Human is a Seattle, WA–based company that builds products intended to bridge the gap between humanity and technology. Its core product is Human Headphones, a wireless, voice-controlled headphone focused on intelligent voice control, comfort and fit, and powerful sound. The company closed a $21M Series B and said it will use the funds to accelerate innovation and launch its next-generation Human Headphones. The funding was reported on 02/10/2018. Backers included Sage Venture Partners (Fred Warren), Sugar Mountain Capital (Kurt Dammeier), Ropart Asset Management II, Microsoft, Mountain Nazca, and Darling Ventures. Human is led by CEO Bill Moore and co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer Ben Willis. Human is a Seattle, WA-based stealth-mode audio startup co-founded in late 2014 by Ben Willis (CEO) and Joe Dieter (CMO) that has been developing audio technology to bridge the gap between people and technology. The company has assembled a roughly 40-person team of designers and engineers, including hires from multiple Microsoft divisions (wearables and Xbox), and Bill Moore joined as Executive Chairman and President. Human is building yet-to-be announced audio products focused on purposeful, natural, utility-driven experiences. The company intends to use the $5M seed proceeds to expand its team of designers and engineers and continue product development. This financing follows an initial $700k seed round raised in 2015.

Total raised

$26M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Oct 2018