None
Build
Builders
Problems
Legendary Apple designer lends his touch to new Ledger Stax crypto wallet
Build
Legendary Apple designer lends his touch to new Ledger Stax crypto wallet
“We need a user-friendly — no, a ‘user-delightful’ — tool to bring digital asset security to the rest of us, not just the geeks,” said Fadell.
Ledger’s latest crypto wallet taps iPod designer in bid to boost accessibility
Build
Ledger’s latest crypto wallet taps iPod designer in bid to boost accessibility
Ledger, a security-focused firm that sells crypto hardware wallets, has partnered with the designer behind the iPod, Tony Fadell, in hopes of creating an easier, more accessible way for users to secure their crypto assets.
Smartex sews up $24.7M to put smarter eyes on textile manufacturing
Builders
Smartex sews up $24.7M to put smarter eyes on textile manufacturing
Smartex just raised a couple of bolts’ worth of cash, sowing up a round of funding to bring smart tech to fabric manufacturing. The hope is to be able to detect textile defects in real time.
Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon
Builders
Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon
Founder Pat Brown said at MIT Technology Review’s ClimateTech event that his company’s steak prototype is “pretty damn good.”
Tony Fadell wants to see iPhone move to USB-C
Problems
Tony Fadell wants to see iPhone move to USB-C
The inventor of the iPad believes that Apple should move the iPhone to USB-C, claiming that it is "the right thing" to do.
Quividi Partners With Plumerai, Integrates People Detection Into AVA Solution
Builders
Quividi Partners With Plumerai, Integrates People Detection Into AVA Solution
Quividi now offers real-time, long-distance impression counting in its Audience Measurement Platform on entry-level CPUs, which commonly power smart machines or retail shelf screens.
Tony Fadell’s fund backs Paris-based Edda with $5.8 million to offer alternative to Excel for PE investors
Builders
Tony Fadell’s fund backs Paris-based Edda with $5.8 million to offer alternative to Excel for PE investors
Edda combines deal flow, portfolio, LPs and business community management into one product, offering a unique solution for professional investors.
Build
The Father of the iPod Reveals 1 Critical Lesson From His Mentor, Steve Jobs
Three essential elements of all good stories.
Problems
“Tech must solve a real need”: the iPod inventor Tony Fadell on virtual reality consumerism
The engineer turned investor reflects on the industry’s biggest missteps, from cryptocurrencies to augmented worlds.
Build
Stuff meets… Nest founder and father of the iPod, Tony Fadell
We spoke about the early days of Apple and Nest and how doing stuff wrong leads to success
Build
Here’s How Apple’s iPod Lasted for 20 Years
Commentary: The gadget survived music streaming, rival players and the iPhone.
Build
Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life
The Nest founder tells of years in pursuit of a thermostat he actually likes
Build
The Next Hurdle in Europe’s Energy Transition: Being More Enticing Than NFTs
The Next Hurdle in Europe’s Energy Transition: Being More Enticing Than NFTs
Build
What iPod inventor Tony Fadell says he learned from Steve Jobs
The titanic, albeit controversial legacy of late Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs drew renewed interest this week when the tech giant became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion.
Carl Pei’s Nothing brings Karan Johar, Yuvraj Singh, others on board as investors
Build
Carl Pei’s Nothing brings Karan Johar, Yuvraj Singh, others on board as investors
Nothing recently raised $50 million as a part of its Series A extension and has also partnered with Qualcomm.
Build
Apple’s iPod was one of the biggest risks the company ever took
Tony Fadell says that the iconic iPod was a giant risk for Apple to take, but Steve Jobs had promised that Apple would "go the distance" on the product's lineup and future.
Investing in our future and leaving the planet better than we found it
Problems
Investing in our future and leaving the planet better than we found it
The inventor of the iPod, the iPhone, and Nest thermostat is focused on making the world a better place for his kids (and all of us) to live by investing through Future Shape, his investment and advisory firm.
Tony Fadell on Learning To See, Telling Stories, & Being A Troublemaker
Build
Tony Fadell on Learning To See, Telling Stories, & Being A Troublemaker
It’s not often you get to see through the eyes of someone who created a product that you and hundreds of millions of other people use, hundreds of times a day, every single day, and have for a decade or more.
Builders
Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption
Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change.
Builders
Allbirds is investing in a plant-based leather substitute, plans faux-leather shoe drop in December
The sustainability focused shoe maker Allbirds has taken another step to green its supply chain with a small $2 million investment in a new company called Natural Fiber Welding.
Builders
For Tony Fadell, the future of startups is connected and sustainable
Three years after a failed bid at retiring, the Nest founder reflects on the future shape of tech.
Mmhmm, Five-Month-Old Video Startup Making Virtual Meetings More Fun, Raises $31 Million Pre-Launch
Build
Mmhmm, Five-Month-Old Video Startup Making Virtual Meetings More Fun, Raises $31 Million Pre-Launch
As Phil Libin speaks his Zoom background changes rapidly, cycling through images of his past trips to Japan before settling upon a looping animation of a wooded landscape crafted in paper.
Builders
Sunnyvale startup, with help of Amazon and Nest founder, aims to replace the world’s electric motors
A Sunnyvale startup with technology it says can be used to replace all the electric motors in the world scored $33 million in new funding on Thursday from Amazon.com Inc., Nest founder Tony Fadell, BMW and others.
This Leather Jacket? It Came From a Petri Dish
Builders
This Leather Jacket? It Came From a Petri Dish
In a lab in New Jersey, the scientists at Modern Meadow are creating the materials of the future.
Builders
iPod inventor, Thiel Capital among backers of battery company Advano in new funding
Battery company Advano announced on Tuesday that it raised $18.5 million in its Series A funding round.
Build
Tony Fadell — On Building the iPod, iPhone, Nest, and a Life of Curiosity (#403)
Tony Fadell, sometimes called “the father of the iPod,” is an active investor and entrepreneur with a 30+ year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s lives.
Build
The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Nest Thermostat
Why a former Apple engineer built not just a temperature controller but a “Trojan horse into the home”
Build
Tony Fadell answers questions about iPod development on Twitter
Tony Fadell — known as the “Father of the iPod” — took the day to answer on Twitter a few questions about his work at Apple with one of the most successful products in technology history.
Problems
Nest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’
Tony Fadell, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor, Nest founder and Future Shape principal, is on a warpath against plastics.
Build
Phil Schiller says Apple pulling third-party screen time apps due to privacy abuses, as Tony Fadell calls Screen Time ‘a rush job’
Apple has systematically removed many time-tracking / parental control over the last year, leading to a bevy of upset developers whose businesses have been crippled, and even an antitrust lawsuit.
Problems
Tony Fadell: Want to Design for a Sustainable Future? Think Different
The man who helped invent the iPod and iPhone and co-founded the smart home company Nest was traveling around the world with his family and kept seeing the same problem: trash.
Ressence’s Type 2 solar-powered mechanical smartwatch costs more than a car
Builders
Ressence’s Type 2 solar-powered mechanical smartwatch costs more than a car
Watchmaker Ressence is known for its expensive, minimal-designed mechanical watches, but now the company is taking its biggest step towards smartwatch functionality with its new Type 2.
Technology to disrupt the world
Build
Technology to disrupt the world
INK Conference 2018 brought the deep-tech godfather Tony Fadell to India for the first time! Listen in as, in an interview with CEO Lakshmi Pratury, the inventor of iPod, co-inventor of iPhone, and founder of Nest, Fadell shares insights into the birth of disruptive products and ideas, and what goes into making an entrepreneurial journey successful.
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley
Build
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley
With his firm Future Shape, the creator of the iPod and the iPhone seeks to dethrone tech’s giants.
iPod creator Tony Fadell designed a $279 credit card-sized device for storing your crypto
Build
iPod creator Tony Fadell designed a $279 credit card-sized device for storing your crypto
French startup Ledger debuted its new hardware crypto wallet, the Ledger Stax. It resembles a smartphone but is roughly the same size as a credit card and, at about 45 grams, weighs less than an iPhone.
Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto
Build
Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto
The product guru made Ledger’s new hardware wallet — a tiny vault for digital cash — flashy and fun. Plus, with this gadget you’ll never get FTX’d.
Today in Apple history: Apple puts 1,000 songs in your pocket with first-gen iPod
Build
Today in Apple history: Apple puts 1,000 songs in your pocket with first-gen iPod
Introduced on this day in 2001, the iPod quickly became a cultural phenomenon.
American Airlines Invests in Universal Hydrogen Co.
Builders
American Airlines Invests in Universal Hydrogen Co.
Universal Hydrogen is developing a hydrogen logistics network as well as a conversion kit for modifying existing aircraft to enable them to use hydrogen. 
Tony Fadell: Brains behind the iPhone, iPod and one of the world’s leading inventors
Build
Tony Fadell: Brains behind the iPhone, iPod and one of the world’s leading inventors
Tony Fadell joined Jack Tame.
Carbice Now Open in Atlanta’s Historic West End
Builders
Carbice Now Open in Atlanta’s Historic West End
Carbice CEO and Founder Baratunde Cola said, “This facility will bring significant economic impact to this West End community, The City of Atlanta, and the State of Georgia. It will allow us to employ and train the next generation of technicians, engineers, and entrepreneurs from this community.”
Mantle is 3D-printing manufacturing tooling
Builders
Mantle is 3D-printing manufacturing tooling
Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught up with the company’s founders to find out how and why this tech is going to put a serious dent in the speed-to-market for manufacturing.
Build
The iPhone’s Creators Reveal the Consequences They Never Expected
Not even Apple’s own execs—with front-row seats for the development of the iPhone’s key features—quite knew how they would change the world.
Lex and Tony Talk
Build
Lex and Tony Talk
Lex and Tony discuss the iPhone, iPod, Nest, Steve Jobs, Design, and Engineering
Builders
This new technology reveals classic iPods from the inside out
For Tony Fadell, Lumafield’s CT scanner helps bring back priceless memories. For product manufacturers, its X-ray vision could solve long-standing problems.
Build
Tony Fadell’s Advice For Building The Next Big Thing
FutureShape Principal Tony Fadell speaks with Emily Chang about his new book Build
The man behind the iPod, iPhone and Nest Thermostat does some spring cleaning.
Build
The man behind the iPod, iPhone and Nest Thermostat does some spring cleaning.
Tony Fadell cleans out his garage for TechCrunch.
Build
In one fell swoop, Sweep bristles up $73 million in Coatue-led Series B round
Building from success to success, France's carbon management platform Sweep has raised $73 million in a Series B round, now counting $100 million to its credit.
World Wise Web: The iPod
Build
World Wise Web: The iPod
In 2001, Apple’s iPod revolutionised how we listen to music - inspired by inventor Tony Fadell's love of DJing.
Build
The original iPod ‘prototype’ was an Apple design to prevent leaks
Panic revealed the early design in honor of the iPod’s 20th anniversary
Build
iPod success story was down to Steve Jobs keeping his word, says Tony Fadell
The iPod success story was far from assured, even after it was launched, says Tony Fadell, the man dubbed “father of the iPod.”
Nothing raises another $50M
Builders
Nothing raises another $50M
The round follows the February announcement of a $15 million Series A.
20VC: Tony Fadell “The Father of The iPod” on Mentors, Self-Doubt, Vulnerability, His Relationship To Money, Why Entrepreneurs Need To Be Coachable, Why VCs Must Be More Direct & Why The First Trillio
Build
20VC: Tony Fadell “The Father of The iPod” on Mentors, Self-Doubt, Vulnerability, His Relationship To Money, Why Entrepreneurs Need To Be Coachable, Why VCs Must Be More Direct & Why The First Trillio
Tony Fadell, often referred to as “the father of the iPod,” is currently Principal @ Future Shape, a global investment and advisory firm coaching engineers and scientists working on foundational deep technology.
Builders
Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates Bet On Electric Motor Startup
California-based Turntide Technologies raised $80 million for its motors that reduce electricity use
Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding
Builders
Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding
Additive manufacturing has been a popular buzz phrase for decades now.
Builders
Watch Whisperer Hodinkee Clocks $40 Million Investment
As Tom Brady, LVMH Luxury Ventures and TCG step in, Hodinkee founder Benjamin Clymer will cede CEO duties after more than a decade at the center of the watch world
Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup
Builders
Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup
Menlo Micro's switch has big implications for everything from 5G to quantum computing
Builders
iPod inventor Tony Fadell: ‘I literally had a decade of failure’
Before becoming known as the “father of the iPod,” Tony Fadell said he was rejected by 80 venture capital investors when trying to raise funding for his own technology business.
Builders
A startup backed by iPod designer Tony Fadell just emerged from stealth with $18.5 million to bring breakthrough batteries to market in massive quantities
A trove of startups are working on breakthrough batteries that could store 20% to 40% more energy than traditional cells. Here, a lithium-ion battery factory in France.
Build
Apple’s iPod went from idea to product in a single year, according to the ‘father’ of the iconic music player
Apple's iconic iPod went from idea to prototype to product in a single year, according to the man credited with leading the creation of Apple's wildly popular music player.
3D Hubs manufacturing platform expands to France, backed by iPod inventor Tony Fadell
Builders
3D Hubs manufacturing platform expands to France, backed by iPod inventor Tony Fadell
Amsterdam-based 3D Hubs, the online manufacturing platform, today announced its entry into the French market, with new offices opening in Paris.
Builders
How One Startup Is Trying to Help Car Dealers Weather Hailstorms
Understory uses on-site sensors to offer insurance for hail damage.
Simbe raises a $26M Series A for its retail inventory robot
Builders
Simbe raises a $26M Series A for its retail inventory robot
San Francisco-based robotics startup Simbe just announced a $26 million Series A.
Build
Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged
It took an entrepreneur to reimagine the mundane home thermostat as an object of beauty — and then to make a fortune based on that vision.
Brainstorm Design 2019: Disruption by Design
Build
Brainstorm Design 2019: Disruption by Design
Fortune's Clay Chandler interviews Nest founder, iPod inventor, and iPhone co-inventor Tony Fadell, at Brainstorm Design in Singapore.
Builders
The Podfather’s watch packs a hefty $49,000 price tag
Tony Fadell invented the iPod and hundreds of millions of people bought one. But he can’t expect those kinds of sales with his latest creation – a watch costing $48,800.
Ressence’s Type 2 smartwatch gets April release date and $48,000 price tag
Builders
Ressence’s Type 2 smartwatch gets April release date and $48,000 price tag
Its solar-powered e-Crown lets you set two time zones, and swap between them on the fly
World, meet Tony Fadell 2.0
Build
World, meet Tony Fadell 2.0
In a rare interview, deep-tech godfather Tony Fadell talks going greener in 2019, the Indian tech-preneur space, and the realities of productive failure and success
Filter by
Crypto’s iPod Moment: Former Apple Designer Takes On Hardware Wallet
Build
Crypto’s iPod Moment: Former Apple Designer Takes On Hardware Wallet
Today at the Op3n conference in Paris, Ledger presented the device called Ledger Stax. It enables users to manage cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) while retaining full control of the assets with private passwords known as keys.
Former iPhone Leader Joins Arm to Bring More Chips Into Your Life
Build
Former iPhone Leader Joins Arm to Bring More Chips Into Your Life
Tony Fadell, former leader of Apple's iPod and iPhone projects, joins Arm's board to help it expand from smartphones into PCs, servers, cars and more.
5 New Business Books for Dreamers and Achievers
Build
5 New Business Books for Dreamers and Achievers
From the leader of the teams that created the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Learning Thermostat comes a book full of knowledge and advice on leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success.
iPod inventor Tony Fadell says EU requirement for USB-C iPhone is the ‘right thing’ as he sees Apple as a monopoly
Problems
iPod inventor Tony Fadell says EU requirement for USB-C iPhone is the ‘right thing’ as he sees Apple as a monopoly
Fadell thinks it’s time for USB-C iPhones.
Lessons on Innovation from iPod and Nest Creator Tony Fadell
Build
Lessons on Innovation from iPod and Nest Creator Tony Fadell
Listen to Tony’s appearance on the Next Big Idea podcast below, or read a few key highlights.
Lumafield raises $35M, announces speedy updates to its affordable desktop CT scanner
Builders
Lumafield raises $35M, announces speedy updates to its affordable desktop CT scanner
Lumafield today announced a $35 million Series B, and new features for its desktop X-ray computed tomography platform that aims to provide engineers and designers with unparalleled access to their products.
Build
The Next ‘iPhone Moment’ Will Arrive, Eventually. Hurry Up Already
It may seem now like the iPhone was a sure thing. But 15 years ago at launch, its success was far less certain. Tech insiders acknowledge they can rarely tell if something will be a hit until development is pretty much done.
Carbon Nanotubes Enable No-Compromise Thermal Interface Materials
Builders
Carbon Nanotubes Enable No-Compromise Thermal Interface Materials
Carbice Corporation has made it possible to create an effective cooling system that combines the properties of both liquid and solid thermal interface materials (TIMs) in a single solution.
Build
The Co-Creator of the iPod and iPhone on Radical Innovation (with Tony Fadell)
A veteran entrepreneur and investor explains why a good story must be at the heart of a successful disruptive innovation.
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Isn’t Buying the Metaverse Hype
Problems
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Isn’t Buying the Metaverse Hype
We need to fix the problems that already exist on today's social platforms, he says.
Build
Legendary Designer And Engineer Tony Fadell On The ‘Why’ Behind The ‘What’
Even if you don’t know Tony Fadell by name, you definitely know the products he’s designed; in fact, chances are you have one in your pocket right now if you’re an iPhone user.
Build
Don’t Call Tony Fadell an Asshole—He Prefers ‘Mission Driven’
In his new book, Build, the founder of Nest gets into how to be an effective leader, why the metaverse is bunk, and when quitting is a virtue.
Menlo Micro switches on an opportunity for its tech to be in every device you touch
Builders
Menlo Micro switches on an opportunity for its tech to be in every device you touch
If you’re not an electrical engineer, it’s hard to understand quite how big of a deal the company’s innovation is — and it’s hard to overstate how important this tech may turn out to be.
Build
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Phil Hutcheon & Tony Fadell
In this episode of Influencers, Andy is joined by DICE Founder & CEO Phil Hutcheon along with Tony Fadell
Build
Inventing the iPod: How ‘really big risks’ paid off for Apple
For the 20th anniversary of the iPod, we talk with the inventor of Apple's iconic music player, Tony Fadell, who reminisces about working with Steve Jobs and the success of the device.
iPod Inventor Tony Fadell: ‘M1 Macs Are Absolute Innovation’
Build
iPod Inventor Tony Fadell: ‘M1 Macs Are Absolute Innovation’
Tony Fadell, Future Shape principal, iPod inventor and iPhone co-inventor, sits down with Emily Chang to talk about how far Apple has come over the past two decades, where it’s headed next and why tech and sustainability are the next big challenges.
Builders
DICE Announces ‘Up to $122 Million’ Series C, Adds iPod Inventor Tony Fadell to Board
Ticketing and music-discovery platform DICE has announced the completion of an “up to $122 million” funding round.
London-based Nothing secures £1M on Crowdcube in 54 secs, unveils transparent TWS earbuds
Builders
London-based Nothing secures £1M on Crowdcube in 54 secs, unveils transparent TWS earbuds
Nothing, a London-based tech venture from ex-OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has shared a glimpse of its upcoming true wireless stereo (TWS) product ‘Concept 1.’
Mantle launches precision metal Additive Manufacturing technology aimed at the tooling market
Builders
Mantle launches precision metal Additive Manufacturing technology aimed at the tooling market
Mantle, an Additive Manufacturing startup based in San Francisco, California, USA, has launched its TrueShape™ technology, a proprietary AM process to make high-precision metal parts.
Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community
Builders
Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community
Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, knows a thing or two about communities.
Builders
John Legend and Natalie Portman want you to try wearing fungus instead of leather
Natalie Portman and John Legend are joining a group of venture capitalists and unnamed fashion brands backing MycoWorks, a company that just raised $45 million to commercialize its technology that makes a fungal-based biomaterial that can replace leather.
Builders
How this startup CEO raised $100 million from Tony Fadell, Amazon, and BMW for a new energy-saving motor that everyone thought was impossible to build
A startup called Turntide offers a glimmer of hope that the tech industry can ride in with new technology that will help reverse climate change.
iPod inventor Tony Fadell on Finding the New “New” Thing
Build
iPod inventor Tony Fadell on Finding the New “New” Thing
Tony discusses why China might have a “last-mover advantage”, the qualities he look for in entrepreneurs, and how to discover the next game-changing technology.
Builders
With Tony Fadell’s help, Advano is building battery components to power an electric future
Using scrap silicon as its feedstock, a New Orleans-based company called Advano has raised $18.5 million to manufacture battery components to enable more powerful, smaller and longer-lasting batteries.
Build
Ex-Apple SVP Tony Fadell says the original iPod was designed, engineered, and released within the same year
In a story shared by the CEO of Stripe, Patrick Collison, Tony Fadell describes the timeline of the original iPod.
Builders
3D Hubs moves into French manufacturing market with support from iPod inventor Tony Fadell
3D Hubs, the online manufacturing platform, is entering the French market with the support from Tony Fadell, the iPod inventor, Nest founder, and head of Future Shape investment firm.
Build
Who Are the Most Successful Entrepreneurs? The Middle-Aged
Sure, youth and innocence are great. But what if experience is even greater? We might get more innovation if we let the elders take the lead.
Build
Tony Fadell on Leaving Silicon Valley to Help Build a Healthier Society, Online and Off
In both his work and his life, Tony Fadell constantly imagines Version 2.0 (if not 3.0, or 4.0 and beyond).
Build
Parental control app developers band together to demand an API from Apple
A large group of developers who make parental control apps have banded together to demand that Apple come up with a technical solution that will allow them to continue to work on the iPhone.
Buoyant Diamond Foundry Polishes Image Of Lab-Grown Diamonds In Paris
Builders
Buoyant Diamond Foundry Polishes Image Of Lab-Grown Diamonds In Paris
Ahead of the April launch of a collaboration with Dover Street Market, jewelry industry disruptor Diamond Foundry is poised and ready to capture more of the new generation of evolved luxury consumer, thanks to its carbon-neutral process and fashion-forward positioning.
The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800
Builders
The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800
And you thought that Apple Watch was expensive.
Ressence’s $48,800 connected mechanical watch arrives in April
Builders
Ressence’s $48,800 connected mechanical watch arrives in April
The Type 2 melds classic timekeeping, modern tech and an absurd price.
Builders
Fraud detection startup CashShield secures $20M Series B led by Temasek and GGV
Online fraud detection startup CashShield, whose clients include Alibaba and Razer, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series B led by Temasek Holdings and returning investor GGV Capital.
Legendary Apple designer lends his touch to new Ledger Stax crypto wallet
Build
Legendary Apple designer lends his touch to new Ledger Stax crypto wallet
“We need a user-friendly — no, a ‘user-delightful’ — tool to bring digital asset security to the rest of us, not just the geeks,” said Fadell.
Crypto’s iPod Moment: Former Apple Designer Takes On Hardware Wallet
Build
Crypto’s iPod Moment: Former Apple Designer Takes On Hardware Wallet
Today at the Op3n conference in Paris, Ledger presented the device called Ledger Stax. It enables users to manage cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) while retaining full control of the assets with private passwords known as keys.
Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto
Build
Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto
The product guru made Ledger’s new hardware wallet — a tiny vault for digital cash — flashy and fun. Plus, with this gadget you’ll never get FTX’d.
Smartex sews up $24.7M to put smarter eyes on textile manufacturing
Builders
Smartex sews up $24.7M to put smarter eyes on textile manufacturing
Smartex just raised a couple of bolts’ worth of cash, sowing up a round of funding to bring smart tech to fabric manufacturing. The hope is to be able to detect textile defects in real time.
5 New Business Books for Dreamers and Achievers
Build
5 New Business Books for Dreamers and Achievers
From the leader of the teams that created the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Learning Thermostat comes a book full of knowledge and advice on leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success.
American Airlines Invests in Universal Hydrogen Co.
Builders
American Airlines Invests in Universal Hydrogen Co.
Universal Hydrogen is developing a hydrogen logistics network as well as a conversion kit for modifying existing aircraft to enable them to use hydrogen. 
Tony Fadell wants to see iPhone move to USB-C
Problems
Tony Fadell wants to see iPhone move to USB-C
The inventor of the iPad believes that Apple should move the iPhone to USB-C, claiming that it is "the right thing" to do.
Lessons on Innovation from iPod and Nest Creator Tony Fadell
Build
Lessons on Innovation from iPod and Nest Creator Tony Fadell
Listen to Tony’s appearance on the Next Big Idea podcast below, or read a few key highlights.
Carbice Now Open in Atlanta’s Historic West End
Builders
Carbice Now Open in Atlanta’s Historic West End
Carbice CEO and Founder Baratunde Cola said, “This facility will bring significant economic impact to this West End community, The City of Atlanta, and the State of Georgia. It will allow us to employ and train the next generation of technicians, engineers, and entrepreneurs from this community.”
Tony Fadell’s fund backs Paris-based Edda with $5.8 million to offer alternative to Excel for PE investors
Builders
Tony Fadell’s fund backs Paris-based Edda with $5.8 million to offer alternative to Excel for PE investors
Edda combines deal flow, portfolio, LPs and business community management into one product, offering a unique solution for professional investors.
Build
The Next ‘iPhone Moment’ Will Arrive, Eventually. Hurry Up Already
It may seem now like the iPhone was a sure thing. But 15 years ago at launch, its success was far less certain. Tech insiders acknowledge they can rarely tell if something will be a hit until development is pretty much done.
Build
The iPhone’s Creators Reveal the Consequences They Never Expected
Not even Apple’s own execs—with front-row seats for the development of the iPhone’s key features—quite knew how they would change the world.
Problems
“Tech must solve a real need”: the iPod inventor Tony Fadell on virtual reality consumerism
The engineer turned investor reflects on the industry’s biggest missteps, from cryptocurrencies to augmented worlds.
Build
The Co-Creator of the iPod and iPhone on Radical Innovation (with Tony Fadell)
A veteran entrepreneur and investor explains why a good story must be at the heart of a successful disruptive innovation.
Builders
This new technology reveals classic iPods from the inside out
For Tony Fadell, Lumafield’s CT scanner helps bring back priceless memories. For product manufacturers, its X-ray vision could solve long-standing problems.
Build
Here’s How Apple’s iPod Lasted for 20 Years
Commentary: The gadget survived music streaming, rival players and the iPhone.
Build
Legendary Designer And Engineer Tony Fadell On The ‘Why’ Behind The ‘What’
Even if you don’t know Tony Fadell by name, you definitely know the products he’s designed; in fact, chances are you have one in your pocket right now if you’re an iPhone user.
The man behind the iPod, iPhone and Nest Thermostat does some spring cleaning.
Build
The man behind the iPod, iPhone and Nest Thermostat does some spring cleaning.
Tony Fadell cleans out his garage for TechCrunch.
Build
The Next Hurdle in Europe’s Energy Transition: Being More Enticing Than NFTs
The Next Hurdle in Europe’s Energy Transition: Being More Enticing Than NFTs
Menlo Micro switches on an opportunity for its tech to be in every device you touch
Builders
Menlo Micro switches on an opportunity for its tech to be in every device you touch
If you’re not an electrical engineer, it’s hard to understand quite how big of a deal the company’s innovation is — and it’s hard to overstate how important this tech may turn out to be.
World Wise Web: The iPod
Build
World Wise Web: The iPod
In 2001, Apple’s iPod revolutionised how we listen to music - inspired by inventor Tony Fadell's love of DJing.
Carl Pei’s Nothing brings Karan Johar, Yuvraj Singh, others on board as investors
Build
Carl Pei’s Nothing brings Karan Johar, Yuvraj Singh, others on board as investors
Nothing recently raised $50 million as a part of its Series A extension and has also partnered with Qualcomm.
Build
Inventing the iPod: How ‘really big risks’ paid off for Apple
For the 20th anniversary of the iPod, we talk with the inventor of Apple's iconic music player, Tony Fadell, who reminisces about working with Steve Jobs and the success of the device.
Build
iPod success story was down to Steve Jobs keeping his word, says Tony Fadell
The iPod success story was far from assured, even after it was launched, says Tony Fadell, the man dubbed “father of the iPod.”
Investing in our future and leaving the planet better than we found it
Problems
Investing in our future and leaving the planet better than we found it
The inventor of the iPod, the iPhone, and Nest thermostat is focused on making the world a better place for his kids (and all of us) to live by investing through Future Shape, his investment and advisory firm.
Builders
DICE Announces ‘Up to $122 Million’ Series C, Adds iPod Inventor Tony Fadell to Board
Ticketing and music-discovery platform DICE has announced the completion of an “up to $122 million” funding round.
20VC: Tony Fadell “The Father of The iPod” on Mentors, Self-Doubt, Vulnerability, His Relationship To Money, Why Entrepreneurs Need To Be Coachable, Why VCs Must Be More Direct & Why The First Trillio
Build
20VC: Tony Fadell “The Father of The iPod” on Mentors, Self-Doubt, Vulnerability, His Relationship To Money, Why Entrepreneurs Need To Be Coachable, Why VCs Must Be More Direct & Why The First Trillio
Tony Fadell, often referred to as “the father of the iPod,” is currently Principal @ Future Shape, a global investment and advisory firm coaching engineers and scientists working on foundational deep technology.
Builders
Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption
Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change.
Mantle launches precision metal Additive Manufacturing technology aimed at the tooling market
Builders
Mantle launches precision metal Additive Manufacturing technology aimed at the tooling market
Mantle, an Additive Manufacturing startup based in San Francisco, California, USA, has launched its TrueShape™ technology, a proprietary AM process to make high-precision metal parts.
Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding
Builders
Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding
Additive manufacturing has been a popular buzz phrase for decades now.
Builders
For Tony Fadell, the future of startups is connected and sustainable
Three years after a failed bid at retiring, the Nest founder reflects on the future shape of tech.
Builders
John Legend and Natalie Portman want you to try wearing fungus instead of leather
Natalie Portman and John Legend are joining a group of venture capitalists and unnamed fashion brands backing MycoWorks, a company that just raised $45 million to commercialize its technology that makes a fungal-based biomaterial that can replace leather.
Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup
Builders
Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup
Menlo Micro's switch has big implications for everything from 5G to quantum computing
Builders
Sunnyvale startup, with help of Amazon and Nest founder, aims to replace the world’s electric motors
A Sunnyvale startup with technology it says can be used to replace all the electric motors in the world scored $33 million in new funding on Thursday from Amazon.com Inc., Nest founder Tony Fadell, BMW and others.
iPod inventor Tony Fadell on Finding the New “New” Thing
Build
iPod inventor Tony Fadell on Finding the New “New” Thing
Tony discusses why China might have a “last-mover advantage”, the qualities he look for in entrepreneurs, and how to discover the next game-changing technology.
Builders
A startup backed by iPod designer Tony Fadell just emerged from stealth with $18.5 million to bring breakthrough batteries to market in massive quantities
A trove of startups are working on breakthrough batteries that could store 20% to 40% more energy than traditional cells. Here, a lithium-ion battery factory in France.
Builders
iPod inventor, Thiel Capital among backers of battery company Advano in new funding
Battery company Advano announced on Tuesday that it raised $18.5 million in its Series A funding round.
Build
Ex-Apple SVP Tony Fadell says the original iPod was designed, engineered, and released within the same year
In a story shared by the CEO of Stripe, Patrick Collison, Tony Fadell describes the timeline of the original iPod.
3D Hubs manufacturing platform expands to France, backed by iPod inventor Tony Fadell
Builders
3D Hubs manufacturing platform expands to France, backed by iPod inventor Tony Fadell
Amsterdam-based 3D Hubs, the online manufacturing platform, today announced its entry into the French market, with new offices opening in Paris.
Build
The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Nest Thermostat
Why a former Apple engineer built not just a temperature controller but a “Trojan horse into the home”
Build
Who Are the Most Successful Entrepreneurs? The Middle-Aged
Sure, youth and innocence are great. But what if experience is even greater? We might get more innovation if we let the elders take the lead.
Simbe raises a $26M Series A for its retail inventory robot
Builders
Simbe raises a $26M Series A for its retail inventory robot
San Francisco-based robotics startup Simbe just announced a $26 million Series A.
Problems
Nest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’
Tony Fadell, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor, Nest founder and Future Shape principal, is on a warpath against plastics.
Build
Parental control app developers band together to demand an API from Apple
A large group of developers who make parental control apps have banded together to demand that Apple come up with a technical solution that will allow them to continue to work on the iPhone.
Brainstorm Design 2019: Disruption by Design
Build
Brainstorm Design 2019: Disruption by Design
Fortune's Clay Chandler interviews Nest founder, iPod inventor, and iPhone co-inventor Tony Fadell, at Brainstorm Design in Singapore.
Problems
Tony Fadell: Want to Design for a Sustainable Future? Think Different
The man who helped invent the iPod and iPhone and co-founded the smart home company Nest was traveling around the world with his family and kept seeing the same problem: trash.
The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800
Builders
The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800
And you thought that Apple Watch was expensive.
Ressence’s Type 2 smartwatch gets April release date and $48,000 price tag
Builders
Ressence’s Type 2 smartwatch gets April release date and $48,000 price tag
Its solar-powered e-Crown lets you set two time zones, and swap between them on the fly
Technology to disrupt the world
Build
Technology to disrupt the world
INK Conference 2018 brought the deep-tech godfather Tony Fadell to India for the first time! Listen in as, in an interview with CEO Lakshmi Pratury, the inventor of iPod, co-inventor of iPhone, and founder of Nest, Fadell shares insights into the birth of disruptive products and ideas, and what goes into making an entrepreneurial journey successful.
Builders
Fraud detection startup CashShield secures $20M Series B led by Temasek and GGV
Online fraud detection startup CashShield, whose clients include Alibaba and Razer, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series B led by Temasek Holdings and returning investor GGV Capital.
iPod creator Tony Fadell designed a $279 credit card-sized device for storing your crypto
Build
iPod creator Tony Fadell designed a $279 credit card-sized device for storing your crypto
French startup Ledger debuted its new hardware crypto wallet, the Ledger Stax. It resembles a smartphone but is roughly the same size as a credit card and, at about 45 grams, weighs less than an iPhone.
Ledger’s latest crypto wallet taps iPod designer in bid to boost accessibility
Build
Ledger’s latest crypto wallet taps iPod designer in bid to boost accessibility
Ledger, a security-focused firm that sells crypto hardware wallets, has partnered with the designer behind the iPod, Tony Fadell, in hopes of creating an easier, more accessible way for users to secure their crypto assets.
Former iPhone Leader Joins Arm to Bring More Chips Into Your Life
Build
Former iPhone Leader Joins Arm to Bring More Chips Into Your Life
Tony Fadell, former leader of Apple's iPod and iPhone projects, joins Arm's board to help it expand from smartphones into PCs, servers, cars and more.
Today in Apple history: Apple puts 1,000 songs in your pocket with first-gen iPod
Build
Today in Apple history: Apple puts 1,000 songs in your pocket with first-gen iPod
Introduced on this day in 2001, the iPod quickly became a cultural phenomenon.
Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon
Builders
Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon
Founder Pat Brown said at MIT Technology Review’s ClimateTech event that his company’s steak prototype is “pretty damn good.”
iPod inventor Tony Fadell says EU requirement for USB-C iPhone is the ‘right thing’ as he sees Apple as a monopoly
Problems
iPod inventor Tony Fadell says EU requirement for USB-C iPhone is the ‘right thing’ as he sees Apple as a monopoly
Fadell thinks it’s time for USB-C iPhones.
Tony Fadell: Brains behind the iPhone, iPod and one of the world’s leading inventors
Build
Tony Fadell: Brains behind the iPhone, iPod and one of the world’s leading inventors
Tony Fadell joined Jack Tame.
Quividi Partners With Plumerai, Integrates People Detection Into AVA Solution
Builders
Quividi Partners With Plumerai, Integrates People Detection Into AVA Solution
Quividi now offers real-time, long-distance impression counting in its Audience Measurement Platform on entry-level CPUs, which commonly power smart machines or retail shelf screens.
Lumafield raises $35M, announces speedy updates to its affordable desktop CT scanner
Builders
Lumafield raises $35M, announces speedy updates to its affordable desktop CT scanner
Lumafield today announced a $35 million Series B, and new features for its desktop X-ray computed tomography platform that aims to provide engineers and designers with unparalleled access to their products.
Mantle is 3D-printing manufacturing tooling
Builders
Mantle is 3D-printing manufacturing tooling
Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught up with the company’s founders to find out how and why this tech is going to put a serious dent in the speed-to-market for manufacturing.
Build
The Father of the iPod Reveals 1 Critical Lesson From His Mentor, Steve Jobs
Three essential elements of all good stories.
Carbon Nanotubes Enable No-Compromise Thermal Interface Materials
Builders
Carbon Nanotubes Enable No-Compromise Thermal Interface Materials
Carbice Corporation has made it possible to create an effective cooling system that combines the properties of both liquid and solid thermal interface materials (TIMs) in a single solution.
Lex and Tony Talk
Build
Lex and Tony Talk
Lex and Tony discuss the iPhone, iPod, Nest, Steve Jobs, Design, and Engineering
Build
Stuff meets… Nest founder and father of the iPod, Tony Fadell
We spoke about the early days of Apple and Nest and how doing stuff wrong leads to success
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Isn’t Buying the Metaverse Hype
Problems
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Isn’t Buying the Metaverse Hype
We need to fix the problems that already exist on today's social platforms, he says.
Build
Tony Fadell’s Advice For Building The Next Big Thing
FutureShape Principal Tony Fadell speaks with Emily Chang about his new book Build
Build
Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life
The Nest founder tells of years in pursuit of a thermostat he actually likes
Build
Don’t Call Tony Fadell an Asshole—He Prefers ‘Mission Driven’
In his new book, Build, the founder of Nest gets into how to be an effective leader, why the metaverse is bunk, and when quitting is a virtue.
Build
In one fell swoop, Sweep bristles up $73 million in Coatue-led Series B round
Building from success to success, France's carbon management platform Sweep has raised $73 million in a Series B round, now counting $100 million to its credit.
Build
What iPod inventor Tony Fadell says he learned from Steve Jobs
The titanic, albeit controversial legacy of late Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs drew renewed interest this week when the tech giant became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion.
Build
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Phil Hutcheon & Tony Fadell
In this episode of Influencers, Andy is joined by DICE Founder & CEO Phil Hutcheon along with Tony Fadell
Build
The original iPod ‘prototype’ was an Apple design to prevent leaks
Panic revealed the early design in honor of the iPod’s 20th anniversary
Build
Apple’s iPod was one of the biggest risks the company ever took
Tony Fadell says that the iconic iPod was a giant risk for Apple to take, but Steve Jobs had promised that Apple would "go the distance" on the product's lineup and future.
iPod Inventor Tony Fadell: ‘M1 Macs Are Absolute Innovation’
Build
iPod Inventor Tony Fadell: ‘M1 Macs Are Absolute Innovation’
Tony Fadell, Future Shape principal, iPod inventor and iPhone co-inventor, sits down with Emily Chang to talk about how far Apple has come over the past two decades, where it’s headed next and why tech and sustainability are the next big challenges.
Nothing raises another $50M
Builders
Nothing raises another $50M
The round follows the February announcement of a $15 million Series A.
Tony Fadell on Learning To See, Telling Stories, & Being A Troublemaker
Build
Tony Fadell on Learning To See, Telling Stories, & Being A Troublemaker
It’s not often you get to see through the eyes of someone who created a product that you and hundreds of millions of other people use, hundreds of times a day, every single day, and have for a decade or more.
London-based Nothing secures £1M on Crowdcube in 54 secs, unveils transparent TWS earbuds
Builders
London-based Nothing secures £1M on Crowdcube in 54 secs, unveils transparent TWS earbuds
Nothing, a London-based tech venture from ex-OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has shared a glimpse of its upcoming true wireless stereo (TWS) product ‘Concept 1.’
Builders
Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates Bet On Electric Motor Startup
California-based Turntide Technologies raised $80 million for its motors that reduce electricity use
Builders
Allbirds is investing in a plant-based leather substitute, plans faux-leather shoe drop in December
The sustainability focused shoe maker Allbirds has taken another step to green its supply chain with a small $2 million investment in a new company called Natural Fiber Welding.
Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community
Builders
Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community
Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, knows a thing or two about communities.
Builders
Watch Whisperer Hodinkee Clocks $40 Million Investment
As Tom Brady, LVMH Luxury Ventures and TCG step in, Hodinkee founder Benjamin Clymer will cede CEO duties after more than a decade at the center of the watch world
Mmhmm, Five-Month-Old Video Startup Making Virtual Meetings More Fun, Raises $31 Million Pre-Launch
Build
Mmhmm, Five-Month-Old Video Startup Making Virtual Meetings More Fun, Raises $31 Million Pre-Launch
As Phil Libin speaks his Zoom background changes rapidly, cycling through images of his past trips to Japan before settling upon a looping animation of a wooded landscape crafted in paper.
Builders
How this startup CEO raised $100 million from Tony Fadell, Amazon, and BMW for a new energy-saving motor that everyone thought was impossible to build
A startup called Turntide offers a glimmer of hope that the tech industry can ride in with new technology that will help reverse climate change.
Builders
iPod inventor Tony Fadell: ‘I literally had a decade of failure’
Before becoming known as the “father of the iPod,” Tony Fadell said he was rejected by 80 venture capital investors when trying to raise funding for his own technology business.
This Leather Jacket? It Came From a Petri Dish
Builders
This Leather Jacket? It Came From a Petri Dish
In a lab in New Jersey, the scientists at Modern Meadow are creating the materials of the future.
Builders
With Tony Fadell’s help, Advano is building battery components to power an electric future
Using scrap silicon as its feedstock, a New Orleans-based company called Advano has raised $18.5 million to manufacture battery components to enable more powerful, smaller and longer-lasting batteries.
Build
Apple’s iPod went from idea to product in a single year, according to the ‘father’ of the iconic music player
Apple's iconic iPod went from idea to prototype to product in a single year, according to the man credited with leading the creation of Apple's wildly popular music player.
Build
Tony Fadell — On Building the iPod, iPhone, Nest, and a Life of Curiosity (#403)
Tony Fadell, sometimes called “the father of the iPod,” is an active investor and entrepreneur with a 30+ year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s lives.
Builders
3D Hubs moves into French manufacturing market with support from iPod inventor Tony Fadell
3D Hubs, the online manufacturing platform, is entering the French market with the support from Tony Fadell, the iPod inventor, Nest founder, and head of Future Shape investment firm.
Builders
How One Startup Is Trying to Help Car Dealers Weather Hailstorms
Understory uses on-site sensors to offer insurance for hail damage.
Build
Tony Fadell answers questions about iPod development on Twitter
Tony Fadell — known as the “Father of the iPod” — took the day to answer on Twitter a few questions about his work at Apple with one of the most successful products in technology history.
Build
Tony Fadell on Leaving Silicon Valley to Help Build a Healthier Society, Online and Off
In both his work and his life, Tony Fadell constantly imagines Version 2.0 (if not 3.0, or 4.0 and beyond).
Build
Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged
It took an entrepreneur to reimagine the mundane home thermostat as an object of beauty — and then to make a fortune based on that vision.
Build
Phil Schiller says Apple pulling third-party screen time apps due to privacy abuses, as Tony Fadell calls Screen Time ‘a rush job’
Apple has systematically removed many time-tracking / parental control over the last year, leading to a bevy of upset developers whose businesses have been crippled, and even an antitrust lawsuit.
Buoyant Diamond Foundry Polishes Image Of Lab-Grown Diamonds In Paris
Builders
Buoyant Diamond Foundry Polishes Image Of Lab-Grown Diamonds In Paris
Ahead of the April launch of a collaboration with Dover Street Market, jewelry industry disruptor Diamond Foundry is poised and ready to capture more of the new generation of evolved luxury consumer, thanks to its carbon-neutral process and fashion-forward positioning.
Builders
The Podfather’s watch packs a hefty $49,000 price tag
Tony Fadell invented the iPod and hundreds of millions of people bought one. But he can’t expect those kinds of sales with his latest creation – a watch costing $48,800.
Ressence’s Type 2 solar-powered mechanical smartwatch costs more than a car
Builders
Ressence’s Type 2 solar-powered mechanical smartwatch costs more than a car
Watchmaker Ressence is known for its expensive, minimal-designed mechanical watches, but now the company is taking its biggest step towards smartwatch functionality with its new Type 2.
Ressence’s $48,800 connected mechanical watch arrives in April
Builders
Ressence’s $48,800 connected mechanical watch arrives in April
The Type 2 melds classic timekeeping, modern tech and an absurd price.
World, meet Tony Fadell 2.0
Build
World, meet Tony Fadell 2.0
In a rare interview, deep-tech godfather Tony Fadell talks going greener in 2019, the Indian tech-preneur space, and the realities of productive failure and success
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley
Build
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley
With his firm Future Shape, the creator of the iPod and the iPhone seeks to dethrone tech’s giants.
Legendary Apple designer lends his touch to new Ledger Stax crypto wallet
Build
Legendary Apple designer lends his touch to new Ledger Stax crypto wallet
“We need a user-friendly — no, a ‘user-delightful’ — tool to bring digital asset security to the rest of us, not just the geeks,” said Fadell.
iPod creator Tony Fadell designed a $279 credit card-sized device for storing your crypto
Build
iPod creator Tony Fadell designed a $279 credit card-sized device for storing your crypto
French startup Ledger debuted its new hardware crypto wallet, the Ledger Stax. It resembles a smartphone but is roughly the same size as a credit card and, at about 45 grams, weighs less than an iPhone.
Crypto’s iPod Moment: Former Apple Designer Takes On Hardware Wallet
Build
Crypto’s iPod Moment: Former Apple Designer Takes On Hardware Wallet
Today at the Op3n conference in Paris, Ledger presented the device called Ledger Stax. It enables users to manage cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) while retaining full control of the assets with private passwords known as keys.
Ledger’s latest crypto wallet taps iPod designer in bid to boost accessibility
Build
Ledger’s latest crypto wallet taps iPod designer in bid to boost accessibility
Ledger, a security-focused firm that sells crypto hardware wallets, has partnered with the designer behind the iPod, Tony Fadell, in hopes of creating an easier, more accessible way for users to secure their crypto assets.
Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto
Build
Tony Fadell Is Trying to Build the iPod of Crypto
The product guru made Ledger’s new hardware wallet — a tiny vault for digital cash — flashy and fun. Plus, with this gadget you’ll never get FTX’d.
Former iPhone Leader Joins Arm to Bring More Chips Into Your Life
Build
Former iPhone Leader Joins Arm to Bring More Chips Into Your Life
Tony Fadell, former leader of Apple's iPod and iPhone projects, joins Arm's board to help it expand from smartphones into PCs, servers, cars and more.
Smartex sews up $24.7M to put smarter eyes on textile manufacturing
Builders
Smartex sews up $24.7M to put smarter eyes on textile manufacturing
Smartex just raised a couple of bolts’ worth of cash, sowing up a round of funding to bring smart tech to fabric manufacturing. The hope is to be able to detect textile defects in real time.
Today in Apple history: Apple puts 1,000 songs in your pocket with first-gen iPod
Build
Today in Apple history: Apple puts 1,000 songs in your pocket with first-gen iPod
Introduced on this day in 2001, the iPod quickly became a cultural phenomenon.
5 New Business Books for Dreamers and Achievers
Build
5 New Business Books for Dreamers and Achievers
From the leader of the teams that created the iPod, iPhone, and Nest Learning Thermostat comes a book full of knowledge and advice on leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure and unbelievable success.
Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon
Builders
Impossible Foods has a big new offering in the works: filet mignon
Founder Pat Brown said at MIT Technology Review’s ClimateTech event that his company’s steak prototype is “pretty damn good.”
American Airlines Invests in Universal Hydrogen Co.
Builders
American Airlines Invests in Universal Hydrogen Co.
Universal Hydrogen is developing a hydrogen logistics network as well as a conversion kit for modifying existing aircraft to enable them to use hydrogen. 
iPod inventor Tony Fadell says EU requirement for USB-C iPhone is the ‘right thing’ as he sees Apple as a monopoly
Problems
iPod inventor Tony Fadell says EU requirement for USB-C iPhone is the ‘right thing’ as he sees Apple as a monopoly
Fadell thinks it’s time for USB-C iPhones.
Tony Fadell wants to see iPhone move to USB-C
Problems
Tony Fadell wants to see iPhone move to USB-C
The inventor of the iPad believes that Apple should move the iPhone to USB-C, claiming that it is "the right thing" to do.
Tony Fadell: Brains behind the iPhone, iPod and one of the world’s leading inventors
Build
Tony Fadell: Brains behind the iPhone, iPod and one of the world’s leading inventors
Tony Fadell joined Jack Tame.
Lessons on Innovation from iPod and Nest Creator Tony Fadell
Build
Lessons on Innovation from iPod and Nest Creator Tony Fadell
Listen to Tony’s appearance on the Next Big Idea podcast below, or read a few key highlights.
Quividi Partners With Plumerai, Integrates People Detection Into AVA Solution
Builders
Quividi Partners With Plumerai, Integrates People Detection Into AVA Solution
Quividi now offers real-time, long-distance impression counting in its Audience Measurement Platform on entry-level CPUs, which commonly power smart machines or retail shelf screens.
Carbice Now Open in Atlanta’s Historic West End
Builders
Carbice Now Open in Atlanta’s Historic West End
Carbice CEO and Founder Baratunde Cola said, “This facility will bring significant economic impact to this West End community, The City of Atlanta, and the State of Georgia. It will allow us to employ and train the next generation of technicians, engineers, and entrepreneurs from this community.”
Lumafield raises $35M, announces speedy updates to its affordable desktop CT scanner
Builders
Lumafield raises $35M, announces speedy updates to its affordable desktop CT scanner
Lumafield today announced a $35 million Series B, and new features for its desktop X-ray computed tomography platform that aims to provide engineers and designers with unparalleled access to their products.
Tony Fadell’s fund backs Paris-based Edda with $5.8 million to offer alternative to Excel for PE investors
Builders
Tony Fadell’s fund backs Paris-based Edda with $5.8 million to offer alternative to Excel for PE investors
Edda combines deal flow, portfolio, LPs and business community management into one product, offering a unique solution for professional investors.
Mantle is 3D-printing manufacturing tooling
Builders
Mantle is 3D-printing manufacturing tooling
Mantle is launching a new series of $350,000 machines that can 3D-print the mold inserts that are used to produce injection-mold plastics. It’s hard to overstate how important this will be — I caught up with the company’s founders to find out how and why this tech is going to put a serious dent in the speed-to-market for manufacturing.
Build
The Next ‘iPhone Moment’ Will Arrive, Eventually. Hurry Up Already
It may seem now like the iPhone was a sure thing. But 15 years ago at launch, its success was far less certain. Tech insiders acknowledge they can rarely tell if something will be a hit until development is pretty much done.
Build
The Father of the iPod Reveals 1 Critical Lesson From His Mentor, Steve Jobs
Three essential elements of all good stories.
Build
The iPhone’s Creators Reveal the Consequences They Never Expected
Not even Apple’s own execs—with front-row seats for the development of the iPhone’s key features—quite knew how they would change the world.
Carbon Nanotubes Enable No-Compromise Thermal Interface Materials
Builders
Carbon Nanotubes Enable No-Compromise Thermal Interface Materials
Carbice Corporation has made it possible to create an effective cooling system that combines the properties of both liquid and solid thermal interface materials (TIMs) in a single solution.
Problems
“Tech must solve a real need”: the iPod inventor Tony Fadell on virtual reality consumerism
The engineer turned investor reflects on the industry’s biggest missteps, from cryptocurrencies to augmented worlds.
Lex and Tony Talk
Build
Lex and Tony Talk
Lex and Tony discuss the iPhone, iPod, Nest, Steve Jobs, Design, and Engineering
Build
The Co-Creator of the iPod and iPhone on Radical Innovation (with Tony Fadell)
A veteran entrepreneur and investor explains why a good story must be at the heart of a successful disruptive innovation.
Build
Stuff meets… Nest founder and father of the iPod, Tony Fadell
We spoke about the early days of Apple and Nest and how doing stuff wrong leads to success
Builders
This new technology reveals classic iPods from the inside out
For Tony Fadell, Lumafield’s CT scanner helps bring back priceless memories. For product manufacturers, its X-ray vision could solve long-standing problems.
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Isn’t Buying the Metaverse Hype
Problems
iPod Creator Tony Fadell Isn’t Buying the Metaverse Hype
We need to fix the problems that already exist on today's social platforms, he says.
Build
Here’s How Apple’s iPod Lasted for 20 Years
Commentary: The gadget survived music streaming, rival players and the iPhone.
Build
Tony Fadell’s Advice For Building The Next Big Thing
FutureShape Principal Tony Fadell speaks with Emily Chang about his new book Build
Build
Legendary Designer And Engineer Tony Fadell On The ‘Why’ Behind The ‘What’
Even if you don’t know Tony Fadell by name, you definitely know the products he’s designed; in fact, chances are you have one in your pocket right now if you’re an iPhone user.
Build
Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life
The Nest founder tells of years in pursuit of a thermostat he actually likes
The man behind the iPod, iPhone and Nest Thermostat does some spring cleaning.
Build
The man behind the iPod, iPhone and Nest Thermostat does some spring cleaning.
Tony Fadell cleans out his garage for TechCrunch.
Build
Don’t Call Tony Fadell an Asshole—He Prefers ‘Mission Driven’
In his new book, Build, the founder of Nest gets into how to be an effective leader, why the metaverse is bunk, and when quitting is a virtue.
Build
The Next Hurdle in Europe’s Energy Transition: Being More Enticing Than NFTs
The Next Hurdle in Europe’s Energy Transition: Being More Enticing Than NFTs
Build
In one fell swoop, Sweep bristles up $73 million in Coatue-led Series B round
Building from success to success, France's carbon management platform Sweep has raised $73 million in a Series B round, now counting $100 million to its credit.
Menlo Micro switches on an opportunity for its tech to be in every device you touch
Builders
Menlo Micro switches on an opportunity for its tech to be in every device you touch
If you’re not an electrical engineer, it’s hard to understand quite how big of a deal the company’s innovation is — and it’s hard to overstate how important this tech may turn out to be.
Build
What iPod inventor Tony Fadell says he learned from Steve Jobs
The titanic, albeit controversial legacy of late Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs drew renewed interest this week when the tech giant became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion.
World Wise Web: The iPod
Build
World Wise Web: The iPod
In 2001, Apple’s iPod revolutionised how we listen to music - inspired by inventor Tony Fadell's love of DJing.
Build
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Phil Hutcheon & Tony Fadell
In this episode of Influencers, Andy is joined by DICE Founder & CEO Phil Hutcheon along with Tony Fadell
Carl Pei’s Nothing brings Karan Johar, Yuvraj Singh, others on board as investors
Build
Carl Pei’s Nothing brings Karan Johar, Yuvraj Singh, others on board as investors
Nothing recently raised $50 million as a part of its Series A extension and has also partnered with Qualcomm.
Build
The original iPod ‘prototype’ was an Apple design to prevent leaks
Panic revealed the early design in honor of the iPod’s 20th anniversary
Build
Inventing the iPod: How ‘really big risks’ paid off for Apple
For the 20th anniversary of the iPod, we talk with the inventor of Apple's iconic music player, Tony Fadell, who reminisces about working with Steve Jobs and the success of the device.
Build
Apple’s iPod was one of the biggest risks the company ever took
Tony Fadell says that the iconic iPod was a giant risk for Apple to take, but Steve Jobs had promised that Apple would "go the distance" on the product's lineup and future.
Build
iPod success story was down to Steve Jobs keeping his word, says Tony Fadell
The iPod success story was far from assured, even after it was launched, says Tony Fadell, the man dubbed “father of the iPod.”
iPod Inventor Tony Fadell: ‘M1 Macs Are Absolute Innovation’
Build
iPod Inventor Tony Fadell: ‘M1 Macs Are Absolute Innovation’
Tony Fadell, Future Shape principal, iPod inventor and iPhone co-inventor, sits down with Emily Chang to talk about how far Apple has come over the past two decades, where it’s headed next and why tech and sustainability are the next big challenges.
Investing in our future and leaving the planet better than we found it
Problems
Investing in our future and leaving the planet better than we found it
The inventor of the iPod, the iPhone, and Nest thermostat is focused on making the world a better place for his kids (and all of us) to live by investing through Future Shape, his investment and advisory firm.
Nothing raises another $50M
Builders
Nothing raises another $50M
The round follows the February announcement of a $15 million Series A.
Builders
DICE Announces ‘Up to $122 Million’ Series C, Adds iPod Inventor Tony Fadell to Board
Ticketing and music-discovery platform DICE has announced the completion of an “up to $122 million” funding round.
Tony Fadell on Learning To See, Telling Stories, & Being A Troublemaker
Build
Tony Fadell on Learning To See, Telling Stories, & Being A Troublemaker
It’s not often you get to see through the eyes of someone who created a product that you and hundreds of millions of other people use, hundreds of times a day, every single day, and have for a decade or more.
20VC: Tony Fadell “The Father of The iPod” on Mentors, Self-Doubt, Vulnerability, His Relationship To Money, Why Entrepreneurs Need To Be Coachable, Why VCs Must Be More Direct & Why The First Trillio
Build
20VC: Tony Fadell “The Father of The iPod” on Mentors, Self-Doubt, Vulnerability, His Relationship To Money, Why Entrepreneurs Need To Be Coachable, Why VCs Must Be More Direct & Why The First Trillio
Tony Fadell, often referred to as “the father of the iPod,” is currently Principal @ Future Shape, a global investment and advisory firm coaching engineers and scientists working on foundational deep technology.
London-based Nothing secures £1M on Crowdcube in 54 secs, unveils transparent TWS earbuds
Builders
London-based Nothing secures £1M on Crowdcube in 54 secs, unveils transparent TWS earbuds
Nothing, a London-based tech venture from ex-OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has shared a glimpse of its upcoming true wireless stereo (TWS) product ‘Concept 1.’
Builders
Firms backed by Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates have funded an electric motor company that slashes energy consumption
Sometimes the smallest innovations can have the biggest impacts on the world’s efforts to stop global climate change.
Builders
Robert Downey Jr. and Bill Gates Bet On Electric Motor Startup
California-based Turntide Technologies raised $80 million for its motors that reduce electricity use
Mantle launches precision metal Additive Manufacturing technology aimed at the tooling market
Builders
Mantle launches precision metal Additive Manufacturing technology aimed at the tooling market
Mantle, an Additive Manufacturing startup based in San Francisco, California, USA, has launched its TrueShape™ technology, a proprietary AM process to make high-precision metal parts.
Builders
Allbirds is investing in a plant-based leather substitute, plans faux-leather shoe drop in December
The sustainability focused shoe maker Allbirds has taken another step to green its supply chain with a small $2 million investment in a new company called Natural Fiber Welding.
Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding
Builders
Metal 3D printing startup Mantle launches out of stealth with $13M in funding
Additive manufacturing has been a popular buzz phrase for decades now.
Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community
Builders
Want to invest in Nothing? Carl Pei opens investment opportunity to community
Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, knows a thing or two about communities.
Builders
For Tony Fadell, the future of startups is connected and sustainable
Three years after a failed bid at retiring, the Nest founder reflects on the future shape of tech.
Builders
Watch Whisperer Hodinkee Clocks $40 Million Investment
As Tom Brady, LVMH Luxury Ventures and TCG step in, Hodinkee founder Benjamin Clymer will cede CEO duties after more than a decade at the center of the watch world
Builders
John Legend and Natalie Portman want you to try wearing fungus instead of leather
Natalie Portman and John Legend are joining a group of venture capitalists and unnamed fashion brands backing MycoWorks, a company that just raised $45 million to commercialize its technology that makes a fungal-based biomaterial that can replace leather.
Mmhmm, Five-Month-Old Video Startup Making Virtual Meetings More Fun, Raises $31 Million Pre-Launch
Build
Mmhmm, Five-Month-Old Video Startup Making Virtual Meetings More Fun, Raises $31 Million Pre-Launch
As Phil Libin speaks his Zoom background changes rapidly, cycling through images of his past trips to Japan before settling upon a looping animation of a wooded landscape crafted in paper.
Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup
Builders
Menlo Micro, a startup bringing semiconductor tech to the humble switch, is ready for its closeup
Menlo Micro's switch has big implications for everything from 5G to quantum computing
Builders
How this startup CEO raised $100 million from Tony Fadell, Amazon, and BMW for a new energy-saving motor that everyone thought was impossible to build
A startup called Turntide offers a glimmer of hope that the tech industry can ride in with new technology that will help reverse climate change.
Builders
Sunnyvale startup, with help of Amazon and Nest founder, aims to replace the world’s electric motors
A Sunnyvale startup with technology it says can be used to replace all the electric motors in the world scored $33 million in new funding on Thursday from Amazon.com Inc., Nest founder Tony Fadell, BMW and others.
Builders
iPod inventor Tony Fadell: ‘I literally had a decade of failure’
Before becoming known as the “father of the iPod,” Tony Fadell said he was rejected by 80 venture capital investors when trying to raise funding for his own technology business.
iPod inventor Tony Fadell on Finding the New “New” Thing
Build
iPod inventor Tony Fadell on Finding the New “New” Thing
Tony discusses why China might have a “last-mover advantage”, the qualities he look for in entrepreneurs, and how to discover the next game-changing technology.
This Leather Jacket? It Came From a Petri Dish
Builders
This Leather Jacket? It Came From a Petri Dish
In a lab in New Jersey, the scientists at Modern Meadow are creating the materials of the future.
Builders
A startup backed by iPod designer Tony Fadell just emerged from stealth with $18.5 million to bring breakthrough batteries to market in massive quantities
A trove of startups are working on breakthrough batteries that could store 20% to 40% more energy than traditional cells. Here, a lithium-ion battery factory in France.
Builders
With Tony Fadell’s help, Advano is building battery components to power an electric future
Using scrap silicon as its feedstock, a New Orleans-based company called Advano has raised $18.5 million to manufacture battery components to enable more powerful, smaller and longer-lasting batteries.
Builders
iPod inventor, Thiel Capital among backers of battery company Advano in new funding
Battery company Advano announced on Tuesday that it raised $18.5 million in its Series A funding round.
Build
Apple’s iPod went from idea to product in a single year, according to the ‘father’ of the iconic music player
Apple's iconic iPod went from idea to prototype to product in a single year, according to the man credited with leading the creation of Apple's wildly popular music player.
Build
Ex-Apple SVP Tony Fadell says the original iPod was designed, engineered, and released within the same year
In a story shared by the CEO of Stripe, Patrick Collison, Tony Fadell describes the timeline of the original iPod.
Build
Tony Fadell — On Building the iPod, iPhone, Nest, and a Life of Curiosity (#403)
Tony Fadell, sometimes called “the father of the iPod,” is an active investor and entrepreneur with a 30+ year history of founding companies and designing products that profoundly improve people’s lives.
3D Hubs manufacturing platform expands to France, backed by iPod inventor Tony Fadell
Builders
3D Hubs manufacturing platform expands to France, backed by iPod inventor Tony Fadell
Amsterdam-based 3D Hubs, the online manufacturing platform, today announced its entry into the French market, with new offices opening in Paris.
Builders
3D Hubs moves into French manufacturing market with support from iPod inventor Tony Fadell
3D Hubs, the online manufacturing platform, is entering the French market with the support from Tony Fadell, the iPod inventor, Nest founder, and head of Future Shape investment firm.
Build
The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Nest Thermostat
Why a former Apple engineer built not just a temperature controller but a “Trojan horse into the home”
Builders
How One Startup Is Trying to Help Car Dealers Weather Hailstorms
Understory uses on-site sensors to offer insurance for hail damage.
Build
Who Are the Most Successful Entrepreneurs? The Middle-Aged
Sure, youth and innocence are great. But what if experience is even greater? We might get more innovation if we let the elders take the lead.
Build
Tony Fadell answers questions about iPod development on Twitter
Tony Fadell — known as the “Father of the iPod” — took the day to answer on Twitter a few questions about his work at Apple with one of the most successful products in technology history.
Simbe raises a $26M Series A for its retail inventory robot
Builders
Simbe raises a $26M Series A for its retail inventory robot
San Francisco-based robotics startup Simbe just announced a $26 million Series A.
Build
Tony Fadell on Leaving Silicon Valley to Help Build a Healthier Society, Online and Off
In both his work and his life, Tony Fadell constantly imagines Version 2.0 (if not 3.0, or 4.0 and beyond).
Problems
Nest Founder Says Plastic Apologists Are ‘Lying’
Tony Fadell, iPod inventor, iPhone co-inventor, Nest founder and Future Shape principal, is on a warpath against plastics.
Build
Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged
It took an entrepreneur to reimagine the mundane home thermostat as an object of beauty — and then to make a fortune based on that vision.
Build
Parental control app developers band together to demand an API from Apple
A large group of developers who make parental control apps have banded together to demand that Apple come up with a technical solution that will allow them to continue to work on the iPhone.
Build
Phil Schiller says Apple pulling third-party screen time apps due to privacy abuses, as Tony Fadell calls Screen Time ‘a rush job’
Apple has systematically removed many time-tracking / parental control over the last year, leading to a bevy of upset developers whose businesses have been crippled, and even an antitrust lawsuit.
Brainstorm Design 2019: Disruption by Design
Build
Brainstorm Design 2019: Disruption by Design
Fortune's Clay Chandler interviews Nest founder, iPod inventor, and iPhone co-inventor Tony Fadell, at Brainstorm Design in Singapore.
Buoyant Diamond Foundry Polishes Image Of Lab-Grown Diamonds In Paris
Builders
Buoyant Diamond Foundry Polishes Image Of Lab-Grown Diamonds In Paris
Ahead of the April launch of a collaboration with Dover Street Market, jewelry industry disruptor Diamond Foundry is poised and ready to capture more of the new generation of evolved luxury consumer, thanks to its carbon-neutral process and fashion-forward positioning.
Problems
Tony Fadell: Want to Design for a Sustainable Future? Think Different
The man who helped invent the iPod and iPhone and co-founded the smart home company Nest was traveling around the world with his family and kept seeing the same problem: trash.
Builders
The Podfather’s watch packs a hefty $49,000 price tag
Tony Fadell invented the iPod and hundreds of millions of people bought one. But he can’t expect those kinds of sales with his latest creation – a watch costing $48,800.
The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800
Builders
The smartwatch Tony Fadell helped design will cost $48,800
And you thought that Apple Watch was expensive.
Ressence’s Type 2 solar-powered mechanical smartwatch costs more than a car
Builders
Ressence’s Type 2 solar-powered mechanical smartwatch costs more than a car
Watchmaker Ressence is known for its expensive, minimal-designed mechanical watches, but now the company is taking its biggest step towards smartwatch functionality with its new Type 2.
Ressence’s Type 2 smartwatch gets April release date and $48,000 price tag
Builders
Ressence’s Type 2 smartwatch gets April release date and $48,000 price tag
Its solar-powered e-Crown lets you set two time zones, and swap between them on the fly
Ressence’s $48,800 connected mechanical watch arrives in April
Builders
Ressence’s $48,800 connected mechanical watch arrives in April
The Type 2 melds classic timekeeping, modern tech and an absurd price.
Technology to disrupt the world
Build
Technology to disrupt the world
INK Conference 2018 brought the deep-tech godfather Tony Fadell to India for the first time! Listen in as, in an interview with CEO Lakshmi Pratury, the inventor of iPod, co-inventor of iPhone, and founder of Nest, Fadell shares insights into the birth of disruptive products and ideas, and what goes into making an entrepreneurial journey successful.
World, meet Tony Fadell 2.0
Build
World, meet Tony Fadell 2.0
In a rare interview, deep-tech godfather Tony Fadell talks going greener in 2019, the Indian tech-preneur space, and the realities of productive failure and success
Builders
Fraud detection startup CashShield secures $20M Series B led by Temasek and GGV
Online fraud detection startup CashShield, whose clients include Alibaba and Razer, announced today that it has raised a $20 million Series B led by Temasek Holdings and returning investor GGV Capital.
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley
Build
Tony Fadell Wants to Disrupt Silicon Valley
With his firm Future Shape, the creator of the iPod and the iPhone seeks to dethrone tech’s giants.
LOAD MORE NEWS