Company:June
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| Founded | June, 2015 |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Matt Van Horn (Co-founder, President, CEO) Nikhil Bhogal (Co-founder, CTO) |
| Products | Kitchenware |
Number of employees | 40 |
| Parent | Weber Inc. |
| Website | juneoven |
June is a home automation company based in San Francisco. Its first product was the June Intelligent Oven, a Wi-Fi-enabled, app-connected countertop convection oven that employs machine learning and computer vision technologies to identify and cook food.[1]
History
June was founded by Matt Van Horn and Nikhil Bhogal and launched in June 2015.[1] Van Horn previously co-founded Zimride, which spun off the ride-sharing service Lyft,[1] while Bhogal designed the camera software for the iPhone’s first five generations and was as an inventor on multiple Apple camera software patents.[1] June team members have also worked on the Apple Watch, GoPro cameras and Fitbit fitness trackers.[1] Michelin-starred chef Michael Mina is an advisor to June.[2]
The first generation oven was launched in December 2016. June launched its second generation June Oven in August 2018 as the "do-it-all oven" and seven appliances in one - a countertop convection oven, air fryer, slow cooker, dehydrator, broiler, toaster and warming drawer.[1]
Design
The oven is controlled by a 5-inch touch screen and connected app.[3][4] Programmable and sensor-driven, the oven uses a built-in scale, core-temperature thermometer and a camera to suggest cooking time and temperature. The internal high-definition camera with a fisheye lens that is designed to recognize commonly cooked foods.[1][3][5] The company claims the oven’s optical recognition can identify foods such as frozen pizza, bacon, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, and potatoes and can differentiate between different types of fish.[1]
The June Oven has dual-surround convection fans, digital TRIAC controllers, a GPU processor, a 2.3-gigahertz NVIDIA chip, and carbon-fiber heating elements.[6][7] Ammunition Design Group aided with the industrial design of the June Oven and Quanta Computer aided in the manufacturing.[8]
The iOS and Android apps display a live-stream video of the inside of the oven and then sends a notification when the food is done.[9]
Funding
June received $7 million in Series A funding from the Foundry Group, First Round Capital, Lerer Ventures, and Founders Fund.[6]
Acquisition
On January 12, 2021, it was announced that June was acquired by Weber Inc. for an undisclosed amount.[10] Following the acquisition, it will exist as a “strategic business unit” within Weber. Co-founder Matt Van Horn will serve as president of June while the company's other co-founder, Nikhil Bhogal, will become senior vice president, technology and connected devices of Weber. Van Horn will continue to focus on June Oven while Bhogal will work with Weber R&D programs and new products.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Rothman, Wilson (9 June 2015). "June Smart Oven Points to a Future of Perfectly Cooked Food". https://blogs.wsj.com/personal-technology/2015/06/09/june-smart-oven-points-to-a-future-of-perfectly-cooked-food/. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Raphael, Lisa (9 June 2015). "This Crazy Awesome Gadget Will Change Your Kitchen Forever". http://www.brit.co/june-smart-oven/. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Coldeway, Devin. "June Smart Oven Wants You to Let It Do the Cooking For You". http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/june-smart-oven-wants-you-let-it-do-cooking-n372376. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ Hernandez, Daniela (9 June 2015). "Terrible cooks of the world, this smart oven will do the work for you". http://fusion.net/story/147480/terrible-cooks-of-the-world-this-smart-oven-will-do-all-the-work-for-you/. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ Pierce, David (9 June 2015). "This Smart Oven Bakes Perfect Cookies Without Your Help". WIRED. https://www.wired.com/2015/06/june-oven/. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Higginbotham, Stacey (9 June 2015). "An oven as smart as your Xbox could be coming to a kitchen near you". http://fortune.com/2015/06/09/june-smart-oven/. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ PCH (22 July 2015). "PCH Talks with Matt Van Horn, Co-founder and CEO of June Oven". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002133535/https://theblueprint.com/stories/june-oven/. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ Brownlee, John (9 June 2015). "Let This Intelligent Oven Cook All Your Meals For You". http://www.fastcodesign.com/3047171/let-this-intelligent-oven-cook-all-your-meals-for-you. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ Thompson, Ashlee Clarke (9 June 2015). "Live-stream baking? Company puts camera in countertop oven". http://www.cnet.com/products/june-intelligent-oven/. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Weber acquires smart oven maker June" (in en). https://www.engadget.com/weber-june-acquisition-weber-connect-june-oven-200000677.html.
- ↑ Billy Steele (January 12, 2021). "Weber acquires smart oven maker June". https://www.engadget.com/weber-june-acquisition-weber-connect-june-oven-200000677.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIraJkABn7wjYLhfbpq3t3XsHUc9jVLxYI48yXXCsiXQxSJ7ookrZJvPzxXmDTCiD0Ck5sy0oL8tHMoY3MZgEve8-xQx1cdnPn-t_BS9ZXU6Tzee3Iz75Ix-mEmkL8xRrEmCPsGvlfKAqDsI-dWsJ1AGPt6JAisd7YJDneWd1oKl.
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