OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's start-up raises $15 mn from Alphabet's GV

Carl Pei’s consumer technology start-up ‘Nothing’ on Tuesday announced it has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by GV, a venture capital arm of Google’s parent Alphabet. The brand says it will use the funds to expand its team and operations, besides investing in research and development.

With GV’s investment in the kitty, Nothing has raised over $22 million to date. Pei had raised $7 million in a seed financing round for his new venture from friends and private investors, including Tony Fadell (Principal at Future Shape and inventor of the iPod), Casey Neistat (YouTuber), Kevin Lin (co-founder of