Established by Dopplr founder Matt Biddulph and ex-Yahoo Brickhouse Head of Product Tom Coates, Thington is organzied around building out a new consumer-facing product that combines Smart Home technology with their expertise in location, social networks and the web of data. In Juy 2017 the firm was acquired by Mesh Wi-Fi router company Eero indicating that their objective was to provide an easy way for consumers to connect and connect with all the smart devices in their home