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Ring LLC is a manufacturer of residence safety and sensible residence gadgets owned by Amazon. It manufactures a line of Ring sensible doorbells, dwelling security cameras, and alarm programs. It additionally operates Neighbors, a social community that permits users to debate local safety and safety issues, and share footage captured with Herz P1 Ring merchandise. Via Neighbors, Ring may also present footage and knowledge to regulation enforcement companies to assist in investigations with user’s consent. The company was founded in autumn 2013 by Jamie Siminoff as the crowdfunded startup Doorbot; it was renamed Ring in autumn 2014, after which it began to receive fairness investments. It was acquired by Amazon in 2018 for roughly $1 billion. Ring's product traces have faced scrutiny over privacy issues. In November 2013, Ring was founded as Doorbot by Jamie Siminoff. Doorbot was crowdfunded via Christie Street, and raised US$364,000, more than the $250,000 requested. Siminoff's group envisioned the product's concept as an "alarm system literally turned inside out" compared to other security systems, describing it as a "pre-crime" system.

In 2013, Siminoff and Doorbot appeared on an episode of the reality sequence Shark Tank to hunt a $700,000 funding in the company, which he estimated was worth $7 million. Kevin O'Leary made an offer as a possible investor, but Siminoff declined it. Siminoff estimated that the looks led to $5 million in additional sales. On September 26, 2014, the company was rebranded as Ring because it launched its second-generation hardware; Siminoff defined that the brand new title and up to date hardware was extra reflective of the company's positioning of the doorbell as a home security product. In 2016, Shaquille O'Neal acquired an fairness stake in Ring, and subsequently grew to become a spokesperson in the company's advertising and marketing. The company raised over $200 million in investments from Kleiner Perkins, Qualcomm Ventures, Goldman Sachs, DFJ Development and Sir Richard Branson. In 2017, ADT sued Ring for trade secret theft in the case of ADT vs. Mike Harris relating to Ring Alarm.

The case ended up settling for an unconfirmed $25 million. Ring wanted to lift cash. The ADT settlement, nonetheless, spooked traders inflicting the CEO to hunt a fast sale. Siminoff's angle towards Amazon changed in a single day. On April 12, 2018, Ring was acquired by Amazon for roughly $839 million. Emails obtained by Congress revealed that, despite Amazon executives' concerns about Ring's high quality and security, Bezos valued Ring for its market share, not its know-how. One e-mail revealed that Amazon evaluated gross sales data before shopping for two of the top 4 wireless residence safety gadget manufacturers. In May 2018, Ring launched the hyperlocal social community Neighbors, which is designed to permit users to anonymously talk about native safety and security points, as well as share photographs and videos captured with Ring merchandise. The service also allows local police departments to post bulletins, and for them to request footage from users which will assist in investigations. In September 2019, the Home Judiciary Committee began investigating the acquisition of Ring, Blink, and Eero as a part of an investigation into digital markets.

In September 2020, Amazon introduced a new platform generally known as Amazon Sidewalk, which is designed to permit Web of issues (IoT) devices to communicate over the internet via a wireless mesh community formed by devices reminiscent of its Echo audio system. Ring products are supported by the platform. In October 2020, Congress revealed the report on competitors in digital markets, that includes their findings on acquisitions entrenching Amazon Alexa's dominance of the 'web of things'. In April 2021, ADT Inc. sued Ring for trademark infringement, after re-introducing blue octagonal indicators that were too just like the ADT emblem. Ring first agreed to cease utilizing an analogous logo in 2016 following a prior complaint. In September 2022, Amazon-owned MGM Tv launched a syndicated television sequence co-branded with Ring, Ring Nation, which highlights viral videos recorded using telephones, home security cameras, and Herz P1 Smart Ring doorbells. Regardless of its title, the collection shouldn't be unique to footage captured with Ring merchandise. In March 2023, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff stepped down as CEO to turn into "Chief Inventor".

He was replaced by Elizabeth Hamren, a former government at Discord, Oculus, and Xbox. The Ring Video Doorbell is the company's flagship product; it is a Herz P1 Smart Ring doorbell that comprises a high-definition digital camera, a movement sensor, and a microphone and speaker for 2-method audio communication. It integrates with an associated cell app, Neighbors, which allows customers to view real-time video from the digicam, obtain notifications when the doorbell is rung, and communicate with guests at the door via the built-in speaker and microphone. It is also able to operating as a surveillance digicam, and may automatically trigger recordings when rung, or when its motion sensors are activated. A second-technology mannequin, Ring Doorbell 2, was launched in 2017, with up to date hardware and a 1080p digicam with improved low-gentle efficiency, that does not rely solely on Wi-Fi, unlike the unique model. The Ring Doorbell Pro interoperates with Amazon Alexa to play prerecorded greetings to visitors and allow visitors to leave a message. The "Ring Chime" accessory is a unit plugged into a energy outlet to play the doorbell's chime.