Tags:AudioHardwareMobilePersonalProduct
SoundFocus is a San Francisco, CA-based startup creating the next generation of personalized mobile audio products. The company was founded by Alex Selig and Varun Srinivasan in September of 2012 with the mission of helping the world hear better. The company is a graduate of the Y Combinator summer of 2013 batch and announced their first hardware product, the Amp case, in October 2014. Investors include Kapor Capital, Y Combinator, VegasTechFund, OVO Fund, RTA Capital and August Capital Partners of Singapore. Hear more at www.ampaudio.com.
Investors 3
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors | Deal News |
| 20.02.2014 | Seed | $1.7M | - | finsmes.co... |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 09.10.2014 | SoundFocus Wants To Make The iPhone Case For Audiophiles | The Amp is many things to many people. The iPhone-compatible device clicks over your device and offe... | techcrunch... |
| 21.02.2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 2/21/14 | Elastica, Postmates, Outfittery, Socialbakers, TutorGroup, Intacct, Hampton Creek, Siemens, Hubub
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| 21.02.2014 | SoundFocus Raises $1.7M in Seed Funding | SoundFocus, a San Francisco, CA-based startup building the next generation of hearing technology, ra... | finsmes.co... |
| 20.02.2014 | SoundFocus Raises $1.7M To Adjust Music To The Way You Hear | I generally enjoy writing about startups, but I love writing about startups that are working on some... | techcrunch... |
| 20.02.2014 | SoundFocus (YC S13) raises $1.7M from Kapor Capital, Vegas T... | I generally enjoy writing about startups, but I love writing about startups that are working on some... | blog.ycomb... |
| 20.08.2013 | Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 2: Meet Meta, Lob, ... | Just as the wheels of time continue to turn, the 49 new startups out of Y Combinator continue to chu... | techcrunch... |
| 14.08.2013 | SoundFocus (YC S13) launches the music app optimized for 600... | Alex Selig grew up with hearing loss, using hearing aids for most of his life. After studying engine... | blog.ycomb... |
| 14.08.2013 | YC-Backed SoundFocus Launches With An App For ’20/20 Hearing... | Alex Selig grew up with hearing loss, using hearing aids for most of his life. After studying engine... | techcrunch... |