Rain Bird Corporation Acquires Rachio, Inc.
October 1, 2025
Rain Bird Corporation has acquired Rachio, Inc., a Denver-based maker of cloud-connected smart irrigation controllers and related smart-home irrigation products. Rachio will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary led by CEO and co-founder Chris Klein, combining Rain Bird's irrigation manufacturing scale with Rachio's connected-home technology to expand sustainable irrigation and smart-product offerings.
- Buyers
- Rain Bird Corporation
- Targets
- Rachio, Inc.
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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