Timothy D. Trine

Starkey Laboratories, Inc. manufactures and distributes hearing instruments. Its products include diagnostic equipment, hearing protection products and wireless technology solutions. The company was founded by William F. Austin in 1967 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Noopl, Inc. is an American startup company that specializes in breakthrough innovation and technology integration in the consumer audio space. The private company's first-generation device, which plugs into the lightning port of an iPhone, combines advanced aspects of smartphone technology, digital MEMS microphones, low-latency audio signal processing, head tracking, and Noopl's deep expertise in audiology. The device augments the entire listening experience and allows users to never miss a word or a moment. Founded by Steven Verdooner and Kevin Snow, their patented technology and initial consumer product leverages multi-microphone beamforming technology to improve a user's ability to filter out background noise and hear conversations more clearly in noisy situations.