Jamie Siminoff
Jamie Siminoff is the founder of smart home and home security company Ring Inc., which was acquired by Amazon.com in February 2018 for an estimated value of between $1.2 and $1.8 billion,[1][2] after failing to secure a deal with any of the "sharks" on Shark Tank in late 2013.[3]
Jamie Siminoff | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Title | Founder of Ring Inc. |
| Website | jamessiminoff |
Life and career
Siminoff is a 1999 graduate of Babson College.
In 2011, Siminoff created Ring, a WiFi-enabled video doorbell,[4] as a way to see his doorbell when he was in the garage.[3] He appeared as an entrepreneur on Shark Tank in 2013, when Ring was known as DoorBot.[5] While the Sharks liked the idea, all of them declined to invest.[3] In 2018, Ring was acquired by Amazon and then Siminoff returned to Shark Tank as guest shark. [4]
References
- "Profiles Jamie Siminoff '99". Babson College. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- "Amazon is making its second-biggest acquisition ever — the doorbell company Ring". Recode. February 27, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- Canal, Emily. "First, I Lost on 'Shark Tank.' Then, I Sold My Startup for Over $1 Billion". Inc.com.
- Berger, Sarah (11 Oct 2018). "This is the first thing Ring's founder bought after selling his company to Amazon for $1 billion". CNBC.
- Schlosser, Kurt (26 Sep 2018). "After getting $1B from Amazon, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gets another knock from 'Shark Tank'". Geek Wire.
External links
Siminoff on Crunchbase
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