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Bose Ventures

Venture capital

Boston

Also known as Bose

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Investment thesis

Bose Ventures invests in companies developing cutting-edge innovations across three key focus areas: audio (consumer audio, automotive audio, acoustics, and sound engineering), software (infotainment systems, connected car platforms, and audio solutions), and wearables (hearable devices, IoT and fitness devices, and fashion tech). Beyond capital provision, the firm offers strategic partnership through access to Bose Corporation's expertise in product development, user experience, market analytics, customer insights, brand management, intellectual property, supply chain management, and global launch and sales.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.

HQ
Boston, MA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Tracked investments
28
Acquisitions
1

What they invest in

from 19 of 28 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×7Digital Health ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Hardware ×5Medical Devices ×5IoT ×4Wellness & Fitness ×4Consumer ×3

HQs:United States×7Germany×1Finland×1France×1Norway×1South Africa×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 10 portfolio companies
30%
solo founders
3 of 10 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×34+ founders×4

Investments · 28 tracked

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By year:2025 · 22019 · 12018 · 14 dated

Airaairahome.comin

Aira provides clean energy solutions centered on heat pumps, making renewable heating technology accessible and affordable for residential homes across Europe.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Anand Chandrasekher(Founder)Harald Mix(Founder)Pramod Viswanath(Founder)Ravikiran Gopalan(Founder)Sreeram Kannan(Founder)

Co-investorsAltorCollaborative FundKinnevikLingottoAcrew CapitalFoothill Ventures+1 more

Airaaira.ioin𝕏

Aira offers remote, on-demand visual and American Sign Language interpreting through video, connecting blind, low-vision, Deaf, and hard-of-hearing users to professional interpreters via its Aira Explorer and Aira ASL apps.

Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsAltorKinnevikStatkraft VenturesTemasek

aptivaaptiv.com

Aaptiv provides a personalized employee wellness benefit combining AI-curated, on-demand workouts with access to a gym network for employers and health plans.

Digital HealthHR TechWellness & Fitness

Ethan Agarwal(Founder)

Co-investorsMontage CapitalNelstone VenturesPear VCSwitch VenturesArena VenturesInsight Partners

Beekeeperbeekeeper.io𝕏

Beekeeper is a mobile-first platform for frontline and deskless workers, offering communication, task management, digital forms, automated workflows, training, and analytics accessible via secure mobile login without corporate email.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSLyon, FR

Sébastien Ricard(Chairman of the Board & CEO)inÉlie Mélois(MD & Chief Technology Officer)inAndreas Slotosch(Founder)Cristian Grossmann(Founder)Daniel Sztutwojner(Founder)Flavio Pfaffhauser(Founder)

Co-investorsBridgepointGoldman SachsAlpana VenturesAtomicoEdenred VenturesEnergize Capital+6 more

BioIntelliSensebiointellisense.comin𝕏

BioIntelliSense develops scalable physiologic monitoring technology for continuous, proactive patient monitoring aimed at improving clinical outcomes and lowering the cost of care.

Digital HealthHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesGolden, US

James Mault(Co-Founder, Executive Chairman)inDavid Wang(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inRonald Chwang(Director)Alan Meeker(Director)Larry Leisure(Director)Steve Hess(Director)

Co-investorsCU Healthcare Innovation FundFresenius Medical Care VenturesSkyPoint Ventures

Bragibragi.comin

Bragi provides a platform for designing and manufacturing custom audio products and reference devices, partnering with leading ODMs and chipmakers to deliver hardware solutions.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Co-investorsIn-Q-Tel

Endelendel.ioin𝕏

Endel is an AI-powered sound wellness company that generates personalized, adaptive soundscapes to help users focus, relax, and sleep based on inputs like movement, time of day, weather, and heart rate.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerIoTWellness & FitnessBerlin, DE

Oleg Stavitsky(Founder)inDmitry Evgrafov(Founder)Kirill Bulatsev(Founder)Philipp Petrenko(Founder)

Co-investorsSupermoon CapitalTarget GlobalTrue VenturesWaverley CapitalKima VenturesTechstars+3 more

hearXhearxgroup.comin𝕏

hearX develops mobile applications for hearing screening and monitoring using validated audio testing technology.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsHAVAICFuturegrowth Asset Management

Indoor Atlasindooratlas.comin𝕏

IndoorAtlas develops an indoor positioning platform that enables mobile apps to determine location and navigate indoors using geomagnetic technology.

Deep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareIoTOulu, FI

Janne Haverinen(Founder)inMikko Perttunen(Founder)in

Co-investorsInnovestor VenturesLifeline VenturesMobility VenturesSCB 10XBaidu

MedRhythmsmedrhythms.comin𝕏

MedRhythms develops digital therapeutics using music, sensors, and software combined with neuroscience to improve walking and mobility in patients with neurological conditions including stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesBoston, US

Brian Harris(Co-Founder and CEO)inOwen McCarthy(Executive Officer, Director)inRaymond Pawlicki(Director)Musan Duric(Director)

BoardWilliam McKee(Director)Isaac Cheng(Director)

Co-investorsCEI VenturesGlobal BrainPeterson VenturesAdvantage Capital PartnersMaine Venture Fund

Noisegetnoise.comApr 2025

Noise is a platform that connects brands with pay-as-you-go user-generated content (UGC) creators to produce and distribute video and image content across social media platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.

AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech

Co-investorsGrishin RoboticsMairs & Power VCService Provider CapitalAnagram VenturesCapitalize VCFigment Capital+2 more

Noisenoise.xyz𝕏Apr 2025

Noise is a community-curated media platform that aggregates and showcases trending topics, cultural phenomena, and emerging interest areas across entertainment, technology, finance, and lifestyle domains.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Co-investorsFigmentParadigmAnagram VenturesFigment CapitalGSR

Noisegonoise.comin
Novidannovidaninc.comNov 2018

Novidan manufactures hearing aids, including the NoviOne RIC Wireless, an FDA-registered over-the-counter device with wireless connectivity and audio streaming.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMound, US

PETE SALMI(Executive Officer, Director)BRIAN DOBSON(Executive Officer, Director)

Pison Technologypisontechnology.comin

Pison manufactures a wearable neural watch that measures cognitive and physiological performance by reading signals between the brain and muscles.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US

Dexter Ang(Executive Officer, Director)inSalil Patel(Director)John Croteau(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJames Hunt(Director)David Cipoletta(Director)

Co-investorsCoalitionDecisive PointDorm RoomIn-Q-TelIronGate Capital AdvisorsMassVentures+1 more

RealWearrealwear.comin𝕏

RealWear builds industrial smart glasses and wearable technology for frontline and field workers, aimed at improving their safety, productivity, and work quality.

Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTVancouver, US

ANDREW LOWERY(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sanjay J.(Founder)inSebastian Beetschen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Andy Lowery(Founder)Brian Hamilton(Founder)Chris Parkinson(Founder)

Co-investorsEast 11 VenturesFoundryQualcomm Ventures

Sentient Playsentientplay.com𝕏Mar 2019

Sentient Play creates interactive entertainment experiences using artificial intelligence, including K.O.M.R.A.D., a game in which players hold multi-day real-time conversations with a fictional 1985 Soviet military AI.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingAustin, US

Brad Becker(Founder)

Vespervespermems.comAcquired

Vesper Technologies designed piezoelectric MEMS microphones with a ZeroPower Listening feature enabling ultra-low-power always-on sound detection for smartphones, speakers, and IoT devices.

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAmerican Family VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalApplied Ventures

Vinyl Me, Pleasevinylmeplease.comin

Vinyl Me, Please (VMP) is a vinyl record subscription service that curates and produces premium pressed records for music enthusiasts.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Matt Fiedler(Founder)in

Vitalthingsvitalthings.comin

Vitalthings develops contactless, camera-free monitoring devices that continuously measure vital signs, sleep, and patient presence for use in hospitals, care institutions, and home care.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

WHOOPwhoop.com

WHOOP is a wearable health monitoring device that provides 24/7 tracking of sleep, strain, stress, and heart health metrics to help users optimize their fitness and wellness.

HealthtechWellness & FitnessBoston, US

Will Ahmed(Founder)inAurelian Nicolae(Founder)John Capodilupo(Founder)Will Ahmed John Capodilupo(Founder)

BoardJeff Fagnan(Director)

Co-investorsAccompliceCAVU Consumer PartnersCollaborative FundDeviation CapitalDrive by DraftKingsFounder Collective+16 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Bose Sleepbudsbose-Hushbose-Signature-Medicalbose-Sync-ProjectMusePisonRadioPublic

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies
Noise Raises $7.1M Seed | Noise

Noise · noise.xyz · Jan 14, 2026

Aira Raises €150M in Equity Funding

Aira · finsmes.com · Aug 11, 2025

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Bose Ventures made?
Bose Ventures has 28 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does Bose Ventures focus on?
Bose Ventures focuses on Consumer, Hardware, IoT.
Where is Bose Ventures located?
Bose Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
Who does Bose Ventures co-invest with?
Bose Ventures most often shares deals with Foundry, In-Q-Tel, Accomplice, among 55 tracked co-investors.

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