Butterfleye
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Security alarm |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Ben Nader |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products | Wireless, learning cameras |
| Parent | Ooma |
| Website | Butterfleye Webpage |
Butterfleye was an American maker of security alarm systems. The company is known for its wireless learning camera technology that prevents false alarms.[citation needed] Butterfleye was founded in 2013 by an engineer named Ben Nader, and was headquartered in San Francisco, California.[1]
On December 20, 2017, Butterfleye was acquired by Ooma.[2]
On September 22, 2021, Ooma sent the following message to Butterfleye users: "We're sorry to inform you that the operation, maintenance and support of Ooma Butterfleye and Smart Cam security cameras will be ending. As such, the last day of operation of your camera(s) will be October 22, 2021. After this day, your camera(s) will stop working and will no longer record videos. Any videos you currently access through the Smart Cam App will become unavailable."
After losing several bicycles in a series of break-ins at his apartment, Nader—then an engineer at Texas Instruments—tried to install his own security alarm system. Dissatisfied with existing products that took him three days to install, Nader set out to create an alternative.[3] Nader was initially funded by angel investing, raising $1.6 million.[4] In August 2015, he sought backing through the crowdfunding site Indiegogo, setting a goal of $100,000. When the campaign finished in October, the company had raised more than six times its initial goal.[5]