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| Jawbone (2008) | |
| Industry | consumer electronics  |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder |
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| Defunct | July 2017 |
| Fate | Liquidated |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
Key people | Yves Béhar |
AliphCom, Inc. (doing business as Aliph, Jawbone) was an American technology company based in San Francisco. It made consumer products including fitness tracker Jawbone.
The company was liquidated in July 2017 and co-founder Hosain Rahman moved to health products with Jawbone Health Hub. [1]
AliphCom was founded by Alexander Asseily and Hosain Rahman in 1999. [2]
With Lawrence Livermore Labs, Aliph researched noise suppression with grants from the United States Navy and DARPA in 2002. [3] [4] The company was liquidated in July 2017 and co-founder Hosain Rahman moved to health products with Jawbone Health Hub. [5] [6] [7] [8] Jawbone's fitness tracker was removed from shops in 2018. [9]
Aliph Brands holds the license to Jawbone products and others. [10] Jawbone patents were used to sue technology companies like Samsung in 2021. [11]
Aliph released noise cancellation headset Jawbone in November 2004. [12] Bluetooth based headset were released in 2007. [13] Another headset Icon was released in 2010. [14] Wireless speaker Jambox and Fitness tracker UP were introduced in 2011. [15] [16] [17] Headset ERA was released in January 2014. [18]
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Yves Béhar is a Swiss-born American designer, entrepreneur, and educator. He is the founder and principal designer of Fuseproject, an industrial design and brand development firm. Béhar is also the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of August Smart Lock, a smart lock company acquired by Assa Abloy in 2017; and co-founder of Canopy, a co-working space based in San Francisco.
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Alexander Asseily is a British/Lebanese technology entrepreneur and investor. He has been a founder of various companies including consumer electronics company Jawbone, women's health company Elvie and Zulu Group. His business interests in the field are extensive, and he has held executive roles with companies such as Lilium, Atomico Ventures and Azimo.
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