Bose Corporation designs and manufactures audio products and technologies, including headphones, earbuds, Bluetooth speakers, open-audio wearables, home speakers and factory-installed premium automotive sound systems. Founded in 1964 and operating for over six decades, the company is privately owned and independent of public markets and external investors. Its work is grounded in proprietary audio and noise-cancellation technology, with a stated mission of transforming lives through sound.
Technical work spans audio engineering, acoustics, noise cancellation, speaker design, wireless and Bluetooth audio, wearable audio, automotive audio systems, and military and aviation audio. Noise cancellation was pioneered for military and aviation use before being extended to millions of consumers worldwide. Bose also produced the world's first factory-installed premium sound systems for cars.
The product portfolio covers portable personal audio (headphones and earbuds), portable wireless speakers, open-audio wearables that move music with the listener outside traditional in-ear and over-ear form factors, and home speakers designed to approach a live concert experience in the living room. Bose serves customers globally across consumer electronics, audio and music, automotive, aviation and defence verticals.
The company describes its culture as built on innovation, excellence and independence, with a focus on products that change norms and defy trends and on delivering audio experiences as they were meant to be heard.
