Turntide — Early product engineering (became TurnTide) | Punch
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smc $200M+ RAISED · TURNTIDE

First work on the smartest motor.

TURNTIDE · IOT · FROM THE AGENCY ARCHIVE, 2014–2024
STORY

A motor that slashes energy use.

Early product engineering for Turntide — which became TurnTide.

“Designed, built, and shipped end to end by Punch.”
WHAT WE BUILT
BUILD Custom software Architecture & code Performance & scale
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SERVICES IoT CLIENTTurntide (SMC) — electric motors CASE STUDYsmc case study coverCase study PDF IN THE NEWS TECHCRUNCH · 2021 Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates fund an electric motor company. ↗ BMW i VENTURES BMW i Ventures announces investment in Turntide. ↗
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