scorecardDoppler Labs: 2013 — November 2017

Doppler Labs: 2013 — November 2017

Capital raised: $51 million
Peak valuation: $235 million

When Doppler Labs first launched in 2013, it sold investors on the dream of super-smart earbuds that would let users customize their experience of the world around them. The company's wireless Here One earbuds, which blocked out city noises while still letting in sound from normal conversations, were positioned to be competitors to Apple's AirPods and Google's Pixel Buds. But sales were slow and the company couldn't secure the funding necessary to stay in business.

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