Amazon has set aside 100 million dollars to invest in companies that will utilize their voice enabled technology. This is a brief list and summary of some of the hardware companies that they have invested in thus far.

1. A summary of hardware companies that have
received funding from the $100 million
Amazon Alexa fund
https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-fund
Thomas Boie Rasmussen
thomas@inventid.com

2. Nucleus
http://www.nucleuslife.com
Video intercom for the home that can
connect to mobile phones. It is
essentially Facetime from room to room
or room to phone.
● Raised 9 million USD

3. Thalmic Labs
https://www.thalmic.com/
Makes an armband that measures
electrical activity in muscles to control
digital devices.
● Raised 140 million USD

4. Ecobee
https://www.ecobee.com/
A thermostat that has extra sensors so
that it monitors temperatures in more
than just one place. The Nest only
monitors the temperature
in one place.
● Raised 51 million USD

5. Luma
https://getluma.com/
Kills wifi dead zones through networked
wifi routers.
● Raised 22 million USD

6. Petnet
http://www.petnet.io/
A smartfeeder that allows for timed and
portioned feeding to your cat or dog.
● Raised 11.3 million USD

7. Sutro
https://mysutro.com/
A piece of hardware that floats in your
pool and monitors the water quality and
sends notifications to your phone.
● Raised 11.3 million USD

8. Invoxia
http://www.invoxia.com/
Portable speaker that you can speak to
through Alexa technology. Essentially a
portable Echo or Dot with a screen.
● Raised 2 million USD

9. Rachio
http://rachio.com/
Control your outdoor sprinkler system
from your phone.
● Raised 10.5 million USD

10. Trackr
https://www.thetrackr.com/
Attach it to stuff you lose and it will tell
you where it is on Google maps.
● Raised 10.4 million USD

11. Garageio
https://garageio.com/
Open and close your garage door from
your phone.
● Raised 250k USD

12. Toymail
https://www.toymail.co/
Plush toys that allow a parent and child to
communicate with one another through
an app. The toy is like a wifi enabled
walkie talkie.
● Raised 1.62 million USD