At the heart of Intecular is a commitment to improving everyday life through intelligent, elegant solutions. We believe smart home technology should enhance comfort, security, and energy efficiency without adding complexity.
Our Story
Our journey, started by Founder Lawrence Ko, began with a challenge: making smart homes easier to obtain by compacting key features. Smart home technologies have continued to evolve and show promise, but the continued frustration shared by over 20 million homeowners is the sheer quantity of smart devices required to facilitate key functions. The average American home has over 20 smart devices and appliances, almost all of which require different apps, power sources, hubs, etc. This dissatisfaction led Lawrence to begin experimenting with embedded smart sensors inside of a smart outlet, which were the prototypes of the InvisOutlet idea.
Our Products
As development progressed, we realized that replacing and reinstalling outlets is a major barrier for most users. That insight led to a breakthrough: a modular design that redefined what smart outlets could be. By separating the sensors (In the cover plate) and the power source (In-wall smart outlet), we discovered a future-proof design for InvisOutlet that ultimately became the core of our product. Our vision is to accelerate the progress of smart homes by making upgrades more accessible to both homeowners and commercial properties.
Our Success
In May of 2023, InvisOutlet Pro was launched on Kickstarter, the forefront technology crowdfunding platform for novel products. The initial goal of $10,000 was fully funded in just 12 minutes, which accelerated us to the top of the Kickstarter platform after being selected as a “Project We Love.” At the end of the 1 month campaign, we ultimately raised $161,204 from 839 backers. In January of 2025, InvisOutlet Pro was launched at CES 2025, while over 2000 units were shipped out to our crowdfunding backers.