Deako Announces New IDKYK.ai Smart Home Feature

New Technology Analyzes and Matches Mood with Lighting Seattle (April 1, 2024) — In a groundbreaking leap forward in smart home technology, Deako is thrilled to unveil its latest innovation on its ninth anniversary: IDKYK.ai. Leveraging advanced AI, IDKYK.ai is a new feature that promises to revolutionize the way homes respond to the emotional atmosphere, […]
Deako Lighting completes Series-B financing, bringing total funding to $36MM for its plug-n-play light switches

Growth Factor SEATTLE, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Deako Lighting today announces the completion of its Series-B financing round, raising an additional $12.5MM in growth capital funding. Deako plug-n-play light switches, contracted to be installed into 1 out of every 8 new single-family homes built in the U.S., are rapidly becoming adopted by home builders as an industry-standard in […]
Deako Lighting to Provide Plug-N-Play Light Switches to D.R. Horton Homes Across U.S.

The three-year exclusive contract brings Deako’s smart and simple lighting system to the largest U.S. homebuilder Watch video » The Partnership SEATTLE, WA, Dec. 10th, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — D.R. Horton and Deako have entered into an exclusive relationship to pre-wire all-new D.R. Horton homes with Deako’s innovative plug-n-play lighting system. This new offering gives homeowners the flexibility to personalize […]
Welcome to Deako: Smarter Lighting, For Everyone

The beginning If you’ve ever installed a light switch before, you know it is no simple feat for the majority of people. This problem may not speak to those of you who are naturally handy and comfortable with electricity, but most people aren’t, and I am one of them. So if you want to, say, […]
Deako Expands its Modular, Light Switches

Eliminates up-front installation costs; Turn upgrades into after-sale revenues SEATTLE, Jan. 27, 2020 – Deako, a leader in smart lighting, has expanded its suite of modular and scalable home lighting products and solutions, announcing today the launch of the Deako Simple Rocker Switch, Simple Dimmer, Simple Motion Sensor, Smart Switch and Smart Dimmer. The new products paired […]
A Bright Future: Deako + Dolan

They say in order for a startup to be successful you need to be 10x better than the competition. And that’s true – you definitely need an amazing product that completely changes the way the world operates. However, if you don’t learn to keep a laser focus on doing ONLY what you can do best, […]
Deako Closes $4 Million in Financing Round

SEATTLE, May 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Deako, the Seattle-based smart lighting technology company, today announced the closing of its latest fundraising round. The Y-Combinator grad has raised an additional $4 million for a total of $15 million raised since it was founded just over 3 years ago. The funds will be used to grow Deako’s team, […]