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Jawbone
Jawbone® is a world-leader in consumer technology and wearable devices, building hardware products and software platforms powered by data science
About Jawbone
Jawbone is a prominent player in the consumer technology and wearable devices market, focusing on creating hardware products and software platforms driven by data science. The company's flagship product, the UP® system, provides users with personalized insights into their sleep, movement, and eating habits. Jawbone's open API, the UP Platform, supports an ecosystem of apps and services that integrate with UP to deliver customized experiences. The company holds over 600 patents related to its ecosystem and wearable technology manufacturing processes. Jawbone serves a diverse clientele interested in lifestyle tracking and aims to enhance daily routines with smarter, more connected products. The business model revolves around selling hardware devices and leveraging software integrations to create value-added services. Revenue is generated through direct sales of devices and potential partnerships within its app ecosystem.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 104
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 43.8/100
- Industry
- Sports
- Sector
- Sports, Tracking, Consumer Electronics, Retail, Wearable, Icarus: From Unicorn to Failure, Hard Tech
- Technology
- Hardware, Big Data, Computer Vision, Connected Device, IoT InternetOfThings
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 4 companies, latest Apr 2014
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FundingOther financing | Apr 2018 | $0 | — | Builders VC | — |
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Oct 2017 | $0 | — | Aliph Brands | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Jawbone is 20K monthly website visits, up 100% over the last three months. Jawbone's team grew 38.7% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage
Silver Lake Partners
Fortress Investment Group
Commerce and Ventures(SevenVentures)
Rizvi Traverse Management
BlackRock
Kuwait Investment Authority
Other known investors4 additional known investors
Andreessen Horowitz
Aliph Brands
Builders VC
Kleiner Perkins
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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