Sonos, Inc.

Sonos, Inc. designs and builds wireless speakers, home theater systems, headphones and whole-home audio systems that play music across a home over its network. Founded in 2002 by four music-loving engineers in Santa Barbara, the company sells products in more than 60 countries and holds thousands of patents. Its home theater line is described as having defined the category.

The engineering work spans home networking, wireless audio, acoustics, audio engineering and whole-home audio streaming. Sonos collaborates with Oscar and GRAMMY-winning producers to tune products so that music sounds as the artist intended, and states that sustainability is built into its products.

The company encourages hack weeks and experimentation, on the view that the best ideas come from trying things that might not work, and runs experiment labs to that end. It also states a commitment to inclusion and belonging, and to thoughtful design for the future of sound.