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'''tado°''' '''GmbH''' is a German high-tech company headquartered in [[Munich]] (Germany) which engages in the intelligent control of [[HVAC|heating systems]] and air conditioners via smartphone App.
'''tado°''' '''GmbH''' is a German technology company headquartered in [[Munich]] (Germany) which manufactures smart thermostats.


== History ==
== History ==
tado° GmbH was founded in 2011 by Johannes Schwarz, Christian Deilmann and Valentin Sawadski in [[Munich]]. They started developing smart [[thermostat]]s back in 2010 after Christian Deilmann often had to discuss with his roommates during his studies in the U.S. about air conditioning and the intrinsic waste of energy in their shared flat. This is how the idea for tado° arose.<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 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>
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>
Their 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> Meanwhile, the product can be purchased in all of Europe.
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>
In the beginning of 2014, their new product – tado° Cooling – enabling the intelligent control of [[air conditioning|air conditioners]] was introduced on the crowdfunding platform [[Kickstarter]] and can already be pre-ordered.<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° announced that they closed a new round of financing, raising €10m ($13.6m) from [[Target Partners]] and Shortcut Ventures and other investors in order to fuel global expansion.<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 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>


== Products ==
== Products ==
tado° is European market leader for smart [[thermostat]]s which help [[Energy conservation|save energy]] and money and are able to improve the comfort of living at the same time.<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 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° Heating is an intelligent heating system controller – consisting of hardware and software. tado° detects via smartphone how far the residents are away from home and then adjusts the [[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> The programming of presence and absence times is not required with tado°. The patent-registered algorithms automatically adjust heating performance according to the user’s need. Also, [[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> According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP, this means possible savings of up to 31% in [[energy]] and heating costs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibp.fraunhofer.de/content/dam/ibp/de/documents/Publikationen/IBP-Mitteilung/527_D_rz_web.pdf |title=Study by Fraunhofer Institute IBP |publisher=Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP) |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>
The main challenge for tado° is the very 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> Despite this, the installation is easy for the user – no matter which heating model they have.<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° Cooling is a new product which promises intelligent control of all remote controlled air conditioners. Similarly to tado° Heating, the concept of automatic presence and absence detection is used here; additionally, indoor presence detection is included.<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> The product is not yet officially available, but can be pre-ordered on the company website.
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> The product is not yet officially available, but can be pre-ordered on the company website.


== Awards  ==
== Awards  ==

Revision as of 17:51, 3 September 2014

Template:Infobox company tado° GmbH is a German technology company headquartered in Munich (Germany) which manufactures smart thermostats.

History

tado° was founded in 2011 by Johannes Schwarz, Christian Deilman, 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 round €10m ($13.6m) funding round from, among others, Target Partners and Shortcut Ventures.[6]

Products

tado° is European manufacturer of smart thermostats.[7]

tado° detects via smartphone how far a resident is away from home and then adjusts the building's temperature automatically.[8] Weather forecasts and the heating properties of a home such as insulation are considered.[9]

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°.[10][11][12] The product is not yet officially available, but can be pre-ordered on the company website.

Awards

  • 2014: iF product design award[13]
  • 2014: iF universal design award[14]
  • 2013: eco Internet Award 2013 – Winner Category Mobile[15]
  • 2013: BITKOM Innovators' Pitch – The Best Digital Life Innovation 2013, Winner Category B2C[16]
  • 2013: Ecosummit Award 2013 Jury Winner, Smart Green Startup 2. Silver Medal[17]
  • 2013: E_nnovation Award @ Hager Group, Gold 2013[18]
  • 2012: Smart Home Award by Deutsche Telekom for the Best Startup of the Year 2012[19]

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. ↑ "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. 
  8. ↑ "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. 
  9. ↑ "Smart home heating controls from tado°". heatwave-energy.com. http://www.heatwave-energy.com/smarthomeheatingcontrols. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  10. ↑ "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. 
  11. ↑ "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. 
  12. ↑ "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. 
  13. ↑ "iF product design award 2014". iF International Forum Design. http://exhibition.ifdesign.de/winner_en.html?ma_id=14459. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  14. ↑ "iF universal design award 2014". iF International Forum Design. http://www.if-universaldesign.eu/resources/ud_doku_2014.pdf. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  15. ↑ "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. 
  16. ↑ "Innovators' Pitch 2013". BITKOM. 2013-03-08. http://www.bitkom.org/de/themen/77194_75332.aspx. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
  17. ↑ "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. 
  18. ↑ "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. 
  19. ↑ "SmartHome Deutschland Award". Deutsche Telekom. 2012-06-27. https://www.telekom.com/medien/konzern/132298. Retrieved on 2014-08-21. 
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