P3 International

What P3 International does

P3 International Corporation is a privately held manufacturer of solution-oriented consumer electronic devices, founded in 1987 and headquartered (per its mailing address) in Sanford, North Carolina, with operating presence in New York. The company designs, brands, and sells a portfolio of approximately 60+ SKUs organized into four product lines: Energy Savers (including the flagship Kill A Watt power-meter family and Save A Watt standby-power devices), Solar Living (solar-powered thermometers, lights, and pest repellers), Animal Chasers (sonic, vibratory, and ultrasonic pest-repellent devices), and Problem Solvers (chargers, water-management devices, weather instruments, robotic vacuums, hand warmers, bug detectors, and air purifiers such as IonizAir). Several branded sub-lines (Kill A Watt, Save A Watt, Save A Drop, Sol-Mate, Vanish, Share A Watt, thingCHARGER) indicate a house-of-brands approach.

P3's core technology centers on accessible, low-cost consumer electronics for monitoring and conservation: power consumption metering (Kill A Watt), sonic and ultrasonic pest deterrence (Molechaser, Stealth Wave), negative-ion air purification (IonizAir II), and solar-powered outdoor devices (Sol-Mate). The value proposition is convenience and environmental consciousness rather than advanced technology; products such as IonizAir use passive negative-ion emission rather than HEPA filtration, and the V-BOT robotic vacuum is positioned as a low-cost alternative to premium robot vacuums. The company has no disclosed app, API, or software platform.

P3 operates a direct-to-consumer and reseller distribution model. Products are sold through the company's own e-commerce site (p3international.com) and through retail/reseller channels, with dedicated reseller and technical-support contact paths ([email protected], [email protected]). Revenue is generated entirely through one-time hardware sales; there is no subscription, SaaS, or recurring component, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company maintains a small organizational footprint (11–50 employees) with a five-person executive team led by President Damian Krause, and has operated continuously for 35+ years. Marketing relies on earned media (The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal product reviews) and the company website, with limited disclosed digital-advertising or paid-acquisition infrastructure.

Name

P3 International

Legal name

P3 International Corporation

Website

https://p3international.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

P3 International is a privately held, 1987-founded manufacturer of low-cost consumer electronics—power meters (Kill A Watt), solar devices, sonic pest repellers, and convenience gadgets—sold direct-to-consumer and through resellers to end-user consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Electronics

NAICS

Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing (335210), Electronics and Appliance Retailers (44921), Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers (42362)

SIC

Electric Housewares & Fans (3634), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Power Supplies, Batteries & Charging Components Retail (CRACAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Power Banks & Portable Power (Battery Packs, MagSafe Packs) (CRACATAD), Water & Home System Care (Water Softeners, Septic Treatments, Drain/Openers, Appliance Cleaners) (CRADAKAK)

Keywords

• Consumer electronics
• Energy monitoring devices
• Solar powered products
• Pest repellent devices
• Household problem solvers

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consumer Product Sales: P3 International generates revenue through the sale of consumer electronic products including energy savers, solar devices, animal chasers, and problem solvers. Products are sold as one-time purchases with no recurring revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

P3 International manufactures and sells niche consumer electronic hardware under four product lines: Energy Savers (Kill A Watt power meters and Save A Watt standby/phantom power devices), Solar Living (solar-powered outdoor gadgets such as thermometers, lights, and animal repellers), Animal Chasers (sonic, ultrasonic, and vibration-based pest repellers for moles, gophers, deer, snakes, and birds), and Problem Solvers (household convenience devices including thingCHARGER USB chargers, water meters, weather stations, hand warmers with power banks, robotic vacuums, bug/camera detectors, flood alarms, and air purifiers). The company sells its own manufactured goods direct to consumers and through resellers, with one-time-purchase pricing.

Product overview

P3 International is a privately owned manufacturer of solution-oriented consumer products founded in 1987. The product portfolio is organized into four main categories: Energy Savers (including the flagship Kill A Watt power meters and Save A Watt devices for monitoring and reducing electricity consumption), Solar Living (solar-powered devices including garden thermometers, animal repellers, and outdoor lights), Animal Chasers (pest control devices including molechasers, ultrasonic pest repellers, and animal deterrents), and Problem Solvers (innovative household devices including chargers like thingCHARGER and Couchlet, water management products like Save A Drop water meters and timers, weather monitoring devices like rain gauges and weather stations, robotic vacuum cleaners, hand warmers with power bank functionality, security devices like bug detectors and camera detectors, and air purifiers like IonizAir). The company emphasizes environmentally conscious and technologically innovative products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kill A Watt: A user-friendly power meter product line that enables consumers to calculate the cost of using home appliances. Reviews have been featured in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Products and services

• Kill A Watt (P4400) User-friendly plug-in power meter that enables consumers to calculate the cost to operate individual home appliances by measuring consumption by the kilowatt hour.
• Kill A Watt EZ (P4460) Power meter for monitoring electricity consumption of home appliances, part of the Kill A Watt EZ line.
• Kill A Watt PS-10 (P4330) Power monitoring device for calculating appliance energy costs within the Kill A Watt PS-10 line.
• Kill A Watt Flex (P4456) Flexible power monitoring solution designed to accommodate various home appliances.
• Kill A Watt Control (P4482) Power monitoring device with control capabilities for managing appliance consumption.
• Kill A Watt Connect (P4498) Connected power monitoring device within the Kill A Watt Connect line.
• Save A Watt TV Standby Killer (P4150) Plug-in device designed to eliminate TV standby power consumption from home entertainment electronics.
• Save A Watt Edge (P4170) Power-saving device designed to reduce household energy consumption at the edge outlet.
• Save A Watt Phantom Power Indicator (P4190) Indicator device that surfaces phantom/vampire power usage from devices left plugged in.
• Save A Watt HD (P4472) High-definition power monitoring device from the Save A Watt HD line.
• Power Monitoring For Dummies (P4455) Beginner-friendly power monitoring device that calculates monthly electricity costs for household appliances.
• thingCHARGER 2X (P3190) Wall outlet charger providing a neat charging station with interchangeable tips and USB outlets while keeping regular outlets usable for everyday devices.
• thingCHARGER (P3130) Wall outlet charger providing a wireless charging station for phones, tablets, and readers.
• Couchlet (P3910) USB charger designed to fit between couch cushions for convenient charging while seated.
• Share A Watt 4 Port USB Car Charger (P3980) 4-port car charger delivering 48 watts of power for simultaneous charging of multiple devices in a vehicle.
• Share A Watt Emergency Light & Power Bank (P8720) Multi-function emergency light with telescoping design and 6000mAh power bank with magnetic base.
• Share A Watt 2 in 1 Mirror Power Bank (P8520) 2000mAh power bank combined with a magnifying makeup mirror.
• Share A Watt Smart Warmer 2000 Slim (P8480) 2000mAh hand warmer with power bank functionality that warms up to 109°F for 4-5 hours.
• Share A Watt Smart Warmer 2000 (P8465) Hand warmer with power bank function that reaches up to 112°F for 3.5 hours.
• Share A Watt Smart Warmer (P8460) Pocket warmer with 4400mAh battery and phone charging capability.
• Smart Warmer-Charger (P8440) Hand warmer and phone charger combination with a built-in light feature.
• Rechargeable Pocket Warmer (P8430) Compact pocket warmer with phone charging capability.
• Rechargeable Hand Warmer (P8420) USB-rechargeable hand warmer that warms to 106°F for 2-3 hours.
• IR Repeater (P8620) Infrared signal distribution device for controlling hidden electronics with existing remote controls.
• Save A Drop Water Meter (P0550) Inline water meter for monitoring garden hose water usage.
• Save A Drop Hose End Water Meter (P0560) Hose-end connector water meter for monitoring garden irrigation.
• Save A Drop Brass Water Meter (P0580) Brass water meter for accurate garden watering measurement.
• Save A Drop Water Timer (Q1156) Garden hose water timer with frequency and run-time controls for automated watering.
• Rain Gauge (P0320) Digital self-emptying rain gauge with LCD display showing current and accumulated rainfall.
• Mini Hygro-Thermometer (P0250) Compact temperature and humidity monitor with LCD display and max/min readings.
• Professional Weather Station (E9250) Wireless weather station measuring temperature, rainfall, barometric pressure, and wind speed.
• V-BOT Robotic Vacuum (P4960) Automated robotic vacuum with smart programming for cleaning wood, tile, and carpeted floors.
• Light Owl (P4750) Motion-activated night light with 6 LEDs for under-bed illumination.
• Camera Detector (P7030) Compact device for detecting hidden wireless cameras operating on 50 MHz to 3 GHz frequencies.
• Mini Bug Detector II (P7050) Wireless microphone and transmitter detector with LED display and adjustable sensitivity.
• Flood Alert (P7070) Floating flood siren that emits a 120dB alarm when detecting moisture leaks.
• Dr. Frog (P8220) Electronic moisture meter that chirps when plants need watering.
• Chemical Free Water Conditioner (P7920) Magnetic water conditioner using ceramic ferrite magnets to reduce limescale buildup.
• Rescue Ramp (P7640) Pool escape device for small animals with floating netting design.
• IonizAir II (Q1152) Air purifier using negative-ion technology to remove airborne particles such as dust, pollen, and smoke.
• Mole & Gopher Chaser (P7940) Environmentally friendly sonic pest-control device for moles, voles, and gophers covering up to 6,000 sq. feet.
• Sonic Molechaser (P7900) Sonic pest repeller emitting intermittent buzzing every 15 seconds to drive away burrowing rodents.
• Super Sonic Molechaser (P7907) Enhanced sonic molechaser with intermittent vibrating sound emission.
• Vibrasonic Molechaser (P7906) Combination vibratory and sonic mole repeller.
• Molechaser (P7901) Vibration-based mole repeller for lawns and gardens.
• Vibratech Mole & Gopher Chaser (P7930) Vibration-technology-based mole and gopher repeller.
• Animal Chaser (P7805) General-purpose animal repeller device.
• Animal Chaser Pro (P7806) Professional-grade animal repeller.
• Under Hood Animal Repeller (P7825) Battery-operated device producing sound waves to deter animals from vehicle engine bays.
• Bird Chaser (P7831) Sound-based bird repeller device.
• Vanish Deer Chaser (P7841) Deer repeller using ultrasonic or sound technology.
• Vanish Portable Pest Repeller (P7826) Portable electronic pest repeller.
• Vanish Stealth Wave Turbo Pestrepeller (P7782) High-power ultrasonic pest repeller.
• Stealth Wave Pestrepeller (P7790) Ultrasonic pest control device.
• Attack Wave Pestrepeller (P7816) High-frequency pest repeller.
• Vanish Snake Repeller (P7845) Snake repeller device.
• Sol-Mate Solar Bird Chaser (P7835) Solar-powered bird repeller device.
• Vanish Solar Mole Repeller (P7970) Solar-powered mole repeller.
• Sol-Mate Mole & Gopher Chaser (P7911) Solar-powered mole and gopher repeller.
• Sol-Mate Vibrasonic Mole & Gopher Chaser (P7915) Solar-powered combined vibration and sonic mole repeller.
• Sol-Mate Animal Chaser (P7815) Solar-powered general animal repeller.
• Sol-Mate Window Thermometer (P0260) Solar-powered window thermometer.
• Sol-Mate Flip 'n Charge Candle (P7615) Solar-powered flip flashlight and ambient light.
• Sol-Mate Jumbo Garden Thermometer (P7680) Large solar-powered outdoor thermometer.
• Sol-Mate Keyhole Light (P7690) Solar-powered keyhole illumination device.
• Sol-Mate Night Vision Dummy Camera (P8320) Solar-powered decoy security camera.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Etekcity: Direct peer in niche consumer electronics sold through Amazon and DTC channels; comparable scale and SKU breadth across small home devices including power meters and pest repellers.
• Aspectek: Direct peer in ultrasonic/sonic pest repellers — overlapping product category (Animal Chasers) with similar retail-channel positioning and price points.
• Hoont: Direct peer in ultrasonic pest control devices and small consumer electronics; comparable niche-DTC-and-marketplace GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Belkin: Broader incumbent in consumer charging and energy-management accessories; overlaps with P3's wall-outlet charger line and competes for the same retail shelf space.
• Lutron Electronics: Broader incumbent in residential energy and lighting control; sets the technology and price benchmark for the connected energy-monitoring segment P3 addresses with Kill A Watt Connect.
• Conair: Broader incumbent in small electrical consumer appliances; overlaps with P3 in personal-care/hand-warmer adjacent categories and shares mass-retail distribution.
• Anker Innovations: Dominant scale player in consumer charging (thingCHARGER / Share A Watt overlap); competitive threat rather than direct overlap, but operates in P3's power-bank and USB-charger SKUs.
• Bell + Howell: Broader incumbent in niche consumer specialty products sold via TV shopping and mass retail; comparable business model of licensing/manufacturing problem-solution household devices.
• iRobot: Broader incumbent in robotic vacuum cleaners — overlaps with P3's V-BOT product but operates at vastly larger scale and brand investment.

Emerging players

• TP-Link (Kasa Smart): Emerging player in smart-home energy monitoring and outlet control; competes directly with Kill A Watt Connect as the category shifts to connected/Wi-Fi devices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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