China’s Oppo Invests in Startup that Turns Any Earphone into a Sonar Device
Israel-based Bugatone develops software that enables headphones to act as sensors and pick up biometric information from users
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14.12.17
Israel-based startup Bugatone Ltd., which develops software that enables ordinary headphones to act as sensors, has raised $3 million in a round led by China-based electronics company Oppo Electronics Corp., the startup announced.
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Israel-based Wellborn Ventures Ltd. and several private investors also participated in the investment. Bugatone’s total equity funding is now $5 million.
Bugatone CEO Noam Petrank. Photo: Tamuz Rachmanצילום: תמוז רחמן
Founded in 2013, Bugatone develops software that turns an earphone into a sonar device—by enabling earphones to send imperceptible sound waves into the cavity of the ear and interprets the signals that return.
“That is how the software is able to infer a lot of information including the location of the ear, and its biometric signature, the temperature and more,” Mr. Petrank said. “With a few lines of code, we add a whole world of possibilities to the user experience.”
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The startup, which has 10 employees, will use the funding it raised to hire additional staff with expertise in algorithms, signal processing and mobile operating systems.
