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Igloohome

71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, #01-25, Singapore, Central Region, 139951

Overview

igloohome builds smart access solutions led by CEO Anthony Chow, offering smart locks that let users grant remote access via a mobile app and operate offline without Internet connectivity. The company also sells iglooworks, a dedicated product line for real estate and infrastructure customers, managed via a dashboard that can sort, filter and export data and monitor large numbers of access points. igloohome plans to use new funding for research and development of products and software and to support new and existing distribution partners globally, with focus on Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. It currently has over 100 distribution partners and more than 100 integration partners, and works with property developers such as Sansiri, Mitsubishi and CapitaLand. igloohome is a partner of Airbnb, HomeAway and Booking.com, and sells solutions to both consumer and enterprise customers. The company is headquartered in Singapore. igloohome designs smart access hardware and software, including the Smart Mortise Lock, Smart Deadbolt, and Smart Keybox, that let users grant access via a mobile app. Its products operate offline and do not require an Internet connection. The company says its solutions are used in over 80 countries and it has partnerships with Airbnb and HomeAway. igloohome will use the new funding to develop smart access solutions for commercial projects, with a focus on the hospitality industry and both communal and private spaces. It also plans to accelerate hiring and invest in R&D to expand its consumer product range. The company is led by CEO and co-founder Anthony Chow. Igloohome offers a mobile app that connects to its IglooAccess and IglooSense hardware to let short-term-rental hosts manage virtual keys, monitor check-ins/check-outs, log usage and reduce electricity consumption. The company is led by CEO and co-founder Anthony Chow and is a product of the Dreamit Inside accelerator. It currently operates in Australia, Thailand and Singapore and has a partnership with Airbnb to provide hosts with keyless entry capabilities. Igloohome secured seed funding to accelerate commercialization of its product. The company plans to roll out in the United States in 2016. Financially, the company completed a $1.25M seed round to fund these efforts.

Total raised
$20M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Jul 2019

Industries

  • Apps
  • Information Technology
  • Mobile Apps
  • Smart Home
  • Software
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Jul 2019

    $15M

  2. Series A

    Apr 2018

    $4M

  3. Seed

    Jan 2016

    $1M

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