OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei quit the company to start a new audio startup named ‘Nothing.’ While ‘Nothing’ had previously raised $7 million seed fund last December, the company has now received a $15 million Series A funding from Alphabet’s venture capital arm GV – previously known as Google Ventures.
With the new funding round, Nothing has raised over $22 million from investors. The previous $7million round includes notable early investors such as Tony Fadell (the inventor of iPod), YouTuber Casey Neistat, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and Product Hunt CEO Josh Buckley, among others.
Meanwhile, there’s no information on which price segment Nothing will be focusing on in the wireless earbuds segment. At the top, we have solid offerings like Sony’s WF-1000XM3 and Apple’s AirPods Pro. It will be interesting to see if Nothing is planning to launch premium wireless earbuds capable of taking on the likes of AirPods Pro or is more inclined towards capturing the entry-level/mid-range wireless earbuds market.
