INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF
SMART SHADES
$9M in lifetime revenue and 60,000 units sold
Retail expansion into 120+ BestBuy stores
$158B market opportunity expecting 23% growth by 2031
Top Reasons to Invest
Rapidly Growing Market
SmartShades market growing annually at astonishing 23% within a $158B Smart Home industry.
Cleantech Grant
Awarded CAD $4 million in environmental grants to automate shades in commercial buildings, saving up to 24% on cooling and 74% in lighting energy costs.
Proven Demand
$9 million + in lifetime revenues with over 60,000 units sold. Just launched in over 100 Best Buy stores!
Incredible Historical Returns
Shareholders have already seen their value increase 40% year-over-year, with strong upside remaining as we now begin scaling into retail and high-volume B2B channels.
Powerful Patents & IP
6 Patents + 3 patents pending; extremely strong and able to block the sales of copy cats. Read how here.
High Profile Investors
Including entrepreneurs Shawn Dougherty (co-founded mophie, sold for $100 million), and Anthony Lacavera (founder of Wind Mobile, sold for $1.16 billion).
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Our Products: Designed with the User In Mind
Affordable Luxury
Add the luxury of automation to your window coverings, and at a fraction of the cost of replacing them. We’re building our tech for the masses.
Simple DIY Installation
Designed to be installed in minutes without any tools or wall damage. The only retrofit solution designed to work with your existing window coverings.
Intelligent Automation
Integrate with voice speakers (Apple, Google, Amazon), set schedules, routines, or let A.I automate based on the weather to save energy.
RYSE SmartShade
Compatible with any window shade with a looped cord or beaded chain, including roller shades and vertical blinds, representing over 1/3rd of all hard window coverings installed in the US. An ideal solution for condos/apartments, homes, and commercial offices.
RYSE SmartCurtain
Compatible with any curtain that hangs on a rod or track, and installed in less than 1 minute. Curtains represent over 40% of all window coverings in the US, and can be combined with blinds or shades. An elegant solution for homes and is found in over 90% of hotels due to their blackout properties.
Product Roadmap: A Look Into The Future
Our vision is to OWN the “Smart Shade” space. We want RYSE to be synonymous with smart shade — just like what Nest is to the thermostat, Ring is to the doorbell, or Dyson is to the vacuum, we want consumers to think of RYSE when they think of smart shades!
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YouTube Review
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INVEST IN THE FUTURE
Market Opportunity
92%
of window shades are manually controlled
RYSE IS TARGETING THIS MARKET
8%
are motorized, with billion dollar companies targeting this small market, including
Smart Shade Market Growth
Invest in a Greener Future
With new laws and regulations – such as the Green New Deal – governments are requiring that all new buildings be net-zero in carbon emissions by 2030. RYSE SmartShades save energy in two ways:
☀️ Solar Heat Gain Management
Automatically lowering shades to block direct sunlight can reduce indoor cooling costs by up to 24%.
💡 Daylight Harvesting
Automatically opening shades during overcast or bright weather can reduce indoor lighting costs by up to 74%.
Industry Titans
The Smart Home industry is expected to grow at an impressive compound annual growth rate of 23%, growing from $158 billion in 2018, all the way to $355 billion by 2031. The industry has seen some spectacular exits, with big tech giants acquiring many start-ups resulting in large payouts for investors:
Google acquired Nest, the makers of the Smart Thermostat, for $3.2 billion, earning investors a 22X return on invested capital.
LG Electronics has acquired an 80% stake in Athom, known for its Homey smart platform, to strengthen LG’s position in the smart home market.
Sold Over 50,000 Devices to Residential & Commercial Customers
- Co-working Company with 6 locations in Toronto, Ontario
- Piloting in 51 Wolseley St, in a 14,000 sq. ft building with 55 windows across 5 floors
- 15,000 sq, ft. hotel with 120 windows over 24 rooms
- Developing 5 hotels across Canada
- Access to LPs other real state properties
- Eureka Hub: 4-Floor co-working space with 100 windows
- Portolio of commercial offices, retail & mixed used properties with a focus on retrofitting older assets, across North America & Europe
In 2019, RYSE partnered with The Avery, a 56-story residential tower in San Francisco, to deploy their first generation SmartShades across 100 units in the building to meet ‘Americans with Disabilities Act’ (ADA) regulations.
Hear What Our Investors Think About RYSE
“The big opportunity with RYSE really drives down to the market opportunity. They really understand this space, and that’s going to allow them to win and allow them to attract a really good suitor.”
– Jeffery Potvin, Supporters Fund
“What we liked about RYSE is that it was a technology that was designed and built in such a way that it could easily integrate in many different places with little customization.”
– Louis Dellosa, Cogito Capital
Trevor Bond
Former CEO of WP Carey
“The RYSE team has impressed me greatly with its resourcefulness, its attention to detail, its efficient use of capital and above….”
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CEO of Servercare, Inc
Derek Luke
CEO InterAxon
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