Revolv notifies users it is turning off service on May 15, 2016, according to the Google Nest-acquired firm in Boulder.
Revolv’s hub is about the size of a CD spindle. (Handout)
Noted: Several sites, including , reportedMonday that Revolv, the Boulder company Google’s , is shutting downMay 15, 2016.
The Internet of Things company, which in 2012 and went through the Techstars business accelerator program in Boulder. It also received from a round led by local investors at The Foundry Group.
Revolvwas one of the first companies to connect the onslaught of Internet-connected devices to a single controller. With its hub and app, Revolv customers could control products from different companies, from Yale door locks to Philips Hue light bulbs and Nest’s thermostat.
On , the company notified users this week that the Revolv hub and app will no longer work after May 15. The one-year warranty has expired. All customer data will be deleted, according to the company.
But it’s not a complete shut down for what’s left of Revolv, which has an unknown number of employees based near the Google headquarters in Boulder.
According to the notice to customers, Revolv employeesare moving to Nest technology and will pour “all our energy into ,” according to note from founder Mike Soucie and Tim Enwall, who became the firm’s CEO.“We’re sad for the end of Revolv, but this isn’t the end of the connected home. This is the beginning.”
Nest officials did not respond to Denver Post questions on Tuesday on what remains of its Boulder operation. According toSoucie and Enwall’s LinkedIn profiles, they remain in the Boulder and Denver area.
Works with Nest has its own connected technology that allows approved products connecting to the Nest system. And most of what worked with Revolv, works with Nest plus .
In past interviews with Google’s team in Boulder, the company said that the Nest team will remain in its existing Boulder facility as the rest of Google in Boulder.
Revolv customers are encouraged to for further questions.
