Essential Products, the smartphone company that was started by Andy Rubin — the creator of the Android mobile operating system — has raised $300 million in venture funding from big name investors like Tencent and Amazon. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal, the...
The co-creator of Google’s Android mobile phone operating system, Andy Rubin, rolled out a new company dubbed Essential Products that will sell a high end mobile phone and a home assistant gadget. According to a report in Reuters, the new Essential Phone has an edge-to-edge screen, a titanium and...
Softbank, the Japanese bank, has reportedly given up on a $100 million investment in a smartphone startup in part because of Softbank’s growing relationship with Apple. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the matter, Softbank was gearing up to...
October 18, 2018
Essential Products, the smartphone startup founded by Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, is slashing its workforce by around 30 percent. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, reported the workforce reductions are happening in its hardware, marketing and sales units. The company has around 120 employees, noted Bloomberg. The layoffs come a few months after […]
August 10, 2017
Essential Products, the smartphone company that was started by Andy Rubin — the creator of the Android mobile operating system — has raised $300 million in venture funding from big name...
May 31, 2017
The co-creator of Google’s Android mobile phone operating system, Andy Rubin, rolled out a new company dubbed Essential Products that will sell a high end mobile phone and a home assistant gadget. According...
March 21, 2017
Softbank, the Japanese bank, has reportedly given up on a $100 million investment in a smartphone startup in part because of Softbank’s growing relationship with Apple. According to a report...
