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AI and Robotics are Changing the Smart Home. One Pre-IPO Company Owns a Crucial Piece — And it's Open to Retail Investors
With $20M+ in revenue, 80,000+ devices sold, and patented robots already on the shelves at Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Amazon, RYSE may be the last smart home pre-IPO opportunity retail investors can actually access at ground-floor pricing. Current share price is $2.50, with up to 50% in bonus shares. Minimum investment of $1,000.
- Discounts 2 Prosper
252%
Share Price Growth
$20M+
Revenue to Date
80K+
Devices Sold
4,000+
Investors Committed
$15M+
Capital Raised
In 2011, you could have invested in Nest Labs for pennies on the dollar. Three years later, Google paid $3.2 billion to acquire it, a 22x return for early investors. In 2013, Ring was a startup selling video doorbells out of a garage. By 2018, Amazon wrote a $1.0 billion check to buy it.
Those windows have closed. But a remarkably similar one may have just opened, and the entry price moved again this morning.
RYSE, an AI-powered smart home company with patented retrofit technology, $20M+ in lifetime revenue, and products on the shelves at Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Amazon, is offering pre-IPO shares to everyday investors at $2.50 ahead of a planned Nasdaq listing under the reserved ticker $RYSS. The price has already climbed 252% from the seed round of $0.71, stepping up to $2.50 as of May 21, and it is rising again 8/31 on the way to a potential listing.
Smart money is already paying attention. Shark Tank’s Daymond John has backed the company. So has Anthony Lacavera, who sold Wind Mobile for $1.16 billion, Shawn Dougherty, co-founder of mophie ($100M+ exit), and Michelle Romanow from Dragons’ Den.
🔥Already on Shelves
RYSE is not a prototype. It already has real distribution, real revenue, real shelf space.
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The 92% Problem Nobody Else is Solving
Here is a statistic that should stop every smart home investor in their tracks. 92% of the world’s window shades are still operated by hand.
Think about that. AI assistants control our lights, our thermostats, our door locks, our security cameras. But the single largest surface area in most buildings, the windows, remains stubbornly analog.
That is not a small blind spot. The global smart home industry is a $158 billion market growing at roughly 23% annually, and the smart shade segment alone is projected to grow from $350M in 2024 to $2.8B by 2033. RYSE has built the only patented retrofit system that motorizes existing window shades, curtains, and blinds. No replacement, no electrician, no tools. It installs in minutes.
Not a Concept. Not a Prototype. A Real Business.
What separates RYSE from most pre-IPO opportunities is that this is not a pitch deck with projections. It is a company with $20M+ in lifetime revenue, over 80,000 devices sold, and distribution deals with the biggest retailers in North America. Products launched at The Home Depot in Q4 2024 and Lowe’s in Q1 2025, alongside the existing footprint at Best Buy (100+ stores), Amazon, and Linen Chest.
The technology is protected by 10 issued patents (plus 4 pending) in the US, with additional filings across Canada, the EU, and China. It has won the Red Dot Design Award, the CES Mark of Excellence, and a CAD $4M (~$3.2M USD) non-dilutive cleantech grant. It integrates with Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit, and uses AI to learn user routines, with the potential to reduce energy costs by up to 24%.
Pre-IPO shares with up to 50% bonus shares. 4,000+ investors have committed $15M+. $1,000 minimum investment.
The Product Line: $99 to $199, 67–75% Gross Margins
SmartShade
Motorizes existing beaded-chain shades. Installs in 10 min, no tools.
$199
SmartCurtain
Motorizes existing curtains on rod or track. Red Dot Design Award 2025.
$149
SmartBlinds
Motorizes wand-controlled blinds. Tilts slats automatically.
$99
SmartBridge
Wi-Fi hub. Voice control, schedulling, up to 10 devices.
$49
"The RYSE team has impressed me greatly with its resourcefulness, its attention to detail, its efficient use of capital..."
TREVOR BOND – FORMER CEO OF WP CAREY
And this is not just a consumer play. RYSE systems are deployed in the Fairmont Hotel in Quebec City, The Avery, a 56-story luxury tower in San Francisco built by Related Companies, and multi-location coworking spaces across Toronto. The technology works across four massive verticals: residential, senior living, commercial buildings, and hospitality.
Four Verticals, One Retrofit Platform
What sets RYSE apart from single-product startups is the breadth of its addressable market. The same patented retrofit system unlocks four distinct verticals, and each one has its own multi-billion-dollar tailwind.
Residential
Consumer
35% of US households have beaded-chain shades. Curtains in 1/5 of homes. Blinds in 40%+. Renter-friendly.
Senior Living
Healthcare
29,000 communities, 7-in-10 need care. Adults 85+ needing assisted living will 4x by 2040.
Commercial
B2B/Cleantech
780,000 BAS properties. Cuts cooling energy 24%, lighting 20%. $35B lost through windows annually.
Hospitality
Hotels
54,200+ US hotels, 5M+ guest rooms. 90% use curtains. 44% of guests prefer smart features.
Where RYSE Sits Against the Smart Home Exits
Early investors in Nest, Ring, and Vivint saw life-changing returns because they recognized a pattern. A patented product solving a massive, obvious problem, backed by strong revenue and retail distribution, before the broader market caught on. Here is the comparable set:
These comparables are for context only. They do not guarantee RYSE will achieve a similar outcome.
Who is Already Invested
RYSE has attracted backing from notable shareholders across smart home, hardware, and consumer technology. Daymond John (Shark Tank) and Michelle Romanow (Dragons’ Den) participated as on-air judges turned investors. Anthony Lacavera, who sold Wind Mobile for $1.16 billion, and Shawn Dougherty, co-founder of mophie ($100M+ exit), are also on the cap table.
Daymond John
Shark Tank
Anthony Lacavera
Founder, Wind Mobile ($1.16B exit)
Shawn Dougherty
Co-founder, mophie ($100M+ exit)
Michelle Romanow
Dragon’s Den
Trevor Bond
Former CEO, WP Carey
Tom Murphy
Former COO, Somfy North America
Editor’s Note: The Pre-IPO Price Just Rose to $2.50
Join 4,000+ investors who are already on the cap table. $2.50/share now, with up to 50% bonus shares before the next round.
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Founder and CEO Trung Pham is a CFA charterholder, Schulich School of Business alum, and Dragons’ Den entrepreneur who built RYSE from the ground up after discovering there was no retrofit option for his own apartment shades back in 2015. CTO Marc Bishara previously led machine vision and optical systems at Kiwi Wearables and ATS Automation. Manufacturing manager Charleston Cheng ran QC and procurement for Apple, Dell, IBM, Motorola, Cisco, and Intel at FOXCONN.
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The AI Macro Trend Driving Billions into Smart Homes
There is a reason Apple, Google, Amazon, and Tesla have collectively poured tens of billions into the connected home ecosystem. Tesla is actively developing autonomous home management AI, next-generation smart HVAC, and in-home robotics. Apple Vision Pro, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa are all racing for the same outcome: a single AI layer that runs every surface in the modern building.
RYSE sits at the intersection of two of the most powerful investment trends of this decade: artificial intelligence and smart home infrastructure. The system uses AI to adjust shades based on time of day, weather data, sunlight angles, and user behavior. It gets smarter the longer you own it. And with window coverings representing the last unautomated surface in the modern home, RYSE occupies a category with almost zero direct competition and massive built-in demand.
"Just like how Ring reinvented doorbells and Nest reimagined thermostats, RYSE is defining the future of smart shades."
INTERNAL POSITIONING, RYSE INC.
Bonus Shares: Lower Your Effective Entry Price
For investors who get in before the next price increase, RYSE is offering bonus shares at higher tiers. The bonus structure lowers the effective entry valuation from $117M down to as low as $78M depending on commit size:
$2,500
+10% bonus
Eff. price $2.27
$5,000
+15% bonus
Eff. price $2.17
$10,000
+20% bonus
Eff. price $2.08
$25,000
Up to +50% bonus
Eff. price as low as $1.67
Higher investment tiers also include free RYSE products as perks (SmartShade, SmartCurtain, SmartBridge bundles). Click any tier above to claim. Bonus structure subject to change.
SERIES A - REG A+ - SEC-QUALIFIED
Start with about $1,000. 7-day cancellation policy. ACH, credit card, or wire. SEC-qualified Reg A+. Open to US & international investors.
$1,000 minimum investment. Up to 50% bonus shares. Nasdaq ticker $RYSS reserved.
The Price Recently Rose to $2.50. The Next Round Won't Wait Either.
RYSE has already reserved the Nasdaq ticker $RYSS. The company has raised $17M+ from 4,000+ investors through its Regulation A+ offering, which allows everyday investors, not just accredited ones, to buy shares before a potential public listing. Both US and international investors can participate, with a minimum investment of about $1,000.
Pre-IPO pricing does not last forever. The share price has already moved through ten rounds, from $0.71 at seed to $2.50 as of this morning, a 252% appreciation. Every prior round has raised the price, and the next one will do the same. Once the company lists on Nasdaq, the $2.50 entry point disappears entirely and shares trade at whatever the public market decides.
The Bottom Line
RYSE checks every box that early Nest and Ring investors looked for. The $355 billion smart home market is there. The revenue is real. The patents are granted. The retail partnerships are in place. The celebrity and institutional investors are already on the cap table. And the Nasdaq ticker is reserved.
The previous round already closed at $2.45. The only question now is whether you invest at $2.50, or watch the next round price you out too.
50% BONUS SHARES - NASDAQ $RYSS RESERVED
$20M+ revenue. 80,000+ devices sold. Sold at Best Buy, The Home Depot, Lowe's, Amazon, and Linen Chest. Nasdaq ticker $RYSS reserved. 4,000+ investors already in.
$1,000 minimum investment. Open to US & international investors. 7-day cancellation policy.
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INVESTMENT DISCLAIMER: This is not financial advice. All investments carry risk, including the potential loss of principal. Past performance of comparable companies (Nest, Ring, Vivint, Arlo, Ecobee, SmartThings) does not guarantee future results for RYSE. The information presented is based on company-provided data and public filings. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult a financial advisor before making any investment decisions. RYSE Inc. is offering Class B Common Shares pursuant to SEC Regulation A+. The Nasdaq ticker reservation ($RYSS) does not guarantee a public listing. Forward-looking statements and revenue projections are subject to risks and uncertainties. Bonus share offers and share pricing are subject to change and increase round by round at the company’s discretion. Testimonials may not be representative of typical investor experience. Investments can be cancelled within 7 days of commitment by contacting invest@helloryse.com or 1-855-770-1787.