Bluon, Inc. a rapidly growing company in the HVAC-R space, with a wildly popular support app for HVAC technicians, today announced the closing of its Series B round with $27.6 million in equity financing. This adds to its recently completed $9 million in venture debt. The new capital will be primarily used in developing Bluon’s e-commerce platform (BluonLive) and in particular for software development and rapid growth in its sales teams and technician support teams.
Bluon’s support platform – which continues to capture the attention of the booming HVAC-R industry – is a revolutionary mobile app that makes HVAC technicians in the field notably more productive, more efficient, and more capable. By making technicians more productive, Bluon is solving the biggest challenge facing the HVAC-R industry – the skilled labor shortage. Ultimately, Bluon enables contractors to complete more jobs each and every day, thus creating more revenue for HVAC-R distributors and OEMs industry wide.
“Every investment we make is focused on helping our customers succeed in today’s ever-changing marketplace,” said Blake Luse, Managing Director at Ferguson Ventures. “HVAC technicians serve a critical role in how we heat, cool, and clean the air in our homes. Properly maintained equipment is critical to our health and the environment. Bluon has proven they not only add value to the technician, but techs love using the mobile app platform. The Bluon story continues to capture the attention of the industry – and for very good reason.”
The Bluon app and support platform is the first mobile app to become self-adopted at scale by HVAC-R technicians – with nearly 30% of the US market registered as members and 2% of the market joining each month. In addition to being self-adopted, the platform is brand agnostic – allowing its member technicians to have a single source of support for virtually all of their jobs – making it truly unique within the HVAC-R space.
With its recent strategic acquisition of XREF Publishing Company, nearly one-third of all HVAC-R techs in the U.S. on its support platform, and an e-commerce strategy committed to enhancing and expanding local relationships between technicians and their local distributors, Bluon has rapidly emerged as the clear leader in the race to become the dominant, brand-agnostic e-commerce platform for the $70B HVAC-R industry.
