Unplugs Hearing
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Founders
About
Unplugs Hearing is a consumer hardware company that makes mechanical earplugs with a transparency mode, allowing wearers to toggle between full hearing protection and ambient sound without electronics 12. The company was founded in 2023 by Tom Worcester and previously ran a Kickstarter campaign for its click-style mechanical earplugs before scaling into direct-to-consumer retail 23. On 2026-08-04, Unplugs Hearing reported a $3.4 million equity close per a SEC filing, one tranche of a $6.6 million total offering that included 43 investors 1.
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Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-08-04 | Seed (SEC filing) | $3.4M | undisclosed | undisclosed (43 investors per SEC filing) 1 |
What Investors Say
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What Founders Say
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Sources
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“The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 8/4/2026,” AlleyWatch, August 4, 2026. Accessed August 2026. https://www.alleywatch.com/2026/08/the-alleywatch-startup-daily-funding-report-8-4-2026/↩↩↩
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“Our Story,” Unplugs Hearing, accessed August 2026. https://unplugshearing.com/pages/our-story↩↩
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“Unplugs | Click Earplugs That Give You Total Sound Control,” Kickstarter, accessed August 2026. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom-worcester/unplugs-mechanical-earplugs-with-transparency↩