UC Davis spinout Dysonics was acquired by Google last year, it has emerged.

Dysonics, a US-based 3D audio system developer spun out of University of California, Davis’s Technology Incubator, was acquired by Google, the internet technology subsidiary of conglomerate Alphabet, in December 2020, according to Protocol. Financial terms of the acquisition have not emerged. Founded in 2012, Dysonics has developed spatial sound technology that would facilitate the recreation of three-dimensional surround sound through headphones. The company raised $750,000 from investors including Rawah Partners in 2012, and $420,000 the following year according to a securities filing. Chipmaker Intel subsidiary Intel Capital led a series A round of undisclosed size for the company in 2016 that also featured Rawah Partners. – A version of this article first appeared on our sister site, Global Corporate Venturing.  

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