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SoundFocus

http://soundfocus.com/
Last activity: 21.07.2020
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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.
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Total raised: $1.7M

Investors 3

Funding Rounds 1

DateSeriesAmountInvestors
21.02.2014Seed$1.7M-

Mentions in press and media 8

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09.10.2014SoundFocus Wants To Make The iPhone Case For AudiophilesThe Amp is many things to many people. The iPhone-compatible device clicks over your device and offers a backup batter, dual speakers, and, for the audiophile out there, a noise reducing pre-amp that can make your tinny MP3s sound like a li...
21.02.2014SoundFocus Raises $1.7M in Seed FundingSoundFocus, a San Francisco, CA-based startup building the next generation of hearing technology, raised $1.7m in seed funding. Backers included Kapor Capital, Y Combinator (the company graduated in the Summer 2013 batch), Greg Badros, Vega...
21.02.2014Funding roundup - week ending 2/21/14Elastica, Postmates, Outfittery, Socialbakers, TutorGroup, Intacct, Hampton Creek, Siemens, Hubub Seed stage FireLayers, a provider of security solutions for companies’ cloud applications and data, received an undisclosed amount of funding ...
20.02.2014SoundFocus Raises $1.7M To Adjust Music To The Way You HearI generally enjoy writing about startups, but I love writing about startups that are working on something undeniably good for the world. This is one of those. SoundFocus is trying to improve the experience of listening to music for people w...
20.02.2014SoundFocus (YC S13) raises $1.7M from Kapor Capital, Vegas Tech for hardware and software for hearing impairedI generally enjoy writing about startups, but I love writing about startups that are working on something undeniably good for the world. This is one of those. SoundFocus is trying to improve the experience of listening to music for people ...
20.08.2013Y Combinator Summer 2013 Demo Day, Batch 2: Meet Meta, Lob, Amulyte, Weilos And MoreJust as the wheels of time continue to turn, the 49 new startups out of Y Combinator continue to churn. Batch One is now behind us, and a new group of startups are taking the stage. As per usual, TechCrunch is here to bring you complete cov...
14.08.2013YC-Backed SoundFocus Launches With An App For ’20/20 Hearing’, With Mysterious Hardware On The WayAlex Selig grew up with hearing loss, using hearing aids for most of his life. After studying engineering at Stanford University, he teamed up with Varun Srinivasan, a CMU computer science to build SoundFocus. Right now, SoundFocus is simpl...
14.08.2013SoundFocus (YC S13) launches the music app optimized for 600 million people with hearing lossAlex Selig grew up with hearing loss, using hearing aids for most of his life. After studying engineering at Stanford University, he teamed up with Varun Srinivasan, a CMU computer science to build SoundFocus. Right now, SoundFocus is simpl...

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