4Home logs $525K for central home electronics control
4Home, maker of software dashboards capable of remotely controlling all of the electronics and appliances in your home, has raised $525,000 in convertible promissory notes, according to a filing with the SEC. The company recently brought in another $770,000 in notes.
Indirectly related to the Smart Grid, the Sunnyvale, Calif. company makes technology that allows users to control some of their appliances remotely — particularly their thermostats. The system also serves as a hub for home media, allowing users to store and retrieve movies, music and web videos from any computer or television in their homes.
4Home previously raised $2.85 million in a first round of funding from Pond Ventures. But that was way back in 2006.
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