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Ultra Smart Audio

AUDEA® is reimagining how people listen to music. AUDEA is a new class of smart speakers and headphones that dramatically simplifies and enhances your music experience by giving you the freedom to instantly and easily play your favorite music with or without your smartphone. Our integrated, user-adjustable 13 band Equalizer (EQ) allows you to adjust the sound quality just how you like it. Our ability to add auxiliary speakers dramatically enhances the rich and immersive audio experience.

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This Reg CF offering is made available through StartEngine Capital, LLC. This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
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REASONS TO INVEST

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Patent Protected: We have a strong autonomous smart headphone patent.

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The Time is Right: AUDEA® is shipping to an unserved billion-dollar high-end niche sector.

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Booming Market: Global smart speaker and smart headphones sales are expected to grow to $57.3 billion in 2025 from $30 billion in 2021.

TEAM

Douglas Kihm

Douglas Kihm • Chief Executive Officer, President, Corporate Secretary, and Chairman of the Board

Douglas Kihm is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Audea Inc. Over the past 37 years, Douglas has been responsible for the successful technical and managerial leadership of three companies including Axonix Corp., Mozaex LLC, and Audea Inc., formerly Streamz Inc. Douglas worked with Dr. Stockholm at Soundstream® on the world’s first digital music recorder and player. He developed the Mozaex® Music and Movie Entertainment Server, which became the world’s first and most popular Ultra Blu-ray 2D and 3D Server. With over 8,000 units installed in over 35 countries, the Mozaex Server became the choice of hundreds of custom home integrators and custom Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) including IMAX® who chose Mozaex for their $2.5M in-home Private Theater system. Douglas developed the world’s first 7.1 HD Audio surround sound headphones called “Bluwavs” for a high-profile Mozaex movie server client. He subsequently developed “Streamz” which are autonomous voice-controlled headphones and formed the company Streamz Inc. in 2014 which was later renamed Audea Inc. in 2018. Douglas filed for a patent on its “Streamz” autonomous smart voice-controlled headphones in 2014 and transferred rights to the patent to AUDEA Inc. which was issued two patents with a total of 30 claims in 2018 and 2021.      

Highlights

• Founder, Chief Executive Officer of Audea®, Mozaex®, and Axonix® 

• Author of issued 30 claim AUDEA Inc. patent

• Developed, licensed, and sold to IMAX® custom Mozaex movie servers 

• Helped develop Soundstream®, the world’s first digital music player

• BS Electrical Engineering degree from University of Utah

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Lloyd Stewart

Lloyd Stewart • Chief Financial Officer

Lloyd Stewart was an investment banker with Smith Barney in New York and San Francisco, which later merged with Morgan Stanley. He was the founder and Chairman of Stewart-Reiss Laboratories, a medical electronic company (I.V. infusion pumps) in Santa Clara, California, which was later sold to Sterling Medical, a public company. He served as Chief Financial Officer for Thoratec Corporation, a manufacturer of electronic heart devices, which he helped take public. Thoratec had sales of $477 million and a market cap of $2.2 billion in 2014.

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• Chief Financial Officer Helped take Thoratec Corp. public. 2014 Market Cap: $2.2 Billion

• Founder, Chairman of Stewart-Reiss Laboratories, sold to Sterling Medical. 

• Bachelor’s degree at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 

• MBA in Finance at the Harvard Business School, Boston, MA.

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Tyler Gilbert

Tyler Gilbert • Senior R&D Engineer Consultant

Tyler Gilbert has had 14 years of hardware, firmware and application design and development experience.

As an engineering consultant Tyler has been the lead designer of both the Streamz smart headphones and the AUDEA smart speaker.

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• 14 years of award winning system engineering design 

• Founder CTO, Stratify Labs, Inc

• MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

• BS Electrical Engineering. United States Air Force Academy

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ABOUT

HEADQUARTERS
1330 East Hansen Hollow Pl
Millcreek, UT 84124
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AUDEA® is reimagining how people listen to music. AUDEA is a new class of smart speakers and headphones that dramatically simplifies and enhances your music experience by giving you the freedom to instantly and easily play your favorite music with or without your smartphone. Our integrated, user-adjustable 13 band Equalizer (EQ) allows you to adjust the sound quality just how you like it. Our ability to add auxiliary speakers dramatically enhances the rich and immersive audio experience.

TERMS

AUDEA
Overview
PRICE PER SHARE
$2.50
DEADLINE
Jun. 1, 2022 at 6:59 AM UTC
VALUATION
$12.26M
FUNDING GOAL
$10K - $1.07M
Breakdown
MIN INVESTMENT
$250
MAX INVESTMENT
$107,000
MIN NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
4,000
MAX NUMBER OF SHARES OFFERED
428,000
OFFERING TYPE
Equity
SHARES OFFERED
Common Stock

Maximum Number of Shares Offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares

*Maximum number of shares offered subject to adjustment for bonus shares. See Bonus info below.

Voting Rights of Securities Sold in this Offering

Voting Proxy. Each Subscriber shall appoint the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”), or his or her successor, as the Subscriber’s true and lawful proxy and attorney, with the power to act alone and with full power of substitution, to, consistent with this instrument and on behalf of the Subscriber, (i) vote all Securities, (ii) give and receive notices and communications, (iii) execute any instrument or document that the CEO determines is necessary or appropriate in the exercise of its authority under this instrument, and (iv) take all actions necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the CEO for the accomplishment of the foregoing. The proxy and power granted by the Subscriber pursuant to this Section are coupled with an interest. Such proxy and power will be irrevocable. The proxy and power, so long as the Subscriber is an individual, will survive the death, incompetency and disability of the Subscriber and, so long as the Subscriber is an entity, will survive the merger or reorganization of the Subscriber or any other entity holding the Securities. However, the Proxy will terminate upon the closing of a firm-commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the offer and sale of Common Stock or the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 covering the Common Stock.

Investment Incentives*

Overview

The company is offering investors the following perks during the course of the offering until it is closed. 

Discounts of one-time purchased products are available on the following AUDEA products purchased on the AUDEA online store located here: www.myaudea.com.

Product Availability and Shipping Times

Product shipment delivery times are dependent on the availability of products on the AUDEA online store. Product availability may be limited and result in a delayed shipment of the product. Shipping delays of products from the company's off-shore manufacturer to the company's local fulfillment house could result in additional shipping delays and limited availability of the product on the AUDEA online store.

AUDEA products including one-time purchased and no-charge products, do not include applicable shipping costs which are added in the checkout of the AUDEA online store.

International product shipping method and cost are dependent on the country being shipped to. 

USD MSRP = US Dollars Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price

Amount-Based Product Discounts

Discounts are only available for up to 120 days post final closing of the Offering. Recipients of discounts will need to place their order with their discount code on the AUDEA online store within 120 days post final closing of offering. “Post final closing” means when the offering is no longer available. 

The company will contact the perk recipient and provide them with a discount code to purchase a product on a one-time basis or arrange shipment of a no-charge product.

Bonus Shares

Bonus shares are calculated by multiplying 10%, 20%, or 25% depending on the eligibility times the amount of shares purchased. So for example, if you are eligible for 10% bonus shares and purchased 1,000 shares of stock then you would receive 100 bonus shares. 

Recipients of Bonus shares of stock will receive the Bonus shares through their StartEngine account.

Products Applicable to Perk Discounts

• AUDEA Q1 Retail MSRP USD - $399.00

• AUDEA TRIO 1 Retail MSRP USD - $749.00

• AUDEA TRIO 2 Retail MSRP USD - $1,098.00

Time-Based Bonus Shares Perks

Platinum Early Bird | Invest in first 72 Hours | 25% bonus shares in addition to any other eligible perks  

Gold Early Bird | Invest in First 14 days | 20% bonus shares in addition to any other eligible perks

Silver Early Bird | Invest in Next 21 days |10% bonus shares in addition to any other eligible perks

Amount-Based Discount Perks

The value of the perk shown is approximate and is shown with the amount rounded up to the nearest one dollar. 

Value of Perk is calculated by multiplying the discount percentage (for example: 10%) that is determined by the amount of investment, times the price paid for a one-time product purchased up to a maximum amount plus any eligible free product retail value.

The "Minimum Perk Value" assumes the discount on the purchased product is not exercised and therefore is based only on any eligible free product retail value.  

Example of Amount Based Perk Value

Invest $2,500 to $4,999 and receive a free AUDEA TRIO ($749.00 Retail value) plus a 25% discount on a one time purchase up to $5,000. Value = From $749 up to $1,999.

  • Example Perk Value Calculation: AUDEA TRIO 1 Retail value of $749 is Minimum Perk Value plus optionally 25% of up to $5,000 purchased product (up to $1,250) which equates to a $749 Minimum Perk Value up to a Maximum Perk Value of $1,999. 

Amount-Based Discount Perks

1) Invest $500 to $999 - Receive a 20% discount on first purchase up to $5,000. Value = Up to $1,000     

2) Invest $1,000 to $2,499 - Receive a free AUDEA Q1 ($399.00 Retail value) plus receive a 20% discount on first purchase up to $5,000. Value = From $399 up to $1,399

3) Invest $2,500 to $4,999 - Receive a free AUDEA TRIO 1 ($749.00 Retail value) plus a 25% discount on first purchase up to $5,000. Value = From $749 up to $1,999. 10% Bonus shares.  

4) Invest $5,000 to $9,999 - Receive one free AUDEA TRIO 2 ($1,098.00 Retail value) plus a 30% discount on first purchase up to $10,000. Value = From $1,098 up to $4,098. 10% Bonus shares. 

5) Invest $10,000 to $49,999 - Receive one free AUDEA TRIO 1 and one free AUDEA TRIO 2 ($1,847.00 Retail value) plus a 40% discount on first purchase up to $10,000. Value = From $1,847 up to $5,847. 20% Bonus shares.   

6) Invest $50,000 to $107,000 - Receive two free AUDEA TRIO 1s and two TRIO 2s ($3,694.00 Retail value) plus a 50% discount on first purchase up to $10,000. Value = From $3,694.00 up to $8,694. 20% Bonus shares.

*All perks occur when the offering is completed.

The 10% StartEngine Owners' Bonus

Audea Inc. will offer 10% additional bonus shares for all investments that are committed by investors that are eligible for the StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc. OWNer's bonus.

This means eligible StartEngine shareholders will receive a 10% bonus for any shares they purchase in this offering. For example, if you buy 100 shares of Common Stock at $2.50 / share, you will receive 110 Common Stock, meaning you'll own 110 shares for $250. Fractional shares will not be distributed and share bonuses will be determined by rounding down to the nearest whole share.

This 10% Bonus is only valid during the investors eligibility period. Investors eligible for this bonus will also have priority if they are on a waitlist to invest and the company surpasses its maximum funding goal. They will have the first opportunity to invest should room in the offering become available if prior investments are canceled or fail.

Investors will only receive a single bonus, which will be the highest bonus rate they are eligible for.

Irregular Use of Proceeds

Example - The Company might incur Irregular Use of Proceeds that may include but are not limited to the following over $10,000: Vendor payments and salary made to one's self, a friend or relative; Any expense labeled "Administration Expenses" that is not strictly for administrative purposes; Any expense labeled "Travel and Entertainment"; Any expense that is for the purposes of inter-company debt or back payments.

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REWARDS

Multiple investments in an offering cannot be combined to qualify for a larger campaign reward.
Venture Club

Venture Club

Venture Club Members earn 10% bonus shares on top of this and all eligible investments for an entire year. Not a member? Sign up at checkout ($275/year).

$500

Tier 1

Invest $500 to $999 - Receive a 20% discount on first purchase up to $5,000. Value up to $1,000

$1,000

Tier 2

Invest $1,000 to $2,499 - Receive a free AUDEA Q1 ($399.00 Retail value) plus receive a 20% discount on first purchase up to $5,000. Value = From $399 up to $1,399

$2,500

Tier 3

Invest $2,500 to $4,999 - Receive a free AUDEA TRIO 1 ($749.00 Retail value) plus a 25% discount on first purchase up to $5,000. Value = From $749 up to $1,999. 10% Bonus shares.

$5,000

Tier 4

Invest $5,000 to $9,999 - Receive one free AUDEA TRIO 2 ($1,098.00 Retail value) plus a 30% discount on first purchase up to $10,000. Value = From $1,098 up to $4,098. 10% Bonus shares.

$10,000

Tier 5

Invest $10,000 to $49,999 - Receive one free AUDEA TRIO 1 and one free AUDEA TRIO 2 ($1,847.00 Retail value) plus a 40% discount on first purchase up to $10,000. Value = From $1,847 up to $5,847. 20% Bonus shares.

$50,000

Tier 6

Invest $50,000 to $107,000 - Receive two free AUDEA TRIO 1s and two TRIO 2s ($3,694.00 Retail value) plus a 50% discount on first purchase up to $10,000. Value = From $3,694.00 up to $8,694. 20% Bonus shares.

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