Anova Culinary, officially known as Anova Applied Electronics, Inc., is a company headquartered in San Francisco that sells IoT-connected kitchen appliances designed for home cooking, such as sous-vide cookers, combination ovens, and vacuum sealers. In 2014, Anova introduced the Anova Precision Cooker, the first sous-vide cooking device with Bluetooth connectivity, followed by a Wi-Fi-enabled version in 2015.
On February 6, 2017, Anova was acquired by Electrolux, a home appliance company, for a total of US$250 million. This was the first multimillion-dollar purchase of a smart kitchen brand.[1]
History
Anova Culinary was founded in 2013 by Stephen Svajian, Jeff Wu, and Natalie Vaughn. The company originally manufactured temperature control products for scientific laboratories.
In 2010, Wu developed an initial proof of concept for an affordable home sous vide device,[2] which he called the Anova.