Deako

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/deako

Deako believes that everyone should be able to enjoy the wonderful experiences of smart lighting, regardless of their budget. We invented the modular light switch, giving homeowners maximum flexibility to customize and upgrade their systems, at any time, in minutes and without turning off the power. Deako’s beautiful designer switches are like nothing else on the market today. Deako Smart Lighting has been named the #1 Smart Lighting Control System by TecHome Builder, Top 25 Innovative IOT Companies by Entrepreneur, featured in “I Want That!” episode on DIY Network, Top 50 most promising Startups by Bloomberg, and “Changing The Way Builders Spec Light Switches” - Builder Magazine.

About
  • Number of Founders: 1
  • HQ: Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Domain: deako.com
  • Email: info@deako.com
  • Industries: Electronics, Lighting, Internet of Things, Smart Building
  • Tags: iot, home-automation
  • Total Funding: 22220000
  • Number of Funding Rounds: 5.0
  • Last Funding Round Type: Series B
  • Last Funding Date: 2021-03-15
  • Team Size: 11
  • Founder Names: Derek Richardson
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Contacts

Derek Richardson

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

email: dxr@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/derekrichardson1

Adam Tapias

Head of Manufacturing

email: atm@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/adamtapias

Stephen Bird

Head of Software and Data

email: stephen.bird@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/stephen-bird-0891b71a

Joel Betonte

Head of Finance

email: joel@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joel-betonte-cpa-6129b0182

Patrick Prendergast

Head of Hardware

email: pup@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/patrickprender

Nathan Diehl

Head of Product

email: nathan.diehl@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/n-diehl

Tyson Lunsford

Vice President of Sales

email: tyson@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/tysonlunsford

Chris Miller

Chief Financial Officer

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/christophermmiller

Stephen Wong

Software Engineer

email: stephen@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/wongs

Marco Osio

Director, Account Development

email: osio@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/marcoosio

David Cathey

Chief Revenue Officer

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/1davidcathey

Nathan Weathers

Head of Professional Channel

email: nathan@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/nathan-weathers-ab9096129

Robynne Curry

Vice President of Marketing

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/robynne-curry-4029304

Joe Wilcox

Regional Sales Manager

email: joe@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/joe-wilcox-1b6a05127

Patrick Erley

Senior Firmware Engineer

email: patrick@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/patrick-erley-25034716

Rashid Nixon

Head of Sales- Integrators

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rashid-nixon-97366663

Julia Roth

Head of Operations and Analytics

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/julroth

Sai Naram

Electrical Engineer

email: sai@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/sainaram

Victor Shu

Head of Business to Business Marketing

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/vicshu

Rob Pezely

Customer Support Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/robpezely

Jeffrey Potts

Lead Technical Support Specialist

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-potts-5b64b5ab

Chris Petersen

Director of Inside Sales

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/chris-petersen1

Holly Hodges

National Account Manager

email: holly@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/holly-hodges-527925204

Christopher Gloger

Senior Product Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/chrispgloger

Amie Hsu

Head of E-Commerce and Business to Consumer

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/amiehsu

Rick Wintch

Senior Mechanical Engineer

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/rick-wintch

CPHR Kathy Liu

Data Analyst Ii

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/datakathyliu

Mark Oberpriller

Senior Product Designer

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/markoberpriller

Lilly Jones

Assistant Controller

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lilly-jones-892b2a11

Amanda Deaton

Business Development Director

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/amandaldeaton

Stephanie Baker

Product and Distribution Executive

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/stephanie-baker-28a2b9a5

Susana Machado

Product Manager, Software and Data

email: susana@deako.com

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/susana-machado-2014

Dan Gockel

Chief of Staff

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/dan-gockel

Thomas Nolting

Home Owner Account Executive

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/nolting

Pritesh Patil

Senior Marketing Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/pritesh-patil-10

Cindy Young

Sw Regional Sales Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/cindy-young-758a3030

Phillip Eaton

National Sales Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/phillipgeatonjr

Thea Gunter

Revenue Operations Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/theagunter

Taylor Tope

SMB Account Executive

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/taylor-tope-4a3a19242

Kathryn McKenna

Support Operations

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kathryn-mckenna-02479611b

Charles Martin

Controller

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/charlesmartinjr

Kristi Farrell

Senior Software Qa Tester

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kristi-farrell

Tyler Van Nest

Account Executive

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/tyler-vannest

Maurissa Korth

Builder Division - Account Executive - North, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/maurissa-fournier-a9165a83

Paul Hartigan

Account Executive

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/paul-hartigan-2a094034

Blake Bryant

Software Engineer

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/blake-bryant

Brittany Bowles

Homeowner Sales Executive

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/bowles-brittany

Summer Sondov

Account Executive- Builder Sales East

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/summer-sondov

Alton Smith

Lighting Consultant

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/altoncurtissmith

Justin Brown

Builder Success Executive

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/justinmbrown02

Michael Nutter

National Account Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/mrnutter65

Judy Hoang

National Account Manager

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/judyhoang80

Kailey Cunningham

Content Specialist

email: None

linkedin: linkedin.com/in/kaileycunningham