for timed and portioned feeding to your cat or dog.
● Raised 11.3 million USD
Sutrohttps://mysutro.com/
A piece of hardware that floats in your pool and monitors the water quality and
sends notifications to your phone.
● Raised 11.3 million USD
Invoxiahttp://www.invoxia.com/
Portable speaker that you can speak to through Alexa technology. Essentially a
portable Echo or Dot with a screen.
● Raised 2 million USD
Rachiohttp://rachio.com/
Control your outdoor sprinkler system from your phone.
● Raised 10.5 million USD
Trackrhttps://www.thetrackr.com/
Attach it to stuff you lose and it will tell you where it is on Google maps.
● Raised 10.4 million USD
Garageiohttps://garageio.com/
Open and close your garage door from your phone.
● Raised 250k USD
Toymailhttps://www.toymail.co/
Plush toys that allow a parent and child to communicate with one another through
an app. The toy is like a wifi enabled walkie talkie.
● Raised 1.62 million USD