Shokz

Shokz (韶音) is a Chinese consumer electronics company best known for its bone-conduction headphones, which it has built into a global brand with early and extensive offline retail presence in the United States—covering over 2,000 physical stores as of 2023, per FreeS Research . The company has positioned itself as a standout example of Chinese hardware innovation in what FreeS described as "uncharted territory" products that can become breakout hits through patient investment in patents, talent, and technology direction . In recent years Shokz has also become an active corporate investor: it participated in the $50 million Series A round for AI agent startup Mindverse (心洲科技) in June 2026 alongside Meituan and others , and joined the investor syndicate for Luminous Sail Tech (光帆科技), a next-generation AI-native wearable company founded by a Xiaomi early employee, in a rapid two-round, 130 million RMB raise in mid-2025 . Linear Capital has cited Shokz alongside DJI and Insta360 as exemplars of how China's deep electronics manufacturing experience has cultivated founders capable of building world-beating products .