When was Dolby founded?

Dolby was founded in 1965 and raised its 1st funding round 49 years after it was founded.

Where is Dolby located?

Dolby is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

How many employees does Dolby have?

As of Sep 03, 2025, the latest employee count at Dolby is 2012.

Is Dolby a funded company?

Dolby is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Post IPO round on Feb 03, 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Dolby?

Dolby's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Feb 03, 2014, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is Audio Tech. In United States, the Audio Tech sector has seen $70.5M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Dolby?

Annual revenue of Dolby is more than $1B as on Sep 30, 2024

Where does Dolby rank among its competitors?

Dolby ranks 1st amongst 94 active competitors, of which 13 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Small Pixels, which secured $1.94M in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Dolby?

Dolby's top competitors include Dirac, High Fidelity and WiSA Technologies. Among them, Small Pixels secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

Dolby - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provides audio,image and video processing technology. Its products include audio rocessing,audistry,video processing,lake processor and others.

Website: www.dolby.com/
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Email ID: *****@Dolby.com
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1965

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Feb 03, 2014, $*****

Investors

Partech Partners & 2 more

Ranked

1^st among 94 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Sep 30, 2024

Employee Count

2,012 as on Sep 03, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

THEOplayer & 6 more

Similar Companies

Dirac & 100 more

Exit Details

Public

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Dolby is associated with 6 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. CIN: 20121426028 , United States, Active	Aug 03, 2012	-	-	-
DOLBY LABORATORIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999MH2014FTC259697 , India, Amalgamated	Nov 25, 2014	₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2017)	-
DOLBY TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74900MH2009PTC193204 , India, Active	Jun 10, 2009	₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	52 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. CIN: 942377558 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	$1B+ (As on Sep 30, 2024)	1033 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
DOLBY LIMITED CIN: 15813427 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 02, 2024	-	-
DOLBY EUROPE LIMITED CIN: 6035472 , United Kingdom, Active	Dec 20, 2006	£10M - £50M (As on Sep 30, 2024)	63 (As on Sep 30, 2024)

Dolby got listed on Feb 18, 2005.

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Dolby has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Feb 03, 2014 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Dolby has 2 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Dolby:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 03, 2014	6172551	Post IPO	1873567	4565759	7393243	6706585

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The founders of Dolby are Ray Dolby and Laurence Roth. Kevin Y is the CEO of Dolby.

Here are the details of Dolby's key team members:

Ray Dolby: Founder of Dolby.
Laurence Roth: Co-Founder, Cinea Inc./Vice President, Marketing and Business Development of Dolby.
Kevin Y: CEO of Dolby.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Dolby's employee count trend

Dolby has 2,012 employees as of Sep 25. Here is Dolby's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Dolby include Dirac, High Fidelity and WiSA Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Dolby, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Dolby 1965, San Francisco (United States), Public	Provides audio,image and video processing technology	-	Partech Partners, Ramp Equity Partners & 1 others	70/100
2nd	Dirac 2001, Uppsala (Sweden), Series B	Developer of digital audio processing technology for improved sound system performance	$50.4M	CNI, Inbox Capital & 13 others	66/100
3rd	High Fidelity 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of spatial audio technology	$73.1M	Vulcan Capital, True Ventures & 14 others	53/100
4th	WiSA Technologies 2010, Beaverton (United States), Public	Developer of smart home audio systems	$3.5M	Rosebud Dubai	51/100
5th	MotionDSP 2005, Burlingame (United States), Acquired	Advanced video and audio enhancement and redaction software solutions	$6.94M	Nvidia, Lowercase Capital & 1 others	44/100
6th	KallosSoft 2020, Netherlands, Unfunded	Video quality enhancement applications provider	-	-	44/100
7th	Vidhance 2007, Uppsala (Sweden), Unfunded	Real-time video enhancement software	-	-	41/100
8th	Small Pixels 2020, Firenze (Italy), Seed	Machine learning platform offering video enhancement	$1.94M	CDP Venture Capital, Match Ventures & 4 others	40/100
9th	Audible Reality 2015, Montreal (Canada), Funding Raised	Provider of 3D audio software for immersive sound experience	-	Panache Ventures, Centech & 1 others	39/100
10th	Lollicam 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Deadpooled	Fun, easy video editing app with real-time effects and sharing	$120K	Foundation Capital, Catapult & 5 others	37/100

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Dolby has made 1 investments in companies including Ittiam. Dolby has also acquired 6 companies including THEOplayer and Voxeet.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Aug 01, 2024	Acquisition	THEOplayer	2012	Leuven (Belgium)
Nov 09, 2021	Investments	Ittiam	2001	Bengaluru (India)
2019	Acquisition	Voxeet	2009	Sausalito (United States)