# Nick Farina
Building since 2011. Not reviewed by Nick.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@nickfarina
Sold Meridian to Aruba Networks (2013); co-founded Kuto and Denada
In their words: "Co-Founder of Denada. Also made @homebridge. Previously: @meridianapps, acquired by @hpe." (github.com)

## Numbers
- Sold 1 product for $16.8M in total (sum of stated prices)
- Products: 5
- Building since: 2011

## Products
- Denada (2024 →): running
- Kuto (2021 →): running
- Meridian (2011 – 2013): sold, sold to Aruba Networks for $16,750,000
- Homebridge: dates not stated in any source

## Timeline
- Sep 2024: Launched Denada [verified]
- Apr 2022: Kuto: Portland City Council approved half a million dollars in credits, given as gift cards through the Kuto app [stated]
- Aug 2021: On Cornell alumni conversation with the founders of Kuto [stated]
- Apr 2021: Launched Kuto [verified]
- May 2013: Sold Meridian to Aruba Networks ($16,750,000) [verified]
- Mar 2011: Launched Meridian [stated]

## How sure
9 verified by someone other than Nick, 24 stated by Nick in public, 3 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Nick Farina, nfarina.com: https://nfarina.com
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/nfarina
- Nick Farina - Meridian Goes to Aruba: Why Wifi Networks are the Future of Location-Based Mobile, nfarina.com: https://nfarina.com/post/50427245962/meridian-goes-to-aruba-why-wifi-networks-are-the
- Nick Farina - Feeds, nfarina.com: https://nfarina.com/post/18148755036/feeds
- Nick Farina - Freeing Feeds: From Paid App to Open Source, nfarina.com: https://nfarina.com/post/48394898557/free-feeds
- Aruba Networks, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2013, sec.gov: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001173752/000144530513002317/arun-2013731x10k.htm
- Now it can be told: Why Meridian's $26 million all cash exit is incredibly important for the Portland startup scene, siliconflorist.com: https://siliconflorist.com/2013/06/07/told-meridians-26-million-cash-exit-incredibly-important-portland-startup-scene/
- Mobile Mappers, pdxmonthly.com: https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2011/12/kiyo-kubo-mobile-mappers-january-2012
- A Conversation with Kiyo Kubo and Nick Farina, founders of Kuto, alumni.cornell.edu: https://alumni.cornell.edu/event/a-conversation-with-kiyo-kubo-02-and-nick-farina-02-founders-of-kuto/
- Kuto app incentivizes shoppers to buy local, koin.com: https://www.koin.com/top-stories/wallet-wednesday-app-rewards-shoppers-to-buy-local/
- Buy local with a Kuto gift card, shopsmallpdx.com: https://shopsmallpdx.com/blog/buy-local-with-a-kuto-gift-card
- About Denada - Built by Email Marketers and Startup Developers, heydenada.com: https://www.heydenada.com/about
- Denada - AI-Powered Email Marketing Creative Platform, heydenada.com: https://www.heydenada.com
- AI-Powered Email Creative: Revolutionizing Digital Marketing, ana.net: https://www.ana.net/miccontent/show/id/er-2024-09-moc-0924eec-denada
- GitHub - homebridge/homebridge: HomeKit support for the impatient., github.com: https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works