Desde el 2012 el sector del «hogar conectado» ha atraído un total de $468M de inversión en 56 operaciones de financiación. Venture capital has set its sights on this sector by participating in the development of new technologies.
From smart locks to doorbells that allow access to wifi, numerous new technologies are emerging to make home connectivity possible. Since the emergence of the internet of things using internet-connected sensors, startups are focused on developing services for your home from security devices, temperature management, light control and they are doing so by combining data collection with hardware, software, internet and, of course, devices. mobile phones.
Corporations: active investors in home networking
According to studies by CBinsightsThe North American home automation energy and security market is estimated to reach $2.5B in the next 5 years. It is likely that the battle we saw earlier in the year for id8 Group R2 Studios will become more common and we may see corporations from different industries battling each other.
Thirty-four corporations have been identified as having inverted o adquirido alguna compañía en el sector del «hogar conectado». «Estas 34 corporaciones corresponden a sectores como la energía, teleco, tecnologicas y financieras. Destaca el sector de la energía con 22 de las 34 corporaciones. Incluye empresas como Schneider Electric, Honeywelland Johnson Controls. Other examples of companies acquired by telecoms companies, such as AT&T has been Xanboo based in New York. In the energy sector EnergyHub ,un software en la nube para la gestión de la energía en el hogar.» comenta Diego Gutierrez experto en financiación alternativa en Abra Invest.
Since 2012 a total investment of $468M in 56 operations.
Recently in the month of November 2013 several startups have closed down. financing rounds in A series, such as August, SmartThings and Zonoff. But the significant increase in the total volume of investment has been driven by a handful of large deals such as the Nest labs of $80M from the hand of Google venture and Venrock in January 2013 or that of Alarm.com of $136M in June 2012.
The Wayra incubator is also committed to the sector.
From the portfolio of companies accelerated by Wayra, varias están orientadas al «hogar conectado». Entre ellas Greenmomit which is developing an energy efficiency SAAS platform and a smart WiFi thermostat, Mirubee online social platform for saving energy at home and small business and excelera Platform for integration of sensors in mobile devices and other applications for OEMs: All sensors in a single circuit, simplifying and reducing the cost of the system, and multiplying its performance.
