Building Robotics, a US-based software company whose ‘Comfy’ solution allows personalized temperature in the workplace, has raised $1.1m seed financing round from Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of internet search firm Google, venture capital firms Claremont Creek Ventures, Formation 8, Navitas Capital and Red Swan Ventures, and angel investors.
The investment will allow Building Robotics to add expertise in building management, development, back-end operations, and user experience design.
Andrew Krioukov, Building Robotics chief executive officer, said: “The number one complaint of office workers is being too hot or cold. Comfy gives you the ability to tailor temperature to your needs. And by doing so it yields significant energy savings, because we know when and where conditioning is needed, and when it’s not.”
Nat Goldhaber, managing director of CCV, said: “Instead of just focusing on how to make the equipment run better, these guys are asking a more fundamental question: What is heating and cooling really for? It’s 100% to make people comfortable, so let’s create a system that allows buildings to meet that need without all of the typical energy waste and discomfort.”