Is every dream home a startup? Not yet, but Google’s charge into the smart sensor market should spark more interest on this sector. Listed below are some names to observe.

Google’s planned $3.2 billion buyout of Nest — revealed this week — has sparked additional interest inside the already-hot sector of smart sensors for the house.

With that during mind, Light Reading has picked out five startups which are worth watching on this area. At the least, Google’s surprise buy has given the sphere additional credibility and can provoke additional buyouts from rivals trying to stay alongside of the hunt giant. (See Google to purchase Nest for $3.2B.)

So listed here are our picks of the house bodies to look at:

yetu AG, a Berlin-based startup, was founded in 2010 by the previous Chief Product and Innovation Officer from Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT), Christopher Schläffer, who serves as CEO. The corporate makes a “smart home platform” that connects various devices with a house gateway and allows developers to create applications for the house across smartphones, tablets, and PCs. The corporate completed an $8 million funding round late last year, in keeping with CrunchBase.

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