
Hoo Controls provides a comprehensive smarthome OS and hardware solution designed for builders and property managers. Their system integrates smart home features, energy management with AI-driven savings of up to 20% on electricity, and managed property services through a service panel application. Key benefits for builders include increased property valuations by up to 10%, faster sales, and cost savings by avoiding separate networking and metering systems. The solution features a central 'Onebox™' for GUI and AI, and 'Hoolets™' as intelligent outlets for energy monitoring and networking, powered by proprietary mesh technology. Hoo Controls aims to revolutionize consumer IoT by addressing current infrastructure issues, making smart homes more accessible and enhancing the living experience.

Hoo Controls provides a comprehensive smarthome OS and hardware solution designed for builders and property managers. Their system integrates smart home features, energy management with AI-driven savings of up to 20% on electricity, and managed property services through a service panel application. Key benefits for builders include increased property valuations by up to 10%, faster sales, and cost savings by avoiding separate networking and metering systems. The solution features a central 'Onebox™' for GUI and AI, and 'Hoolets™' as intelligent outlets for energy monitoring and networking, powered by proprietary mesh technology. Hoo Controls aims to revolutionize consumer IoT by addressing current infrastructure issues, making smart homes more accessible and enhancing the living experience.
Founded: 2018
Headquarters: Anaheim, California, United States
Product: Smarthome OS + hardware (Hoolets™) for builders and property managers
Claimed benefits: AI energy savings up to 20%; property valuation uplift up to 10%
Last disclosed funding: Pre-Seed (Jan 2020), $100,000
Smart-home and smart-building infrastructure fragmentation, privacy concerns, and deployment complexity for builders and property managers.
2018
Smart home / Smart building technology
$100,000