Vesper
Company

Last deal

$18M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

29.09.2021

Date

3

all rounds

$56M

Total amount

date founded

Financing round

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About Company
Vesper is an electrical and electronic manufacturing company that delivers voice-powered products worldwide.

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founded date

01.01.2009

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2009 and based in Boston, Vesper specializes in developing piezoelectric mems microphone technology that is immune to environmental contaminants such as dust, water, and solder flux vapors. Their products use acoustic-sensing technology to capture the maximum signal and provide better performance for smartphones and smart speakers. In addition, Vesper's game-changing zero-power listening technology allows end consumers to have battery-powered devices that can always respond to them, making it possible to interact with devices without physically touching them. The company is driven by a mission to make voice affordable in every industry, home, and geography and is always looking for curious, intellectually honest, and hard-working individuals to join their team.
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People

Founders
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Bobby Littrell
Bobby Littrell

Bobby Littrell

Bobby Littrell is the recognized thought leader in piezoelectric MEMS acoustic transducers, is widely published and holds numerous patent filings in the area. He developed Vesper’s piezoelectric-acoustic MEMS transducer design, based on his PhD thesis at the University of Michigan. Bobby is also a successful entrepreneur. At Vesper, he raised significant funding from NASA, NSF and NIH to perfect his microphone design, supporting the manufacture of several generations of prototype devices. Bobby received both a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and a Department of Homeland Security Graduate Research Fellowship. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton. He holds dual MS degrees in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

current job

Vesper
Vesper

organization founded

1

Bobby Littrell

Karl Grosh
Karl Grosh

Karl Grosh

Karl Grosh is a world-renowned researcher in biomechanics, cochlear mechanics, piezoelectric MEMS transducers and structural acoustics. In addition to his role at Vesper, he is currently a professor of Bioengineering and professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Karl is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including University of Michigan College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering Excellence Award, ONR Young Investigator Award and NSF CAREER Award. Karl has 57 refereed articles in leading journals, has written four book chapters and holds several patents.

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Vesper

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Karl Grosh

Employee Profiles
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Kurt Redfield

Kurt Redfield

CFO

Matt Crowley

Matt Crowley

CEO

Craig Core

Craig Core

VP, Engineering & Operations

Bobby Littrell

Bobby Littrell

CTO & Co Founder

Karl Grosh

Karl Grosh

CSO & Co Founder

Julian Aschieri

Vice president of engineering

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