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EDGE Sound Research: Funding, Investors & Team (Nov 2026)

Automatically isolating audio objects in real-time to enable personalized and embodied experiences for diverse audiences, whether in a live entertainment venue or a virtual environment. Embodied sound™: turning ordinary objects into high-fidelity sound objects that you can hear and feel – all within a comfortable speaker-less environment. https://www.edgesoundresearch.com/embodied-sound Real-Time Virtual Sound Engine: automating audio production workflows for next-generation content in broadcasting and post-production by isolating sound objects. https://www.edgesoundresearch.com/virtual-sound-engine

www.edgesoundresearch.com LinkedIn Riverside, United States 1-10 employees Founded 2020
Total raised
$2.0M
Rounds
3
Latest
Seed
Oct 2026

EDGE Sound Research has raised $2.0M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent a Seed of $2.0M announced in Oct 2026.

That round is below the $2.7M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

EDGE Sound Research Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$2.0M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
2 with no disclosed amount
Latest funding round
Seed
$2.0M in Oct 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Riverside, United States
Investors on record
14
5 named below

Latest funding round on record: Oct 2026.

EDGE Sound Research Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$2.0M
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed
Undisclosed round
Undisclosed

2 of 3 rounds were announced without a disclosed amount and are excluded from the total.

EDGE Sound Research announced an undisclosed round in Oct 2024; the amount was not disclosed.

1.5 years later, an undisclosed round was announced in Apr 2026 with no disclosed amount.

6 months later, a Seed of $2.0M was announced in Oct 2026.

EDGE Sound Research Investors

Techstars Stormbreaker Ventures LightShed Ventures Sunstone Management Unpopular Ventures

14 investors are recorded in total; the 5 named above are those the record identifies.

EDGE Sound Research Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Ethan Castro
Co-Founder
Locked
Valtteri Salomaki
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the EDGE Sound Research team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file, 2 have a LinkedIn profile.

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EDGE Sound Research Funding Compared to Other Media and Entertainment Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
30,473
$7.7M
17,294
$3.1M

EDGE Sound Research's latest round of $2.0M is below the median round in Media and Entertainment. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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EDGE Sound Research Funding FAQs

What does EDGE Sound Research do?

Automatically isolating audio objects in real-time to enable personalized and embodied experiences for diverse audiences, whether in a live entertainment venue or a virtual environment. Embodied sound™: turning ordinary objects into high-fidelity sound objects that you can hear and feel – all within a comfortable speaker-less environment. https://www.edgesoundresearch.com/embodied-sound Real-Time Virtual Sound Engine: automating audio production workflows for next-generation content in broadcasting and post-production by isolating sound objects. https://www.edgesoundresearch.com/virtual-sound-engine

How much funding has EDGE Sound Research raised?

EDGE Sound Research has raised $2.0M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is a Seed of $2.0M announced in Oct 2026.

When did EDGE Sound Research last raise funding?

EDGE Sound Research's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $2.0M, announced in Oct 2026.

Who has invested in EDGE Sound Research?

Investors on record for EDGE Sound Research include Techstars, Stormbreaker Ventures, LightShed Ventures, Sunstone Management, Unpopular Ventures. FundedIQ records 14 investors in total.

Who founded EDGE Sound Research?

FundedIQ lists Ethan Castro (Co-Founder), Valtteri Salomaki (Founder) at EDGE Sound Research.

Where is EDGE Sound Research headquartered?

EDGE Sound Research is based in Riverside, California, United States.

How many employees does EDGE Sound Research have?

EDGE Sound Research is in the 1-10 employee band.

When was EDGE Sound Research founded?

EDGE Sound Research was founded in 2020.

How does EDGE Sound Research's funding compare to other Media and Entertainment startups?

EDGE Sound Research's latest round of $2.0M is below the $2.7M median round size for Media and Entertainment companies on FundedIQ across 384 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's EDGE Sound Research Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for EDGE Sound Research is left off this page rather than filled in.

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