The so -called ”pirate“They were responsible for about $ 12 billion stolen goods in 2024, for data from Security.organd at least one in six adults in the US (17%) reported that they had a Stolen package Last year, according to a study by Cne.
Serial Melissa kingBrennan Naylor's son was a frequent victim of packet theft when he lived inside San Francisco. “I couldn't send anything to him without stealing him immediately from his doorstep,” entrepreneur.
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The problem motivated King and Naylor in start a business: The safety of virtuePod manufacturer enters Smart Home Delivery at home. The product, available in Slate Gray and Dove White and at $ 299, is on the right track to start transportation this June.
“I definitely have this either by blessing or cursing to know things in my life that are a great concern, (and then) I need to find a solution.”
Kinging was not a stranger to develop an innovative product and company. In 2009, she founded the $ 12 million frozen lunch bag and the box brand package. “I definitely have this either by blessing or cursing to know things in my life that are a great concern, (and then) I need to find a solution,” she says.
This time, kinging was not starting all over again: it had a “Rolex full of contacts” in design firms that would work with Create prototypes in the past. The starting idea was for a soft, crashed pod, which “could magically expand” when a package was inserted inside. But the vision evolved during a one -year development process with the Michigan Techna -based design firm.
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Other anti-theft products in the market are “big” and “heavy” to prevent packages from being taken, but the pod of enters comes with a “universal security safety” that begins at the back of the product, in Way to be caught in a dot anchor, such as a door or fence posting, explains King.
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“Hyve is seeking to activate real -time communities to prevent theft.”
The product also pairs with a Bluetooth and WiFi app. When setting the application, you are required to invite your neighbors and your community to join the “enters”. An accelerator within the pod reveals whether someone is trampling with the device, which sounds an alarm and notifies the “enter” members of the possible theft.
“Unlike a door -bell This captures the show, and at the end of the day, you can see the packages stolen and then tell your neighbors what happened, the enters are looking to activate communities in real time to prevent theft, “says King.
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Moreover, the app contains a seller's page loaded with some of the most common delivery providers: AmazonInstacart, pigeonetc. When opening the seller's page, you can copy and glue the unique code generated for each seller and add it to the “Special Delivery Instructions” field. Upon arrival, the delivery person enters the code and places the package inside; Then, the user receives a notice that their order is delivered.
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“We see so funny that distribution is still so archaic (compared to) everything in our lives.”
As Kinging looks for the future of the enter, she is not only excited to save headaches of homeowners and retailers, but also from the opportunity to support waste -free distribution efforts. If deliveries can be provided on customer thresholds, then it is easier to Amazon and other companies to follow consistent practices such as the elimination of external boxes in favor of packaging only for the brand.
Hyve aims to form strategic With brands that allow customers to choose waste -free shipments, says King.
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ENDURANCE Piece offers another opportunity to rebuild Kingeing an industry that has not necessarily maintained the pace with innovations that transform many more.
“We see so funny that the distribution is still so archaic (compared to) everything in our lives,” Koeing says. “(You can) wake up in the morning, walk through the stairs and say,”AlexPlease start my coffee. Alexa, please ignite my morning music. Alexa, please open my blinds. 'However, the delivery driver is still catching a package on the doorstep of your (your) door, returning and being like,' good luck with this'. “