WiFi camera manufacturer acquired by Google in 2014
Dropcam, Inc.
Industry
Consumer electronics
Founded
January 2009 (2009-01)
Founders
Greg Duffy Aamir Virani
Fate
Acquired by Google / Nest, rebranded as Nest Cameras
Successor
Nest Cam
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
,
United States
Area served
United States Canada
Products
Dropcam Pro Cloud Recording Dropcam App
Owner
Google Inc (2014-2015) Alphabet Inc. (2015-present)
Parent
Nest Labs (2014-present)
Website
www.dropcam.com
Dropcam, Inc. was an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company is known for its Wi-Fi video streaming cameras, Dropcam and Dropcam Pro, that allow people to view live feeds through Dropcam's cloud-based service. On June 20, 2014, it was announced that Google's Nest Labs bought Dropcam for $555 million,[1][2] a decision Dropcam co-founder Greg Duffy later described as a "mistake".[3] In June 2015, Nest introduced the Nest Cam,[4] a successor to the Dropcam Pro.[5] Support for Dropcam services ended on April 8, 2024.[6]
^Gannes, Liz. "Google's Nest Buys Dropcam for $555 Million". Re/code. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Lowensohn, Josh (21 June 2014). "Nest buying video monitoring startup Dropcam for $555 million". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^Bergen, Mark (22 March 2016). "Dropcam Founder: Selling to Nest and Google Was a 'Mistake'. A bitter feud brews at Alphabet". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^Linda, Reyes. "Nest made hq pet camera for outdoor using". Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^"Nest Cam". Nest.
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