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NOON HOME ACQUIRED BY RACEPOINT ENERGY, INTEGRATES WITH SAVANT
Last month, it was announced that Osterville, Mass.-based Racepoint Energy – a leader in energy solutions
for homes and businesses that also owns the luxury whole-home systems manufacturer Savant Lighting Controls – has acquired NOON Home. The acquisition is expected to grow both Racepoint Energy and Savant’s lighting control offerings, including the addition of NOON’s unique keypad style to the Savant keypad lineup.
The integrated Racepoint Energy
and NOON team will be focused on designing unique product and software solutions that can be sold into both
the custom installation and distribu-
tion channels. According to Racepoint Energy, early development initiatives will include integration into the Savant smart home ecosystem, with plans to offer NOON solutions on the Savant Store.
Lighting showroom owners and buyers first encountered Campbell, Calif.-based NOON Home, which
launched in 2017, at Lightfair. The next year the company leased space in Spectrum during Lightovation at the Dallas Market Center, followed by an exhibit booth at the American Lighting Association (ALA) Conference in 2018.
Co-founded by Annie Cheung and Will Lark – with the backing of initial investors Lux Capital, Shasta Ventures, and Sway Ventures – the NOON Lighting System was designed as a DIY product intended to eliminate many of the onboarding challenges consumers face when attempting to install a control
solution themselves. NOON’s scene- based lighting system coordinates all the lights in a room with a one-touch keypad and works with homeowners’ existing lights using patented technology. What made NOON especially attractive was the versatility of being controlled three ways: at the light switch, by an iOS and Android app, or through voice command (i.e. Amazon Alexa).
Originally offered through Home De- pot, Best Buy, and B8ta stores as well as direct from its web site, NOON Home then explored the lighting showroom channel through its presence at trade shows. Most recently, the system is sold primarily through Ferguson Enterprises.
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