Essential Products

Essential Products Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryTechnology
FoundedNovember 9, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-09)
Founders
DefunctFebruary 12, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-02-12)
Headquarters380 Portage Avenue,
Palo Alto, CA 94306
,
US[3]
Key people
Niccolo De Masi (president and chief operating officer)[4]
ProductsEssential Phone
Essential Home
Number of employees
~100[4]
ParentNothing (company)
Websitewww.essential.com

Essential Products (marketed as Essential) was an American technology company and manufacturer founded on November 9, 2015, by Andy Rubin and based in Palo Alto. The company developed, manufactured, and sold Essential Phone and accessories for it, including 360 Camera for Essential Phone. The company closed on February 12, 2020, stating that it was developing a new handset, but that there was "no clear path to deliver it to customers".[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Andy Rubin Nears His Comeback, Complete With an ‘Essential’ Phone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Essential About Us was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Essential phone: Interview with Niccolo De Masi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Wakabayashi, Daisuke; Griffith, Erin (February 12, 2020). "Andy Rubin's Start-Up, Essential Products, Shuts Down". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "An Update from Essential". Essential. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.