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Bose Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Hardware & IoT · Consumer Electronics

Bose is is a research company that develops sound solutions for entertainment, home audio, aviation, and automotive industries. The company products portfolio includes wave systems, headphones and headsets, home cinema and sound devices and accessories for TV, Bluetooth and iPod speakers, Wi-Fi music systems, computer speakers, environmental speakers, and more. Bose offers testing solutions for engineered materials, biomaterials, and medical devices. The company also offers professional sound systems for auditoriums, hotels, performance centers, places of worship, restaurants, retail businesses, schools, stadiums, and other venues; loudspeakers, controllers, and accessories for the stage; automotive sound systems for sports cars, sedans, SUVs, trucks, and compacts; wave systems and accessories for home and office; noise cancelling, audio, and aviation headsets; mobile solutions; home theater systems, stereo speakers, iPod speakers, and computer speakers; and digital music solutions. Wave music systems, digital music systems, around-ear headphones, and multimedia speaker systems are some of the products offered by Bose for the education industry. Its engineered audio solutions can be integrated with existing technologies or installed as stand-alone sound systems in classrooms, meeting rooms, auditoriums, gymnasiums, and performance centers. True to Life is a theatre show produced by Bose that includes original music, clips from major motion pictures, and inspired images. Bose was founded in 1964 by Dr. Amar G. Bose and is based in Massachusetts, United States with operations in Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia, and South America.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, Bose ranks #211 globally and #82 in the United States. It ranks #50 in the Hardware & IoT industry and #15 in the Consumer Electronics subindustry.

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Global
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#211
Industry
Hardware & IoT
#50
Subindustry
Consumer Electronics
#15
National · United States
Corporate Startup Activity Index
#82
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Key metrics

Bose Startup Activity Metrics

Bose has supported 20 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $960 million over the last ten years. The company currently operates 2 active startup programs.

Combined funding raised by associated startups, last 10 years
$960million
↑ 0.2% YoY
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Startups associated
20
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Active startup programs
2
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Overview

Explore Bose's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

Bose has deployed more than $50 million in startup investments through Bose Ventures and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 2 active startup programs supporting 20 startups worldwide across industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Fintech, Hardware & IoT, and Healthtech. Its venture arm Bose Ventures has invested in over 20 startups since it was founded in 2016.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Hardware & IoT, Software & Data, and Ecommerce & Retail, categories where Bose's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where Bose-associated startups operate

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Programs & CVC

Bose Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

Bose engages startups through 2 active programs, supporting 20 startups in total based on our database.

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Bose — Corporate Self
Corporate Venture / Investment
Investment Program
Bose Ventures
Bose Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment · est. 2016
Investment Program
Bose Ventures is looking for startups that are pushing the envelope of AR to help build some of these new experiences. They are investing in startups that are developing apps, services, and t
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Bose x Capitol Records Code Jam
Startup Activation · est. 2019
Startup Activation Program
Four-day audio/AR hackathon co-run by Bose and Capitol Records in Detroit with a $22,000 prize; the only Bose-branded hackathon on any aggregator, and long concluded.
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with Bose

Bose's top 5 associated startups have raised 78% of the $960 million raised in the last ten years across all 20 associated startups, led by WHOOP at $476 million. Bose is associated with 20 active startups. Bose Ventures supports the largest number of startups, with 20 associated startups.

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Startups associated with Bose
StartupSB ScoreIndustryHQ cityLink Type to CorporationLinked via
WHOOPWHOOPSB 688Hardware & IoTBostonProgram InvestmentBose Ventures
NoiseNoiseSB 612Ecommerce & RetailGurgaonProgram InvestmentBose Ventures
AaptivAaptivSB 462FintechNew YorkProgram InvestmentBose Ventures
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. Bose ranks #211 globally and #82 in the United States. It accounts for 0.2% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Hardware & IoT industry and 0.1% of the activity generated by corporations in the United States. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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