Soundwave (app)

Mobile application

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Soundwave

Company type| Mobile application
Founder| Brendan O'Driscoll
Aidan Sliney
Craig Watson
Headquarters| Dublin
Owner| Spotify[1]
Website| www.soundwave.com

Soundwave was a startup company founded in 2012, with a focus on music-related data collection. Soundwave collected data on what the user was listening to and where, in real-time. Users could subscribe to groups and locations to view and listen to relevant and trending songs. Soundwave was launched on June 20, 2013.

Soundwave is described as a short-form social audio app designed to foster community through the authenticity and intimacy of voice. Users can express their feelings, share opinions, ask questions, and more, all through voice memos. This app aims to provide a platform for users to connect and find community by speaking their minds .

## History[edit]

Soundwave was founded in November 2011, by Brendan O'Driscoll and Aidan Sliney in Dublin, Ireland.[2] After initial validation studies and customer interviews, the team applied to the National Digital Research Centre Launchpad accelerator program.[3] Soundwave received a place in the fifth iteration of the program that began on February 13, 2012.[4] During the program, Craig Watson joined the founding team. In May 2012, the team was awarded first place as the best startup to graduate from the accelerator program.

### Launch[edit]

Soundwave was launched worldwide on iPhone and Android on June 20, 2013, in fourteen languages.[5][6][7][8][9] It has been downloaded in over 180 countries.[10][11] An updated version was created to coincide with the launch of iOS 7.[12][13]

On July 17, 2014, Soundwave launched Soundwave 2.0, introducing a new music messenger feature.[14][15][16]

## Availability[edit]

As of January 2015, Soundwave was available for iOS and Android mobile devices. In 2014, Soundwave announced its availability for Android Wear which allowed users to share music on Twitter ( now known as X ) to view notifications as well as follow other Soundwave users[17][18]

## Acquisition by Spotify[edit]

In 2016, Soundwave was acquired by Spotify for an undisclosed sum.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Spotify acquires Soundwave!". 17 March 2017.
2. ^ "Hard Working Class Heroes 2012 / Soundwave". Hwch.net. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
3. ^ "NDRC Portfolio - NDRC". Ndrc.ie. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
4. ^ "NDRC LaunchPad is the top-ranked Irish accelerator in the Kauffman Fellows European table - Irish Software Innovation Network". Isin.ie. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
5. ^ "Soundwave prepares for official launch - Technology Industry News | Market & Trends | The Irish Times - Thu, Jun 20, 2013". The Irish Times. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
6. ^ Dredge, Stuart (20 June 2013). "Soundwave hopes to shake up music discovery on iPhone and Android | Technology". theguardian.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
7. ^ Carmel Doyle (21 June 2013). "Surfing the App Store charts – Soundwave aims to reach top spot today, with Wozniak support - Start Ups - Start-Ups | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service". siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
8. ^ Friday, 21 June 2013 (21 June 2013). "Soundwave app 'explodes worldwide'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 December 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. ^ Jim Carroll jimcarroll (24 June 2013). "Soundwave: the Irish music story of the year so far | On The Record". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
10. ^ "Soundwave, The Music Discovery App Backed By Mark Cuban, Is Placing A Big Bet On Big Data". TechCrunch. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
11. ^ Goldberg, Bryan (26 June 2013). "Soundwave raises €1 million in seed funding from Mark Cuban and ACT Venture Capital, hits 560,000 plays five days after launch". PandoDaily. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
12. ^ Tannam, Ellen (27 October 2017). "Hong Kong will play host to first ever Inspirefest Salon in Asia". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
13. ^ Carmel Doyle (1 October 2013). "Soundwave plans to surf the big data crest, with thumbs-up from Wozniak - Start Ups - Start-Ups | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service". siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
14. ^ [1] "Soundwave joins messenger"
15. ^ [2] "Messaging takes centre stage as part of Soundwave"
16. ^ Martin Bryant,[3] "Soundwave evolves into a group messaging app"
17. ^ [4] "Android Wear Smartwatch"
18. ^ Josh Ong, [5] "6 first third party android wear apps"