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Is this startup the next billion dollar buyout?

Imagine investing in Ring before its $1.2B buyout by Amazon

Or Nest, before Google's $3.2B acquisition.

By the time we hear about industry-changing companies, it’s usually too late. But right now, there’s a smart home startup making their way to homes in America. This tech startup is RYSE, and unlike Ring, you can still invest before their $1.90 round closes May 30.

Like how Ring disrupted home security, this company is revolutionizing smart blinds & shades.

With $10M+ in revenue, 200% YoY growth, and sold in 127 Best Buy stores, they are primed for massive expansion and forecast 5X in revenue this year.

Earn up to 25% in free shares.

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Market Overview
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Year To Date Performances:

1. Donald Trump intensified his attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell Monday, calling him a “major loser” on Truth Social and demanding immediate rate cuts to avoid a slowdown, despite Powell’s recent warnings that tariffs could stoke inflation. Trump’s posts rattled markets, plunging the Dow over 1,000 points and dragging the Nasdaq down 3.1%, as investors feared for central bank independence. The Trump team is reportedly exploring whether Powell can be fired before his term ends in 2026—a move experts say could trigger a severe market selloff. Meanwhile, gold surged past $3,400 as investors fled to safety.

2. China warned it will retaliate against any country that sides with the U.S. in isolating Beijing, as tensions escalate amid Trump’s tariff blitz. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce blasted what it called Washington’s “unilateral bullying” and vowed “reciprocal countermeasures” if other nations cut deals that harm China’s interests. The threat comes as Trump ramps tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% and pressures allies to limit ties with China—while pausing tariff hikes on others for 90 days. In response, Beijing imposed 125% levies on U.S. imports, restricted key mineral exports, and blacklisted American firms.

3. Gold soared past $3,400 an ounce Monday—its highest level ever—as Trump intensified attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell, calling him a “major loser” and threatening to fire him. Investors, spooked by Trump’s tariffs and the potential erosion of central bank independence, rushed to gold as the U.S. dollar slumped to a three-year low. Gold is up 30% this year, with central banks and institutions driving demand amid fears of inflation and global economic instability. Analysts expect the rally to continue, projecting gold could reach $3,500 within three months.

4. Headlines

   1. A leaked draft executive order shows Trump plans to radically reshape the U.S. State Department by October 1, eliminating embassies in Sub-Saharan Africa, slashing climate, democracy, and human rights offices, and consolidating global bureaus into just four “regional corps.” Marco Rubio claims that the order is fake.

   2. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said that she will not remove congestion pricing in NYC, despite a federal deadline to do so.

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Big Tech Has Spent Billions Acquiring AI Smart Home Startups

The pattern is clear: when innovative companies successfully integrate AI into everyday products, tech giants pay billions to acquire them.

Google paid $3.2B for Nest.
Amazon spent $1.2B on Ring.
Generac spent $770M on EcoBee.

Now, a new AI-powered smart home company is following their exact path to acquisition—but is still available to everyday investors at just $1.90 per share.

With proprietary technology that connects window coverings to all major AI ecosystems, this startup has achieved what big tech wants most: seamless AI integration into daily home life.

Over 10 patents, 200% year-over-year growth, and a forecast to 5x revenue this year — this company is moving fast to seize the smart home opportunity.

The acquisition pattern is predictable. The opportunity to get in before it happens is not.

INVEST BEFORE BIG TECH MAKES THEIR MOVE

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Onwards and Upwards,

Liam Gill