# R-Zero

> R-Zero is a San Francisco-based smart building technology company that started in the pandemic selling hospital-grade UV-C disinfection and pivoted to an IoT and AI platform that cuts HVAC energy use 20-40% by reading real-time occupancy across commercial and healthcare portfolios.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Grant Morgan (Co-founder & former CEO), Eli Harris (Co-founder & President), Ben Boyer (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~61
- **Products:** AI Energy Efficiency, Occupancy Analytics, IAQ Monitoring, Portfolio Insights, Arc (legacy)
- **Notable:** Named to Forbes' 2022 Next Billion-Dollar Startups list, SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, Booked >$5M in sales within three months of launch

## Products & services

- **AI Energy Efficiency** — HVAC automation that uses real-time occupancy data to cut energy use 20-40% with no retrofit.
- **Occupancy Analytics** — Live utilization dashboards and space analytics across a portfolio.
- **IAQ Monitoring** — Multi-sensor tracking of CO2, particulates, VOCs, temperature, and humidity.
- **Portfolio Insights** — Multi-building performance monitoring for facilities and sustainability teams.
- **Arc (legacy)** — Touchless, hospital-grade UV-C disinfection device that launched the company in 2020.

## Achievements

- Named to Forbes' 2022 Next Billion-Dollar Startups list
- SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
- Booked >$5M in sales within three months of launch
- Raised $311M+ total across rounds

## Latest updates

- **2023-02** — Raised $105M Series C led by BMO Financial Group and Qualcomm Ventures.
- **2024** — Repositioned platform around AI-driven HVAC energy efficiency and occupancy intelligence.

## Links

- Website: https://rzero.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rzerosystems
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/RZeroSystems
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/rzerosystems

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Last updated: 2026-05-18