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'''tado°''' '''GmbH''' is a German technology company headquartered in [[Munich]] (Germany) which manufactures smart thermostats.
'''tado°''' '''GmbH''' is a German technology company headquartered in [[Munich]] (Germany) and the European market leader in intelligent home climate solutions. tado° manufactures smart thermostats and smart air conditioning controls.  


== History ==
== History ==
tado° was founded in 2011 by Johannes Schwarz, Christian Deilman, and Valentin Sawadski.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geektime.com/2014/04/21/munich-startup-tado-keeps-your-house-cool-when-no-one-is-home/ |title=Munich startup Tado keeps your house cool when no one is home |publisher=[[Geektime]] |date=2014-04-21 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
tado° was founded in 2011 by Johannes Schwarz, Christian Deilmann, and Valentin Sawadski.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geektime.com/2014/04/21/munich-startup-tado-keeps-your-house-cool-when-no-one-is-home/ |title=Munich startup Tado keeps your house cool when no one is home |publisher=[[Geektime]] |date=2014-04-21 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
The company name is derived from the Japanese salutation “tadaima“ (“I’m back home“) and “okaeri“ (“Welcome back“).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleantechinvestor.com/portal/mainmenucomp/companiest/3258-tado/11706-tado-raises.html |title=tado° raises €10m from Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures |publisher=cleantechinvestor.com |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
The company name is derived from the Japanese salutation “tadaima“ (“I’m back home“) and “okaeri“ (“Welcome back“).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleantechinvestor.com/portal/mainmenucomp/companiest/3258-tado/11706-tado-raises.html |title=tado° raises €10m from Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures |publisher=cleantechinvestor.com |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
The company's first product, tado° Heating, was launched in November 2012 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and in 2013 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.targetpartners.de/en/n/european-leader-in-intelligent-climate-control-tado-raises-EUR10m-to-fuel-global-expansion/ |title=European leader in intelligent climate control tado° |publisher=[[Target Partners]] |date=2014-07-16 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
The company's first product, tado° Heating, was launched in November 2012 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and in 2013 in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.targetpartners.de/en/n/european-leader-in-intelligent-climate-control-tado-raises-EUR10m-to-fuel-global-expansion/ |title=European leader in intelligent climate control tado° |publisher=[[Target Partners]] |date=2014-07-16 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
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In the beginning of 2014 tado° Cooling underwent a crowdfunding campaign on [[Kickstarter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/12/air-connectivity/ |title=Tado Cooling Launches On Kickstarter To Make Your AC Smart |publisher=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2014-05-12 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tado/tado-cooling-intelligent-a-c-control |title=tado° Cooling - Intelligent AC control |publisher=[[Kickstarter]] |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
In the beginning of 2014 tado° Cooling underwent a crowdfunding campaign on [[Kickstarter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/12/air-connectivity/ |title=Tado Cooling Launches On Kickstarter To Make Your AC Smart |publisher=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2014-05-12 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tado/tado-cooling-intelligent-a-c-control |title=tado° Cooling - Intelligent AC control |publisher=[[Kickstarter]] |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>


In July 2014, tado° closed a round €10m ($13.6m) funding round from, among others, [[Target Partners]] and Shortcut Ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eu-startups.com/2014/07/tado%C2%B0-the-european-leader-in-intelligent-climate-control-raises-e10m/ |title=tado°, the European leader in intelligent climate control |publisher=eu-startups.com |date=2014-07-16 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
In July 2014, tado° closed a €10m ($13.6m) funding round from, among others, [[Target Partners]] and Shortcut Ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eu-startups.com/2014/07/tado%C2%B0-the-european-leader-in-intelligent-climate-control-raises-e10m/ |title=tado°, the European leader in intelligent climate control |publisher=eu-startups.com |date=2014-07-16 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
 
The company's second product, tado° Smart AC Control, for intelligent cooling was launched in Europe and the U.S. in June 2015. The launch event took place in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/04/tados-smart-ac-control-makes-any-air-conditioner-smart/ |title=Tado’s Smart AC Control Makes Any Air Conditioner Smart |publisher=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2015-06-04 |accessdate=2015-06-16}}</ref>


== Products ==
== Products ==
tado° is European manufacturer of smart [[thermostat]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/16/europes-home-temp-control-leader-tado-raises-13-6m-to-keep-up-worldwide-expansion/ |title=Europe’s home-temp control leader Tado raises $13.6M |publisher=venturebeat.com |date=2014-07-16 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
tado° is European market leader for smart [[thermostat]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/16/europes-home-temp-control-leader-tado-raises-13-6m-to-keep-up-worldwide-expansion/ |title=Europe’s home-temp control leader Tado raises $13.6M |publisher=venturebeat.com |date=2014-07-16 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
 
Besides reducing energy consumption and increasing savings the thermostat also increases the residents' overall comfort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gadgets/appliances/tado-1248634/review |title=Finally, an end to fiddly thermostats and wasted energy |publisher=[[TechRadar]] |date=2014-05-14 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref> tado° detects the absence or presence of residents via smartphone and then adjusts the heating automatically. [[weather forecasting|Weather forecasts]] and the heating properties of a home such as [[building insulation|insulation]] are considered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heatwave-energy.com/smarthomeheatingcontrols |title=Smart home heating controls from tado° |publisher=heatwave-energy.com |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>


tado° detects via smartphone how far a resident is away from home and then adjusts the building's [[temperature]] automatically.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gadgets/appliances/tado-1248634/review |title=Finally, an end to fiddly thermostats and wasted energy |publisher=[[TechRadar]] |date=2014-05-14 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref> [[weather forecasting|Weather forecasts]] and the heating properties of a home such as [[building insulation|insulation]] are considered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heatwave-energy.com/smarthomeheatingcontrols |title=Smart home heating controls from tado° |publisher=heatwave-energy.com |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
One challenge for tado° is the a heterogeneous heating landscape in Europe and the related integration and support of their respective control interfaces. Currently more than 5,000 different heating systems can be controlled by tado° Heating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.climate-kic.org/news/germany-climate-kic-start-up-tado-attracts-e10m-to-fuel-global-expansion/ |title=Germany: Climate-KIC start-up tado° attracts €10m to fuel global expansion |publisher=climate-kic.org |date=2014-07-31 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gadgets/appliances/tado-1248634/review |title=Finally, an end to fiddly thermostats and wasted energy |publisher=[[TechRadar]] |date=2014-05-14 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/12/air-connectivity/ |title=Tado Cooling Launches On Kickstarter To Make Your AC Smart |publisher=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2014-05-12 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>


One challenge for tado° is the a heterogeneous heating landscape in Europe and the related integration of interfaces so that more than 5,000 different heating systems can be controlled by tado°.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.climate-kic.org/news/germany-climate-kic-start-up-tado-attracts-e10m-to-fuel-global-expansion/ |title=Germany: Climate-KIC start-up tado° attracts €10m to fuel global expansion |publisher=climate-kic.org |date=2014-07-31 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gadgets/appliances/tado-1248634/review |title=Finally, an end to fiddly thermostats and wasted energy |publisher=[[TechRadar]] |date=2014-05-14 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/12/air-connectivity/ |title=Tado Cooling Launches On Kickstarter To Make Your AC Smart |publisher=[[TechCrunch]] |date=2014-05-12 |accessdate=2014-08-21}}</ref>
In June 2015 tado° launched its second product, the Smart AC Control. It turns any air conditioning unit into a smart device.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.androidcentral.com/tados-smart-ac-control-wants-make-your-old-air-conditioner-smarter |title=Tado's Smart AC Control wants to make your old air conditioner smarter |publisher=[[Android Central]] |date=2015-06-04 |accessdate=2015-06-16}}</ref> tado° Smart AC Control uses a smartphone's location to be able to determine if the resident is at home or not and automatically turns the AC on or off. The air conditioner can also be manually operated via the Smart AC Control using the tado° App.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashgear.com/tado-smart-ac-control-can-turn-any-ac-smart-05386914/ |title=tado Smart AC Control can turn any AC smart |publisher=slashgear.com |date=2015-06-05 |accessdate=2015-06-16}}</ref>


== Awards  ==
== Awards  ==

Revision as of 13:58, 16 June 2015

Template:Infobox company tado° GmbH is a German technology company headquartered in Munich (Germany) and the European market leader in intelligent home climate solutions. tado° manufactures smart thermostats and smart air conditioning controls.

History

tado° was founded in 2011 by Johannes Schwarz, Christian Deilmann, and Valentin Sawadski.[1] The company name is derived from the Japanese salutation “tadaima“ (“I’m back home“) and “okaeri“ (“Welcome back“).[2] The company's first product, tado° Heating, was launched in November 2012 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and in 2013 in the United Kingdom.[3]

In the beginning of 2014 tado° Cooling underwent a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.[4][5]

In July 2014, tado° closed a €10m ($13.6m) funding round from, among others, Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures.[6]

The company's second product, tado° Smart AC Control, for intelligent cooling was launched in Europe and the U.S. in June 2015. The launch event took place in New York City.[7]

Products

tado° is European market leader for smart thermostats.[8]

Besides reducing energy consumption and increasing savings the thermostat also increases the residents' overall comfort.[9] tado° detects the absence or presence of residents via smartphone and then adjusts the heating automatically. Weather forecasts and the heating properties of a home such as insulation are considered.[10]

One challenge for tado° is the a heterogeneous heating landscape in Europe and the related integration and support of their respective control interfaces. Currently more than 5,000 different heating systems can be controlled by tado° Heating.[11][12][13]

In June 2015 tado° launched its second product, the Smart AC Control. It turns any air conditioning unit into a smart device.[14] tado° Smart AC Control uses a smartphone's location to be able to determine if the resident is at home or not and automatically turns the AC on or off. The air conditioner can also be manually operated via the Smart AC Control using the tado° App.[15]

Awards

  • 2014: iF product design award[16]
  • 2014: iF universal design award[17]
  • 2013: eco Internet Award 2013 – Winner Category Mobile[18]
  • 2013: BITKOM Innovators' Pitch – The Best Digital Life Innovation 2013, Winner Category B2C[19]
  • 2013: Ecosummit Award 2013 Jury Winner, Smart Green Startup 2. Silver Medal[20]
  • 2013: E_nnovation Award @ Hager Group, Gold 2013[21]
  • 2012: Smart Home Award by Deutsche Telekom for the Best Startup of the Year 2012[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Munich startup Tado keeps your house cool when no one is home". Geektime. 2014-04-21. http://www.geektime.com/2014/04/21/munich-startup-tado-keeps-your-house-cool-when-no-one-is-home/. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  2. ↑ "tado° raises €10m from Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures". cleantechinvestor.com. http://www.cleantechinvestor.com/portal/mainmenucomp/companiest/3258-tado/11706-tado-raises.html. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  3. ↑ "European leader in intelligent climate control tado°". Target Partners. 2014-07-16. http://www.targetpartners.de/en/n/european-leader-in-intelligent-climate-control-tado-raises-EUR10m-to-fuel-global-expansion/. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  4. ↑ "Tado Cooling Launches On Kickstarter To Make Your AC Smart". TechCrunch. 2014-05-12. http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/12/air-connectivity/. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  5. ↑ "tado° Cooling - Intelligent AC control". Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tado/tado-cooling-intelligent-a-c-control. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  6. ↑ "tado°, the European leader in intelligent climate control". eu-startups.com. 2014-07-16. http://www.eu-startups.com/2014/07/tado%C2%B0-the-european-leader-in-intelligent-climate-control-raises-e10m/. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  7. ↑ "Tado’s Smart AC Control Makes Any Air Conditioner Smart". TechCrunch. 2015-06-04. http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/04/tados-smart-ac-control-makes-any-air-conditioner-smart/. Retrieved on 2015-06-16. 
  8. ↑ "Europe’s home-temp control leader Tado raises $13.6M". venturebeat.com. 2014-07-16. http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/16/europes-home-temp-control-leader-tado-raises-13-6m-to-keep-up-worldwide-expansion/. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  9. ↑ "Finally, an end to fiddly thermostats and wasted energy". TechRadar. 2014-05-14. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gadgets/appliances/tado-1248634/review. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  10. ↑ "Smart home heating controls from tado°". heatwave-energy.com. http://www.heatwave-energy.com/smarthomeheatingcontrols. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  11. ↑ "Germany: Climate-KIC start-up tado° attracts €10m to fuel global expansion". climate-kic.org. 2014-07-31. http://www.climate-kic.org/news/germany-climate-kic-start-up-tado-attracts-e10m-to-fuel-global-expansion/. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  12. ↑ "Finally, an end to fiddly thermostats and wasted energy". TechRadar. 2014-05-14. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/gadgets/appliances/tado-1248634/review. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  13. ↑ "Tado Cooling Launches On Kickstarter To Make Your AC Smart". TechCrunch. 2014-05-12. http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/12/air-connectivity/. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  14. ↑ "Tado's Smart AC Control wants to make your old air conditioner smarter". Android Central. 2015-06-04. http://www.androidcentral.com/tados-smart-ac-control-wants-make-your-old-air-conditioner-smarter. Retrieved on 2015-06-16. 
  15. ↑ "tado Smart AC Control can turn any AC smart". slashgear.com. 2015-06-05. http://www.slashgear.com/tado-smart-ac-control-can-turn-any-ac-smart-05386914/. Retrieved on 2015-06-16. 
  16. ↑ "iF product design award 2014". iF International Forum Design. http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/winner_en.html?ma_id=14459. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  17. ↑ "iF universal design award 2014". iF International Forum Design. http://www.if-universaldesign.eu/resources/ud_doku_2014.pdf. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  18. ↑ "eco Internet Award 2013". Association of the German internet economy. 2013-06-27. http://www.eco.de/2013/pressemeldungen/innovative-internetloesungen-mit-eco-internet-award-ausgezeichnet.html. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  19. ↑ "Innovators' Pitch 2013". BITKOM. 2013-03-08. http://www.bitkom.org/de/themen/77194_75332.aspx. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  20. ↑ "Ecosummit Award 2013". ecosummit.net. 2013-06-06. http://ecosummit.net/articles/sefaira-tado-solarbattery-pirika-bravo-motors-and-oricane-win-ecosummit-award-2013. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  21. ↑ "E_nnovation Award". unglobalcompact.org. June 2013. http://www.unglobalcompact.org/system/attachments/22873/original/Hager_SE_COP_2013.pdf?1372233296. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  22. ↑ "SmartHome Deutschland Award". Deutsche Telekom. 2012-06-27. https://www.telekom.com/medien/konzern/132298. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
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