SteelSeries, the leader in gaming and esports peripherals, today announces its acquisition of A-Volute, the leading independent developer of 3D sound solutions for gaming, including its flagship Nahimic software. The acquisition of A-Volute will continue to bolster the company’s reputation of industry-leading gaming audio performance across both hardware and software.
For nearly two decades, SteelSeries has been a frontrunner in the gaming industry, offering high-quality gaming peripherals to pro and enthusiast gamers. Its Engine software platform has millions of daily users and is integrated with games and applications. Over the years, the company has built a strong brand and has leveraged this to outpace category growth globally. The award-winning Arctis line of gaming headsets redefined the category as is the new standard in excellence in gaming audio hardware.
A-Volute is the leading independent gaming audio software developer with more than 150 man-years of research and development, and more than twenty dedicated audio, DSP, driver and software engineers based across France, Singapore and Taiwan.
A-Volute’s software development roadmap includes unique and relevant features that fit strongly with the company’s current and envisaged offering for its Engine platform. Acquiring A-Volute’s talented engineering team will significantly accelerate the company’s vision for its gaming software platform. Additionally, A-Volute’s existing customer base, including leading gaming laptop manufacturers, is a strong testament to the quality of their current solutions.
Quotes on the SteelSeries acquisition of A-Volute
With our award-winning innovations that have redefined the gaming audio experience, and our best-in-class SteelSeries Engine software, bringing A-Volute into the SteelSeries family seemed like a natural fit and we are extremely excited about partnering with Tuyen and his team. With their excellence in audio software, they’ll help us improve gamers’ audio experiences even further.
Ehtisham Rabbani, CEO of SteelSeries
We are incredibly excited to be joining the SteelSeries team. Our focus has always been to create outstanding audio experiences, and we could not think of a better partner than SteelSeries.
Tuyen Pham, CEO of A-Volute
SteelSeries’ acquisition of A-Volute will add even more tools to its arsenal to continue to lead the way in gaming audio. A-Volute’s team have done an excellent job in creating new tools to enhance audio, and we see them adding tremendous value to SteelSeries’ software efforts moving forward.
Lars Cordt, Partner at Axcel
NOTE: The parties have agreed not to disclose any financial terms. The transaction is expected to close later in the spring.
Additional information about the acquisition can be found on the official company blog HERE.
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