// startup autopsy

Revolv

Google/Nest adquirió Revolv por $50M y luego cerró los servidores en 2016, dejando permanentemente inoperables los concentradores de hogares inteligentes de $300 que los clientes habían comprado

acquisition gone wrongAcqui-hire

Error fatal: Revolv built smart home hubs. Google/Nest acquired in November 2014 for approximately $50M. In May 2016, Google/Nest announced they would shut down the Revolv server infrastructure on May 15, 2016 — permanently bricking every Revolv hub sold (at $300 each). Owners received no compensation. The device became physically inoperable. First major case of "internet of broken things" — hardware rendered useless by server shutdown.

Fundada	2012
Cerrada	2016
País	USA
Sector	Iot
Founder	Tim Enwall

// el modelo, a ciegas

Evaluando solo el perfil de Revolv en su pico —sin conocer el desenlace— el modelo situó Adquisición fallida como causa nº1. Es exactamente como murió.

Timeline de Eventos Clave

2012

FOUNDING

2014

FUNDING

2016

SHUTDOWN

Full Analysis

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Causa documentada

Revolv adquirida por Google/Nest $50M noviembre 2014. Abril 2016: Nest anuncia cierre del servidor el 15 de mayo de 2016. Cada concentrador Revolv de $300 permanentemente inutilizable.

Lección

“El hardware para el hogar inteligente debe incluir una copia de seguridad de procesamiento local y publicar compromisos de duración del servicio antes de la venta: cualquier dispositivo dependiente de servidores en la nube propietarios debe mantener esos servidores indefinidamente o proporcionar a los clientes alternativas de operación solo local.”

Anatomía del fracaso

Tipo de colapso

Acqui-hire

📉 MEDIUM

Ciclo hype

None

Tipo de moat

Technology

Error fatal

Revolv built smart home hubs. Google/Nest acquired in November 2014 for approximately $50M. In May 2016, Google/Nest announced they would shut down the Revolv server infrastructure on May 15, 2016 — permanently bricking every Revolv hub sold (at $300 each). Owners received no compensation. The device became physically inoperable. First major case of "internet of broken things" — hardware rendered useless by server shutdown.