Bringrr
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | James Logan, Chairman Asheem Aggarwal, CEO |
| Headquarters | , |
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Bringrr is a startup company specializing in the creation and production of electronic tracking devices designed for everyday belongings such as smartphones. The business was established in 2009 by James Logan.[1][2] Its flagship product is a gadget that notifies users if they leave their smartphone behind when entering their vehicle.[3][4] Asheem Aggarwal currently serves as the company's CEO.[1]
History
James Logan founded Bringrr in 2009 with the goal of developing and selling the Bringrr Reminder (which was later simply called Bringrr), a cylindrical device that fits into a car’s cigarette lighter socket and alerts the driver if their smartphone is not detected inside the vehicle.[1][2] At that time, Logan, who had previously co-founded Microtouch Systems and Gotuit, held the position of CEO.[2] Initially, the company was supported by Amoskeag Business Incubator located in Manchester, New Hampshire, before relocating to DifferenceMaker, a startup accelerator program based at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.[2][4] In 2014, the business shifted its operations to Boston.[5]
The development phase for Bringrr began in October 2012.[6] In September 2013, Aldo Beqiraj, an electrical engineering student from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, joined Bringrr as its CMO. He then took over as CEO in January 2014.[4] That same month, Bringrr achieved its funding goal by raising $75,000 through a Kickstarter campaign.[1][7] Later in 2014, Asheem Aggarwal assumed the role of CEO and rebranded the company as Pairable.
Products
Bringrr offers two main products: the Bringrr device, a cylindrical gadget that connects to a vehicle's cigarette lighter and syncs with the user's smartphones, and BringTags, which are Bluetooth Low Energy beacons designed to attach to everyday objects and pets. These BringTags work in conjunction with the Bringrr app, alerting users on their phones if tagged items are misplaced or left behind.
As of now, neither the Indiegogo nor the Kickstarter campaigns have resulted in any product shipments.
In July 2015, Bringr became available for pre-order through Amazon.
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