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By automating window shades, homes and\u0026nbsp;buildings can passively cool and reduce HVAC loads by 24%, as well as harvest natural daylight to reduce indoor lighting by 70%.An Investment In Our Planet \u0026amp; A Greener Future🌎The automation of existing window shades is an enormous opportunity to generate energy savings for residential and commercial properties.With new laws and regulations, and the Green New Deal’s goal of having all new buildings be net-zero in carbon emissions by 2030 and older buildings retrofitted for net-zero emissions by 2050, RYSE Smart Shades has the potential to be installed in every home and building.RYSE SmartShades Saves Energy In Two Ways:☀️😎 Solar Heat Gain Management - automatically lower shades to block direct sunlight, and reduce indoor cooling by up to 24%💡🌤️ Harvest Daylight - automatically open shades during overcast or bright weather, reducing indoor lighting by up to 74%Companies Are Betting Billions On The Smart HomeThe Smart Home industry is expected to grow at an impressive compound annual growth rate of 7.5%, growing from $158 billion in 2018, all the way to $262 billion by 2025. The industry has seen some spectacular exits, with big tech giants acquiring many start-ups resulting in large payouts for investors.Google acquired Nest, the makers of the Smart Thermostat, for $3.2 billion, making\u0026nbsp;investors a 22X return on invested capital – read more.Remember Ring? They got rejected on Shark Tank, and ended up selling to Amazon for $1.2 billion. Ring’s founder then became a guest Shark on the show, with the last laugh!Other exits in the smart home industry include LeGrand acquiring Netatmo, Somfy acquiring MyFox, and Assa Abloy is a $260+ Billion company who dominates door locks, acquiring August, the makers of the Smart Lock to expand into the smart home!A Huge Opportunity Worth Billions Across Residential Homes \u0026amp; Commercial BuildingsThe Smart Shade market itself\u0026nbsp;is experiencing an explosive growth rate of over 55% annually\u0026nbsp;(CAGR)! The market is still in its early days, expected to grow from $162 million in 2019, all the way to $1.47 billion by 2024 -\u0026nbsp;$1.22 billion of which will come from retrofits and replacements which is where RYSE focuses on!Think about how many windows are out there.\u0026nbsp;There are over 550 million manual shades that have the potential to be motorized in the residential space. And there are over 780 thousand commercial buildings with Building Automation Systems, designed to improve energy efficiency and comfort for occupants. This results in a potential $60 billion opportunity for RYSE to automate the windows of these homes and buildings! Forward-looking projections cannot be guaranteed.Global Smart Shade Marketas reported by Technavio, (in US$ millions)Forward-looking projections cannot be guaranteed.The First Retrofit Smart Shade With Patents To Prove ItBecause we are the inventors and pioneers of this retrofit device, we have gone to great lengths to protect our technology. RYSE Inc. has\u0026nbsp;a strong portfolio of patents, including four issued patents and another four\u0026nbsp;patents pending. Through Amazon’s Neutral Patent Evaluation Program, we are also able to prevent any\u0026nbsp;copycats and knockoffs from selling on Amazon.com.RYSE has extremely strong patents, with an Amazon Court Judgement win35,000 Devices\u0026nbsp;Sold, $4.5 Million in Sales, and MoreRYSE launched in 2017 and has since established a solid supply chain network.\u0026nbsp;In 2018, our first-generation device, AXIS, received the Mark of Excellence Award for Motorized Product of the Year from the Consumer Technology Association, presented at CES.\u0026nbsp; 🏆\u0026nbsp;Watch our CNET review of our 1st-gen device, AXIS, at CES:\u0026nbsp;Successfully Pitched On Dragons Den\u0026nbsp;(The Canadian Shark Tank)In 2018, RYSE Inc.\u0026nbsp;successfully pitched its first-generation SmartShade, AXIS, on Dragons Den® (the Canadian Shark Tank). Watch the pitch below!\u0026nbsp;🐉🐉A Strong Pipeline of Commercial B2B CustomersIn 2019, RYSE partnered with The Avery, a 56-story residential tower in San Francisco, to deploy their first-generation SmartShades across 90 units in the building. RYSE is currently in a pilot with the Annex Hotel, QuadReal ($44 billion commercial real estate developer), and Eureka Hub (co-working space). RYSE Inc. was also awarded a\u0026nbsp;CDN $4 million cleantech grant to begin scaling into the commercial B2B markets. Watch what our partners have to say!\u0026nbsp;🏨🏢Raised Over $3.5 Million From Top Tier InvestorsRYSE Inc., our Canadian parent company,\u0026nbsp;has raised over $3.5 million in angel and VC funding, including from Shawn Doughtery (co-founder of Mophie, acquired for $100 million) and Anthony Lacavera (founder of Wind Mobile, acquired for $1.2 billion). Hear from some of our investors below!A High-Margin \u0026amp; Scalable Business ModelWe sell hardware for RYSE SmartShades at an affordable price\u0026nbsp;that still allows for high-profit margins. Our current line of products have the following retail prices and COGS:📦\u0026nbsp;Hardware RevenuesRYSE Smart Shades: $149 (COGS: $50)BatteryPack: $49 (COGS: $20)SmartBridge:\u0026nbsp;$59 (COGS: $40)(integrates SmartShades with Google Home, Amazon Alexa, or Apple HomeKit)\u0026nbsp;💻\u0026nbsp;Service \u0026amp; Software Revenues ($50/year/device)Extended warranty \u0026amp; premium supportBattery replacement plans, including servicingCustom software integrations (i.e. BAS \u0026amp;\u0026nbsp;Slack)Weather-based automation \u0026amp; energy efficiencyWe Want To DOMINATE The Smart Shades MarketA majority of our sales to-date have been Direct to Consumer. 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