Investors
We are raising investment to bring TeaCup to market in 2027.
TeaCup is a working system, not a concept. It runs today in a real home, on hardware we designed ourselves, with family apps on Android and iPhone. We are now raising to take it from there to launch.
The problem
Most older people want to stay in their own homes, and their families want to know they are alright there. The options today ask the person to change how they live: wear a pendant, charge a watch, accept a camera, or press a button at the worst moment of their day.
Many refuse, and many who agree stop. What is left is the phone call, made more often than either side really wants.
Our answer
TeaCup asks nothing of the person it is for. Small sensors and smart plugs learn the ordinary rhythm of a household: which rooms get used, how warm the house is, when the kettle goes on. When a day looks meaningfully different, the family hears about it on their phone.
No cameras, nothing to wear, nothing to press, and no broadband needed.
Where we are
What we have already built.
- Our own hardware. A hub with its own mobile connection, room sensors, and smart plugs that measure appliance use, all designed in-house.
- A cloud platform that learns each household’s ordinary day and recognises when one looks different.
- Family apps for Android and iPhone, and a web portal.
- A self-install journey, from sign-up to a fully set-up home, completed end to end by an independent tester. No engineer visit.
- A real home where the whole system has been running continuously.
The model
A monthly subscription per home, covering the hardware, its mobile connection and the apps. The household sets it up themselves in an afternoon, so there is no installer cost to recover.
What the investment is for
- Manufacturing the first production run
- Product certification
- Pilot homes ahead of launch
- Launch in 2027
Talk to us.
If you would like to see TeaCup working, or to talk about the round, write to us. A person will answer.