Amazon Alexa Fund contributed to the home automation technology producer's series C round through its Alexa Fund, revealing itself as an existing investor in the process.
US-based smart home automation technology provider SmartRent has completed a $60m series C round backed by e-commerce and internet group Amazon’s Alexa Fund.
Venture capital firm Spark Capital led the round, which also attracted RET Ventures, Fifth Wall, Energy Impact Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the VC unit for private equity firm Bain Capital.
SmartRent has built a smart home automation platform aimed at landlords and tenants that allows users to control connected devices through a unified interface, enabling them…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.
