Nothing (company)
Company logo | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Predecessor | Essential |
| Founded | 29 October 2020 |
| Founder | Carl Pei |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Products | Smartphones, Earphones |
| Brands | Nothing, CMF |
| Website | nothing |
Nothing Technology Limited (stylised as NOTHING) is a British consumer electronics company headquartered in London. It was founded in 2020 by Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus. The company develops smartphones, audio products, and related software, positioning itself as a design-focused challenger brand.
Nothing released its first product, the Ear (1) wireless earbuds, in July 2021, followed by its debut smartphone, the Phone (1), in 2022. The company has since released successive generations, including the Phone (2), Ear (2), and in 2025 the Phone (3) and Ear (3). Alongside its flagship devices, the company introduced CMF by Nothing, a budget-oriented sub-brand that was spun off as a separate company in 2025.
Nothing’s devices run Nothing OS, a closed source, customised version of Android, and are distributed in markets including Europe, India, and North America. The company has raised venture funding from GV (formerly Google Ventures), EQT Ventures, and Tiger Global, along with high-profile individual investors including Tony Fadell and Casey Neistat. Its products are noted for their transparent hardware designs and the Glyph Interface, a system of LED lighting on the rear of its smartphones.