SimpliSafe was founded in 2006 by then Harvard Business School students, Chad and Eleanor Laurans, after several friends in the Cambridge area experienced break-ins, but couldn’t find a security company that was designed to help renters.[1][2] Prior to Harvard, Chad attended Yale, where he majored in electrical engineering and graduated in 2000.[3]
Chad and Eleanor worked on SimpliSafe in their own home from 2006 to 2008.[1][3] Chad designed the system and tested it at friends’ residences for feedback.[1] SimpliSafe launched in 2009 with initial funding from angel investors.[4][5]
In 2010, revenue for the company was $1.4 million.[6] In 2013 revenue was $38.5 million.[7]
In May 2014, Sequoia Capital invested $57 million in SimpliSafe through a Series A round of funding.[8][9][4] As part of the investment deal, Sequoia partner Scott Carter joined the SimpliSafe board.[5][9] The same year, the company was reported to have more than 100,000 customers and was listed as the second fastest growing company in the Boston area on the Inc. 5000 list.[5][7]
In 2015, SimpliSafe grew from 100 employees to about 250 employees, and was reported to have 300,000 customers.[1][10]
In February 2018, SimpliSafe said they had stopped offering a discount to National Rifle Association members in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Sad.
They caved to the liberals for no reason (other than living in Taxachusetts, home of insufferable moonbats and Massholes). They need to learn to follow the example of our President, who kicks liberals in the teeth routinely, despite being from New Yawk!
Years ago I suggested that if we are to avoid CW II we have to have an “economic divorce”. Two ideologically opposed systems cannot share one public space. My solution was to have two separate economies. Rat money for libtards and conservative money. Different colors. (SInce I prefer blue I wont use the Brown Shirt Media system). Every business should make it clear whether they are for libtards or conservatives. They should only hire their own and should refuse the business of people who are not of their own.
I think this is a great idea and this business is just moving that direction as is Google and a number of others.