Carl Pei, the co-founder of OnePlus who left the company two months ago, has raised $7 million. And most of the funding comes from some high-profile investors for his new hardware venture.
- Tony Fadell – Principal at Future Shape and inventor of the iPod
- Casey Neistat – YouTuber
- Kevin Lin – Co-founder of Twitch
- Steve Huffman – Chief executive of Reddit
- Liam Casey – Founder and chief executive of PCH
- Paddy Cosgrave – Founder of Web Summit
- Josh Buckley – Chief executive of Product Hunt
However, Pei remains silent on what his new project is about and what the plans are. But said he would talk more about it in early 2021.
“I am deeply grateful and tremendously excited to have friends of this caliber supporting us in building what’s next,” said Carl Pei. “We plan on moving aggressively against our vision and can’t wait to see how the market will react.”
Carl Pei, as everyone is aware, played a prominent role in designing the OnePlus line-up and its marketing over the years. In other words, he is the public face of OnePlus. He surprised many with his announcement of leaving OnePlus in October.
“Carl spent the last decade making products that millions of people love. He deeply understands what consumers want, and I can’t wait for the world to see what he has in store next”
– Josh Buckley, chief executive of Product Hunt.
According to a TechCrunch report, Pei plans to set up an office in London. They have 10 working with them already and hiring for more. Also, the report says he is planning to invest in product research and development. There are no confirmations on what his next project is, but speculations speak it is about audio-hardware. However, that’s not official, and no one verified the claims yet.
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