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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 2009 |
| Founders | Greg Duffy Aamir Virani |
| Fate | Acquired by Google / Nest, rebranded as Nest Cameras |
| Successor | Nest Cam |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States Canada |
| Products | Dropcam Pro Cloud Recording Dropcam App |
| Owner | Google Inc (2014–2015) Alphabet Inc. (2015–2024) |
| Parent | Nest Labs (2014–2024) |
| Website | www.dropcam.com |
Dropcam, Inc. was an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company is known for its Wi-Fi video streaming cameras, Dropcam and Dropcam Pro, that allow people to view live feeds through Dropcam's cloud-based service. On June 20, 2014, it was announced that Google's Nest Labs bought Dropcam for $555 million,[1][2] a decision Dropcam co-founder Greg Duffy later described as a "mistake".[3] In June 2015, Nest introduced the Nest Cam,[4] a successor to the Dropcam Pro.[5] Support for Dropcam services ended on April 8, 2024.[6]
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