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Amazon to buy startup that makes smart home and security products for $1 billion: Report

Amazon confirmed it would buy Santa Monica, California-based Ring, but declined to comment on the deal terms.

|Feb 28, 2018, 09:08:32 IST

Amazon.com Inc is set to buy Ring, a startup that makes doorbells and video security cameras, for more than $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.[caption id="attachment_4234435" align="alignleft" width="380"]

Image: Reuters[/caption]Santa Monica, California-based Ring is Amazon’s latest move in expanding into the heated “smart-homes” market, where gadgets are powered by easy-to-use technology to control homes with a few spoken words. Amazon has positioned its Echo smart speaker, powered by its Alexa voice assistant, as a smart homes device.Amazon confirmed it would buy Santa Monica, California-based Ring, but declined to comment on the deal terms.“Ring’s home security products and services have delighted customers since day one. We’re excited to work with this talented team and help them in their mission to keep homes safe and secure,” an Amazon spokesman said.

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