io
AcquiredUSA, United States · Founded 2024
- Headquarters
- USA, California
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2024
- Business Model
- B2C
- Last Round
- SeedJun 2024
- Rounds
- 1
- Acquired by
- OpenAIMar 2024 · $6.4B
About
io Products, Inc. was a design-led AI hardware company co-founded by Sam Altman and Jony Ive to build a new category of personal AI devices. The company focused on creating a pocket-sized, screen-free, context-aware consumer device powered by OpenAI's models. io officially merged with OpenAI in mid-2025, with LoveFrom (Ive's design firm) remaining independent while continuing the hardware collaboration.
Summary
io is an Artificial Intelligence company based in USA, United States, founded in 2024. Its most recent funding was a Seed round in Jun 2024.
Funding History
May 2025
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Seed through Acquisition — per-round amounts, valuations, and who invested in each round.
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