Meet Ring, the connected door bell company that just scored Richard Branson as an investor (via Fortune)

Jamie Siminoff, CEO of Ring, a maker of a video doorbell, is proof that a missed connection isn’t the worst thing that can happen to an entrepreneur. Fourteen years ago he met Richard Branson, the head of the Virgin Group, in an elevator in an airport hotel in Brussels…

On Wednesday his company Ring announced that it had raised $28 million in funding, bringing its total private capital raised to $37.5 million. American Family Insurance, True Ventures, Upfront, Shea Ventures (a privately held homebuilder), Branson (yes, that Branson) and multiple angels also participated in the round. The funding will help Ring continue to expand its vision for the connected video doorbell, as well as add new products and features to enhance home security outside the home. (continue reading on Fortune)

The above is an excerpt from an article originally published on Fortune and authored by Stacey Higginbotham.