ClearOne
ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) was a global provider of professional audio-visual conferencing and collaboration solutions serving enterprise customers via distributors and integrators. Following an October 2025 asset sale to Biamp Systems, the company retains its public listing while pivoting to unspecified new business opportunities.
- Company typePublic
- Founded1983
- HeadquartersSalt Lake City, United States
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ClearOne does
ClearOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRO) was a Salt Lake City-based designer and seller of professional audio-visual conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming solutions, founded in 1983 and operating through a global channel model of distributors and AV integrators serving enterprise end users. Its product portfolio historically included beamforming microphone arrays, DSP mixers, USB speakerphones, video conferencing systems, software-based collaboration platforms, and AV networking products, with the technology differentiated by patented acoustic echo cancellation and beamforming microphone array processing. The company generated revenue primarily through one-time hardware product sales via distribution, supplemented post-2025 by limited IP and asset licensing arrangements.
In October 2025, ClearOne executed a defining divestiture, selling its core intellectual property, brands, product designs, inventory, and customer data to Biamp Systems while retaining its public listing. The asset sale was structured to allow ClearOne to continue as an independent public company providing warranty and support services on deployed systems, with Biamp selectively integrating acquired technology rather than continuing ClearOne-branded products. Subsequent to the divestiture, the company has pursued an aggressive cost-rationalization program, including lease termination, executive transitions, reincorporation from Delaware to Nevada, warrant repurchases, and resolution of the Spain subsidiary workforce reduction litigation. As of early 2026, ClearOne is repositioning toward unspecified new business opportunities while reporting negative quarterly revenue, negative EBITDA, and Nasdaq listing-compliance concerns.
ClearOne firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ClearOne
- Legal name
- ClearOne, Inc.
- Website
- https://clearone.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1983
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- ClearOne (NASDAQ: CLRO) was a global provider of professional audio-visual conferencing and collaboration solutions serving enterprise customers via distributors and integrators. Following an October 2025 asset sale to Biamp Systems, the company retains its public listing while pivoting to unspecified new business opportunities.
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- akta.pro rank
ClearOne industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Professional Audio Conferencing
- NAICS
- Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (33431), Communications Equipment Manufacturing (3342), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (33429)
- SIC
- Communications Equipment, Nec (3669)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Audio & Voice Mixed-Signal ICs (Codecs/Amplifiers) (HDAHAIAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Amplifiers & Comparators (HDAHAIAC), Analog & Mixed-Signal ICs (HDAHAAAD)
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Where ClearOne is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Salt Lake City
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
ClearOne business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Product Sales: Sale of audio-visual hardware products including beamforming microphones, DSP mixers, USB speakerphones, and video conferencing solutions. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales via distribution channels.
- IP and Asset Licensing: Following the asset sale to Biamp, ClearOne sold intellectual property related to audio processing, microphone array processing, echo cancellation, and beamforming technologies.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels1 record
ClearOne product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ClearOne designs, develops, and sells professional conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming solutions, including beamforming microphones, DSP mixers, USB speakerphones, video conferencing systems, and software-based collaboration platforms sold through AV integrators and distributors worldwide. Following the October 2025 asset sale of its core IP, brands, and product designs to Biamp Systems, ClearOne continues as an independent public company providing product warranty and support for deployed systems while pivoting to pursue new business opportunities.
Product overview
ClearOne is a provider of conferencing, collaboration, and audio-visual technology solutions. The company offers a portfolio of professional AV products including beamforming microphones, DSP mixers, USB speakerphones, video conferencing solutions, and software-based collaboration platforms, along with network streaming solutions. Following the October 2025 asset sale to Biamp Systems (which transferred certain IP, product inventory, and customer data), ClearOne continues as a public company providing product warranty and support services while pivoting to new business opportunities. The company's products serve integrators and end-users around the globe with a mission to enable richer communication experiences.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Beamforming Microphones Professional beamforming microphone arrays that use multiple microphone elements to focus audio capture on active speakers while suppressing background noise, featuring acoustic echo cancellation and beamforming technology for conferencing and collaboration environments.
- DSP Mixers Digital signal processing mixers for professional audio environments that handle audio routing, mixing, and signal processing for conferencing and AV applications, serving AV integrators and end-users.
- USB Speakerphones USB-connected speakerphone devices for personal and small room audio conferencing, providing microphone and speaker functionality in a single plug-and-play device.
- Video Conferencing Solutions Complete video conferencing systems and endpoints enabling visual collaboration for conference rooms and meeting spaces within enterprises.
- Network Streaming Solutions AV networking products enabling audio-visual content distribution over networks for enterprise and institutional applications.
Companies that use ClearOne
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
ClearOne technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability3 records
Feature4 records
ClearOne partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Biamp SystemsmajorBiamp acquired ClearOne's intellectual property, brands, and product designs including patents related to audio processing, microphone array processing, echo cancellation, and beamforming technologies. The transaction was structured as an asset purchase with ClearOne continuing as an independent public company. Biamp plans to selectively leverage acquired assets to accelerate innovation rather than continuing ClearOne-branded products.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights3 records
ClearOne competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Biamp Systems: Biamp is the direct acquirer of ClearOne's conferencing IP, brands, and product designs and operates in the same professional AV/conferencing market with overlapping beamforming, echo cancellation, and DSP expertise—making it the closest peer in technology and target customer.
- Shure Incorporated: Shure is a leading professional audio equipment manufacturer with a strong portfolio of conferencing microphones (including beamforming arrays) and DSP products, serving the same enterprise AV integrator channel as ClearOne.
- Poly (HP Poly): Poly, now part of HP, is a major provider of video conferencing endpoints, speakerphones, and room solutions directly competing with ClearOne in USB speakerphones and video collaboration products for enterprise meeting spaces.
- Logitech: Logitech's Video Collaboration division (Logitech for Business) competes directly with ClearOne in USB speakerphones, video conferencing endpoints, and room solutions targeting enterprise and SMB customers.
- Crestron Electronics: Crestron provides integrated AV control, conferencing, and collaboration solutions for enterprise rooms, with a comparable product mix (DSP, microphones, room systems) and overlapping integrator channel relationships.
- Extron Electronics: Extron manufactures professional AV signal processing, distribution, and control products that overlap with ClearOne's DSP mixer and AV networking portfolio, serving the same systems integrator customer base.
- Yamaha Unified Communications: Yamaha UC produces professional conferencing microphones, DSP solutions, and speakerphones that compete directly with ClearOne's beamforming and audio processing offerings in enterprise meeting spaces.
- QSC, LLC: QSC provides professional audio and AV solutions including DSP processors and conferencing systems, with direct overlap in the enterprise/integrator channel that ClearOne historically served.
- Sennheiser Business Solutions: Sennheiser's Business Communication division offers beamforming ceiling microphones and conferencing solutions that directly compete with ClearOne's flagship beamforming microphone products.
Broad incumbents
- Bose Professional: Bose Professional offers conferencing solutions (e.g., Bose Videobar, ES1 ceiling audio system) targeting the same enterprise meeting room integrators and end-customers as ClearOne, though as part of a broader professional audio portfolio.
Market position
Strengths3 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights4 records
Customer concentration
ClearOne social profiles
Digital presenceClearOne financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ClearOne leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
ClearOne subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
ClearOne funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
ClearOne M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A2 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about ClearOne
What does ClearOne do?
ClearOne designs, develops, and sells professional conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming solutions, including beamforming microphones, DSP mixers, USB speakerphones, video conferencing systems, and software-based collaboration platforms sold through AV integrators and distributors worldwide. Following the October 2025 asset sale of its core IP, brands, and product designs to Biamp Systems, ClearOne continues as an independent public company providing product warranty and support for deployed systems while pivoting to pursue new business opportunities.
Is ClearOne a public or private company?
ClearOne is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was ClearOne founded?
ClearOne was founded in 1983. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is ClearOne based?
ClearOne is headquartered in Salt Lake City, United States, in the North America region.
How does ClearOne make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Hardware Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are IP and Asset Licensing.
Who are ClearOne's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Biamp Systems, Shure Incorporated, Poly (HP Poly), Logitech, Crestron Electronics, Extron Electronics, Yamaha Unified Communications, QSC, LLC and Sennheiser Business Solutions. Bose Professional is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does ClearOne have an API?
No public API is recorded for ClearOne.
What industry is ClearOne in?
ClearOne's product category is Professional Audio Conferencing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHAIAG, Audio & Voice Mixed-Signal ICs (Codecs/Amplifiers), with a secondary code of HDAHAIAC, Amplifiers & Comparators. Its NAICS code is 33431 and its SIC code is 3669.