🎤 Invst Guru Founder Series 🎤

In this episode of Invst Guru, host Jeff “Fuzzy” Wenzel sits down with Trung Pham, founder and CEO of RYSE, to explore how his company is transforming the smart home industry—one window at a time.

RYSE builds intelligent, retrofit IoT devices that automate existing blinds, curtains, and shades—no replacement required. Trung shares how a personal frustration sparked a billion-dollar idea, leading to a patented line of smart window automation products now featured in luxury homes, hotels, and retail stores like Best Buy.

💡 In This Episode:

• How Trung turned a simple idea into a global smart home brand

• Why RYSE’s retrofit design dominates the $50B window automation market

• The challenges of hardware startups and IP protection on Amazon

• Integrating with Google, Alexa, and Apple for true AI-powered automation

• RYSE’s vision to follow in the footsteps of Ring and Nest

• How community investors helped fund RYSE through equity crowdfunding

📈 Key Stats:

• $15M+ in cumulative revenue

• $5M projected for this year

• 29+ team members, 10+ patents and grants

• Supported by a $4M clean tech grant

🎯 Learn how Trung Pham is building the future of AI-driven home automation while empowering investors through community ownership.

👉 Visit https://helloryse.com or https://invest.helloryse.com to learn more.

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