Carl Pei
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Carl Pei is the co-founder and CEO of Nothing, the London-based consumer tech company he established in 2020 after leaving OnePlus, where he had also been a co-founder . Under his leadership, Nothing has positioned itself as what it calls "the only scaled independent smartphone company of the past decade," now pivoting toward building an AI-native platform that fuses hardware and software . The company's $200 million Series C in September 2025, led by Tiger Global at a $1.3 billion valuation, marked this strategic shift . Pei has emphasized that Nothing's early bet was on mastering the "last mile" of consumer touchpoints through scaled smartphone production, giving the company leverage as AI reshapes the device landscape . Earlier milestones include the 2021 launch of ear (1), a carbon-neutral wireless headphone that shipped over 400,000 units, designed by former Dyson design chief Adam Bates . Gaorong Ventures, which backed Nothing in 2022, described Pei's team as an experienced international group combining sustainable design, advanced technology, and distributed community engagement .
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