Endel (company)
Endel Sound GmbH is a German software company that owns and operates the Endel app, which provides personalized sound environments aimed at improving the user's productivity and well-being through means such as reduce stress, increase focus and improve sleep. The app generates real time sounds based on various inputs such as user location, time, weather, cadence, heart rate etc. Product ecosystem. Endels core technology, called Endel Pacific, currently operates through various products such as iOS and Android apps, Alexa Skill, and a standalone Apple Watch. History. In January 2019, Endel signed a distribution deal with Warner  Music Group to produce and release 20 algorithmically created albums, attracting media attention from various outlets such as "Rolling Stone", "Wired", "The New Yorker", "The Guardian", "The Wall Street Journal". In October 2020, Endel launched AI Lullaby, a sleep soundscape featuring vocals and music by Grimes. The collaboration was inspired by Grimes' own experience as a new mother. In June 2021, Endel launched Wiggly Wisdom, a soundscape which contains spoken word phrases from Alan Watts. In July 2021, Endel relaunched Recovery, a soundscape which was a seasonal soundscape in Winter 2020. In September 2021, Endel launched Study, a lo-fi  soundscape. In October 2021, Endel launched Move and Clarity Trip, which are the first of its kind soundscapes, which react to the user's movement and pace. In December 2021, Endel launched Hibernation. Investors and partners. Endel's investors and partners include the Amazon Alexa Fund, Warner Music Group, Sonos, Avex Group, Kima Ventures, Impulse Ventures, Plus Eight Equity Partners, Waverley Capital, Powerhouse Capital, Techstars Music, Major Lazer's Chris Leacock, and DJ La Fleur. In September 2020, Endel raised $5 million in Series A funding led by Kevin Rose of True Ventures, along with Sleepscore Ventures, Techstars Ventures , Impulse Ventures, Plus 8 Equity Partners, Waverly Capital, Amazon Alexa Fund, Target Global and other angel investors.