Bowers & Wilkins is the trophy acquisition of a startup with high-end audio ambitions<article>
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Ever heard of Eva Automation? Me neither. Until I got a press release from Bowers & Wilkins this morning reporting that the little-known Silicon Valley startup had acquired the renowned British manufacturer of high-end audio equipment.</p><p>
Eva’s management team, on the other hand, is well known in the upper echelons of the tech industry. CEO Gideon Yu’s resume includes a partnership at the venture-capital firm Khosla Ventures, Senior VP of Finance at Yahoo, CFO at YouTube, and then the same position at Facebook. More recently, he became a co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers football team and led the team’s efforts in financing the construction of Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif, which hosted Super Bowl 50 in January.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3064824/consumer-electronics/bowers-wilkins-is-the-trophy-acquisition-of-a-startup-with-high-end-audio-ambitions.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Bowers & Wilkins is the trophy acquisition of a startup with high-end audio ambitions
