Company:Owl Labs

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Owl Labs
IndustryVideo conferencing devices
Founded2014
Founders
  • Max Makeev
    • Mark Schnittman
HeadquartersSomerville, Massachusetts, United States
Key people
  • Frank Weishaupt (CEO)
    • John Stevens (CFO)
    • Max Makeev (Cofounder)
    • Mark Schnittman (Cofounder)
    • Ben Macdonald (VP Global Sales & Channels)
    • Ashley Karr (SVP, Global Marketing)
    • Gloria Lau (SVP, Engineering)
    • Ben Harman (VP, People & Business Operations)
    • Jeff Wilen (SVP, Product)
ProductsMeeting Owl 3, Owl Bar, Whiteboard Owl, Expansion Mic
Number of employees
100+ (2023)
Websitewww.owllabs.com
The Meeting Owl is a 360 degree video conferencing device.

Owl Labs is a company that makes 360° video conferencing devices called the "Meeting Owl",[1] the "Meeting Owl Pro"[2] and the "Meeting Owl 3."[3] It was founded in 2014 by robotics experts Max Makeev and Mark Schnittman.[4] It raised a total of $7.3M in venture capital from seed and Series A rounds led by serial entrepreneur Andy Rubin (via his Playground Global fund), Antonio Rodriguez (general partner at Matrix Partners) and iRobot Ventures.[5][6][7][8][9] In June 2017, it announced its Meeting Owl device.[10][11] VentureBeat noted that unlike others Meeting Owl has "...a single 360-degree camera that can recognize and highlight the person speaking..."[12] The device contains a Qualcomm Snapdragon.[13]

In 2023, Owl Labs launched "Owl Bar",[14] a front-of-room camera, microphone and speaker video conferencing device that seamlessly connects with a 360-degree camera and audio device.

Owl Labs was recognized by the New England Venture Capital Association with a NEVY Award for "Hottest Tech Startup".[15]

References

  1. ↑ Rosen, Andy (2017-06-21). "Owl Labs unveils a new conferencing device". The Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/06/21/owl-labs-unveils-new-conferencing-device/qPkuBraE5MD8oLE99ngrCM/story.html. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  2. ↑ "Owl Labs' Meeting Owl Pro is a smart speaker specially designed for video conferences". AFP Relax News. 2019-11-06. https://news.yahoo.com/owl-labs-meeting-owl-pro-smart-speaker-specially-132259381.html. Retrieved 2019-11-06. 
  3. ↑ "Owl Labs Launches Meeting Owl 3 Device, Expansion Mic and Enhanced Owl Intelligence System Software to Upgrade Collaboration Among Hybrid Teams" (in en). 2022-06-21. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220621005104/en/Owl-Labs-Launches-Meeting-Owl-3-Device-Expansion-Mic-and-Enhanced-Owl-Intelligence-System-Software-to-Upgrade-Collaboration-Among-Hybrid-Teams. 
  4. ↑ Martin, Dylan (2016-08-17). "Two iRobot Vets Have Raised $5M for Their Video Conferencing Startup, Owl Labs". BostInno. http://bostinno.streetwise.co/all-series/two-irobot-vets-raise-5m-for-owl-labs-video-conferencing-startup/. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  5. ↑ Maffei, Lucia (2017-05-09). "iRobot and HubSpot Alumni Launch Owl Labs with a $6M Series A". BostInno. http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2017/05/09/irobot-and-hubspot-alumni-launch-owl-labs-with-a-6m-series-a/. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  6. ↑ Engel, Jeff (2017-05-09). "Owl Labs Grabs $6M Led by Matrix, Teases Video Conferencing Device". Xconomy. http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2017/05/09/owl-labs-grabs-6m-led-by-matrix-teases-video-conferencing-device/. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  7. ↑ Briodagh, Ken (2017-05-09). "Alumni from iRobot and HubSpot Launch Owl Labs with $6 Million Series A". IoT Evolution. http://www.iotevolutionworld.com/iot/articles/431919-alumni-from-irobot-hubspot-launch-owl-labs-with.htm. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  8. ↑ Hofherr, Justine. "Somerville's Owl Labs busts out of stealth mode with $6M in funding". Built In Boston. http://www.builtinboston.com/2017/05/09/somerville-owl-labs-busts-out-stealth-mode-6m-funding. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  9. ↑ O'Brien, Kelly J. (2017-05-09). "Andy Rubin-backed Owl Labs launches, but tech is still a mystery". Boston Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/05/09/matrix-backed-owl-labs-launches-but-tech-is-still.html. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  10. ↑ Davis, Cindy (2017-06-21). "The Coolest Product Cloaked in Secrecy at InfoComm17". AV Network. http://www.avnetwork.com/avtechnology/the-coolest-product-cloaked-in-secrecy-at-infocomm17/126722. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  11. ↑ Goode, Lauren (2017-06-21). "Andy Rubin-backed Owl Labs just launched a robotic video conference camera". The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/21/15840504/owl-labs-robot-videoconference-camera-andy-rubin-playground. Retrieved 2017-06-22. 
  12. ↑ Johnson, Khari (2017-06-21). "Meeting Owl is a 360-degree camera backed by Andy Rubin's Playground Ventures". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/21/meeting-owl-is-a-360-degree-camera-backed-by-andy-rubins-playground-ventures/. Retrieved 2017-06-22. "Meeting Owl looks like a lot of smart speakers that have come to market but, unlike others, a single 360-degree camera that can recognize and highlight the person speaking sits atop the device." 
  13. ↑ "Video conferencing gets wiser with the Snapdragon powered Meeting Owl". Qualcomm OnQ Blog. 2017-06-22. https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2017/06/22/video-conferencing-gets-wiser-snapdragon-powered-meeting-owl. Retrieved 2017-07-02. 
  14. ↑ "Owl Labs Launches Owl Bar, the First Front-of-Room Video Conferencing Device on the Market to Seamlessly Connect With a 360-Degree Camera and Audio Device" (in en). 2023-03-27. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230327005129/en/Owl-Labs-Launches-Owl-Bar-the-First-Front-of-Room-Video-Conferencing-Device-on-the-Market-to-Seamlessly-Connect-With-a-360-Degree-Camera-and-Audio-Device. 
  15. ↑ "Owl Labs Wins 'Hottest Tech Startup' at the New England Venture Capital Association's 2019 NEVY Awards". Markets Insider. 2019-05-09. https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/owl-labs-wins-hottest-tech-startup-at-the-new-england-venture-capital-association-s-2019-nevy-awards-1028186851. Retrieved 2019-05-09. 


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