Ozmo Devices
Offered Wi-Fi compatible communication technologies that delivered cost-effective WPAN connectivity for battery-operated devices.
Description
Ozmo Devices developed W--Fi compatible communication technologies that delivered cost-effective wireless personal area network (WPAN) connectivity for battery-operated devices. Ozmo Devices's Wi-Fi Personal Area Network (Wi-Fi PAN) technology allowed manufacturers to connect laptops, mobile phones and consumer electronic devices using Wi-Fi.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Corporation
Ownership Status
-
Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2004
Operational Duration
9 years
Shutdown Date
2013
Last Financing Round
Venture Round
Total Raised
USD 41.45M
Last Financing Date
1 Apr 2012
No. of Funding Round(s)
6
No. of Investor(s)
3
No. of Employees
10 - 50
Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Established
Transactional Model Type
B2B
Defensibility Moats
User networks, Economies of scale, Procedural knowledge,
City
Palo Alto
State/Province
California
Country
United States
Industry
Consumer Electronics
Categories
Consumer Electronics, Enterprise Software, Hardware,
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| No. | Image | Name | Previous designation | Previous company | Previous biography | Previous profile type | Previous location | Experience | Education | Reputation | Current company | Current designation | Current biography | Current profile type | Current location | No. of investments | No. of exits | Total exit value | No. of board seats taken | Contact info |
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1. |  | Katelijn Vleugels | Consulting Assistant Professor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Stanford University | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. |  | Roel Peeters | Founder & CEO | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Roost | - | Roel Peeters is the CEO & Co-founder of Roost. He is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of startup experience ranging from enterprise software to consumer electronics and semiconductors. Before starting Roost in 2014, he was the co-founder of Ozmo Devices, a pioneer in low-power Wi-Fi. Ozmo delivered the enabling technology for the world’s first WiFi mouse (marketed by HP) and the WiFi remote control shipping with the Roku 3 box. Mr. Peeters is a co-inventor of low-power Wi-Fi Personal Area Networks (PAN) technology and successfully created a worldwide standard known as “Wi-Fi Direct”. Ozmo was acquired by Atmel in 2012. Mr. Peeters received his MBA from The Wharton School and an MSEE from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Financing date | Financing round | Total amount raised | Post-money valuation | Financial viability | Fundraising target amount | Remaining target amount | Financing type | No. of investors | Board seats | Lead investors | Entity type | Financing status |
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1. | 1 Apr 2012 | Venture Round | USD 6M | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | Completed | ||
2. | 7 Jun 2010 | Series D | USD 10.8M | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | Completed | ||
3. | 13 Sep 2009 | Series C | USD 7.5M | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | Completed | ||
4. | 17 Jul 2009 | Venture Round | USD 3.8M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Completed | ||
5. | 25 Jun 2009 | Debt Financing | USD 750K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Completed | ||
6. | 30 Mar 2006 | Series A | USD 12.6M | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | Completed |
