Soundwave (app)

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Soundwave

Company type| Mobile application
Founder| Brendan O'Driscoll
Aidan Sliney
Craig Watson
Headquarters| Dublin
Owner| Daniel Ek

Soundwave is a data collection company founded in 2012. It collected data on the music users listened to and their location 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 was acquired by Spotify in 2016. Their former domain name is now registered through a domain privacy service and resolves to an unrelated website.[1]

## History

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Soundwave was founded in November 2013 by Brendan O'Driscoll and Aidan Sliney in Dublin, Ireland.[2]

### Launch

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Soundwave was launched worldwide on iPhone and Android on June 20, 2013, in fourteen languages.[3][4][5][6][7] It was downloaded in over 180 countries.[8][9] An updated version was created to coincide with the launch of iOS 7.[10][11]

On July 17, 2014, Soundwave launched Soundwave 2.0, introducing a new music messenger feature.[12][13][14]

## Availability

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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, view notifications, and follow users back on Soundwave.[15][16]

## Acquisition by Spotify

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

## References

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3. ^ "Soundwave prepares for official launch". The Irish Times. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
4. ^ Dredge, Stuart (20 June 2013). "Soundwave hopes to shake up music discovery on iPhone and Android | Technology". theguardian.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
5. ^ Carmel Doyle (21 June 2013). "Surfing the App Store charts – Soundwave aims to reach top spot today, with Wozniak support". siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
6. ^ 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)
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ Tannam, Ellen (27 October 2017). "Hong Kong will play host to first ever Inspirefest Salon in Asia". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
11. ^ Carmel Doyle (1 October 2013). "Soundwave plans to surf the big data crest, with thumbs-up from Wozniak". siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
12. ^ Kennedy, John (17 July 2014). "Soundwave joins messenger revolution, hooks up with Apple and Google". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
13. ^ s.r.l, Rockol com. "Soundwave releases a major update focused on messaging". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
14. ^ Bryant, Martin SFP (17 July 2014). "Soundwave Evolves Into Music-Focused Group Messaging". TNW | Apps. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
15. ^ O'Reilly, Quinton (26 June 2014). "Google is wasting no time getting Android Wear out to the public". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
16. ^ Ong, Josh (26 June 2014). "6 of the First Third-Party Android Wear Apps". TNW | Google. Retrieved 29 May 2024.