SimpliSafe

Our CEO, Christian Cerda, said it best: The launch of SimpliSafe? Active Guard Outdoor Protection couldn't have been done without the hard work and innovative spirit of every single SimpliSafer. Congratulations, team, on a successful launch! ??????

Have you heard the news? ??? Today, SimpliSafe launched its highly anticipated SimpliSafe? Active Guard Outdoor Protection, extending our professional monitoring services outside the home to help stop crime before it happens. SimpliSafe? Active Guard Outdoor Protection provides our customers with a double layer of defense by combining advanced AI technology with expert security agents working together to intercept potential intruders before they reach the home. The feature is enabled by SimpliSafe's most advanced outdoor camera yet, the Outdoor Security Camera Series 2, which uses advanced AI to identify potential threats quickly and allows SimpliSafe security agents to see and speak to potential intruders directly to deter them from causing harm. The launch is a significant one, both for SimpliSafe and the home security industry as a whole. SimpliSafe? Active Guard Outdoor Protection is transforming home security from a passive to a preventative solution designed to keep our customers safer than ever before. Our mission is to "make every home secure," and this launch signals our commitment to making exceptional home protection accessible to everyone. Congratulations, SimpliSafers, on a successful launch!

Last month, our very own?Ronald Sia, Deputy General Counsel of Technology & Brand and Enterprise Risk & ESG Compliance Officer, was a guest at the internationally attended Trade Secret IP Protection & Litigation Conference in Boston. Ron spoke on a panel entitled “Indemnification and Collaboration: How to Ensure Contracts Protect Trade Secrets,” where he offered practical advice, tips, and tricks to in-house legal teams on balancing aggressively protecting corporate trade secrets with the commercial realities of counseling clients and working with third parties. We are proud that Ron was able to lead the discussion and capture the attention of a room full of legal leaders from some of the largest tech companies and law firms in the US. Way to go, Ron!

Newsweek recently named SimpliSafe its Readers' Choice award winner for Best Home Security System! We were honored to be nominated, and we're even more proud to have been selected by Newsweek's readers as their top choice. While our mission is what drives us, awards like this give us the opportunity to celebrate our incredible team of SimpliSafers who work tirelessly to deliver superior safety through our products, services, and overall customer experience. Congratulations, team! ????

Each quarter, we celebrate the many inventors at SimpliSafe who have helped us advance the future of smart home security, whether by securing invention disclosures, patent filings or patent grants. This quarter, we recognized ten inventors for their work! Innovation is key to our mission and commitment to providing our customers with the most advanced technology possible. Our inventors are at the core of that and the pursuit of our mission of making the world a safer place for all. ?? Congratulations to Bojan Rajkovic, Zach Rose, Devin Walker, Alex Vasquez, Harsha Kudoor, Kensly Plimouth, Ali Tawbeh, David Atkins, Joey Wong, and Kevin Klemm!

Over the weekend, members of our PRISM ERG and Richmond team participated in Virginia's Pridefest, an annual event celebrating the LBGTQIA2S+ community and promoting diversity and equity in the Richmond area. We've been lucky to participate for the past few years, and it continues to be a great opportunity to get our teams together outside of the office, get involved in the RVA community, and promote equity and inclusion. Shout out to our teams who helped plan and organize and to all who showed up to support! ?????

Exciting news! ?? PCMag recently announced which brands and products rose to the top of its 2024 Readers' Choice: Home Security rankings. We're proud to share that SimpliSafe was named the top choice for Indoor Security Cameras, Outdoor Security Cameras and Video Doorbells, and second in Overall Satisfaction. What we love most about this list is that it was voted on by thousands of real consumers, rating the brands and products that keep their homes safe. This recognition speaks to the high level of trust our customers place in us and the customer obsession that our teams live by each day!

As a company constantly innovating and developing new home security solutions, patents are critical to our business and our team of inventors. Thankfully, David Soucy, our Senior IP Counsel, is at the helm of our patent programs. David was invited to participate in an esteemed?IP Watchdog?and?LexisNexis panel on "Smart Patent Strategies—Managing and Optimizing Your Portfolio" with Nicholas Valentino of Lexia Nexis and Mark Vallone of IBM. Like always, David shared great insights on our patent program, as well as how fast-growing companies like ours can maximize value from patent programs and the importance of forging a strong relationship between business owners and legal teams. For those interested, you can watch a recording of the panel discussion below:

In honor of the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, we hosted our own "SimpliSafe Olympics" at Boston HQ. Though we decided to forgo breakdancing this year, SimpliSafers still had the chance to show off their skills in bowling, egg spoon racing, mini basketball, and riddles. Our People Team, led by Kristen Dailey Holoien, took the Gold at our "Medals and Macarons" closing ceremony, alongside Silver (CIOGS led by Joseph Erhard) and Bronze (Finance led by Seth Davis Brown). At the end of the day, we all walked away winners and had a great time closing out the summer together!

Mark your calendars for September 4 at noon! Our very own?Hooman Shahidi?will be sitting down with?Keith Cline?at?VentureFizz?to discuss his twenty-plus years of brand and product management experience, including his time here as Chief Product Officer, his advice for other product managers, and insights into how our product function develops disruptive home security innovations.