Earshot LLC
Proximity-based communication AI and audio range detection software
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- SEATTLE, WA
- Founded
- 2015
- Latest Form D
- $50K, May 2017
- Total capital
- $478K
- Federal grants
- $428K
- 2 awards · 2016–2018
- Rank in peer group#25 of 32
- Private capital raised
- $50K
- 1 Form D · last May 2017
- 113 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Cloud-Based Voice Analysis and Machine Learning to Improve Teaching with Data$225K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$50K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: The Teacher Practice Feedback Tool- real-time information for teachers who want to measure and improve their talk time, wait time, and question-asking skills.$203K
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Federal first
11months
from Earshot LLC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Jun 2016
- NSF · $203K
- First Form D · May 2017
- $50K · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 32 peers
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- Federal grantsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- AMY SPINELLIResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $428K in grants as PI
- David RushExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Erik BrownDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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