About us

With the Sound Scanner, Seven Bel has developed a new technology for acoustic cameras that enables the localization of sound quickly and easily. Often, acoustic sources are not easy to identify or are not located where you would expect them to be. Seven Bel offers solutions that make lengthy root cause analysis obsolete and sustainably improve optimization processes.

Humans are equipped with five senses to perceive their environment. The combination of these senses enables us to receive complete information and make effective decisions.

We are certain that the assessment of acoustic radiation of products and processes can only work properly in combination with the visualization of sound. Only the combination of hearing and seeing leads to correct insights and consequently to high quality technical solutions. It is our goal to make sound imaging self-evident and establish it as a natural process at many acoustic cases in the industrial and personal environment.

And just in case you didn’t know: Seventy decibel or seven bel of equivalent continuous sound pressure level is the threshold that is health-damaging for humans. We are proud to contribute to reducing the noise level of products and processes and making them more tolerable for people and the environment.

Upper Austrian Innovation Award 2020:

In November 2020, Seven Bel was awarded the Upper Austrian Innovation Award in the SME category. The expert jury was very impressed by our innovation for sound visualization. Our technology was able to convince through its novelty, the technical advantages over comparable systems, and the price attractiveness.

EDISON 2019:

In July 2019, Thomas Rittenschober won the EDISON gold award for Seven Bel in the technology-oriented category with his project "Acoustic Camera 2.0 - a revolutionary mobile measurement device for visualizing sound events". EDISON the prize is a two-stage ideas competition aimed at creative, technology- and innovation-oriented inventors. The competition is organized by tech2b in cooperation with TECH HARBOR, Kunstuniversität Linz and CREATIVE REGION.

eQventure

eQventure is one of Austria’s leading venture capital firms with hubs in Austria, Germany, the UK, Israel, the USA, and China. In addition to growth capital, eQventure provides young Austrian high-tech companies with a strong global network and operational support to accelerate their growth. Behind eQventure are several successful entrepreneurs who invest their own money and expertise and take a hands-on role with their portfolio companies.

Herman Hauser Investment

Entrepreneur and venture capital investor Hermann Hauser has been active in the global tech industry for over four decades. One of his biggest successes is the British chip developer ARM, whose chip design is nowadays found in every smartphone. Chipmaker ARM was valued at $66 billion by the end of 2023 after a blockbuster IPO, which was by far the biggest IPO worldwide in 2023.

aws

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws) provides financial aid for the formation and location of high-tech companies in Austria on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, with particular emphasis on the provision of financial aid to technology sectors exhibiting high potential for growth and great innovative strength, such as life sciences, information and communication technology, and physical sciences.

FFG

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is the national funding agency for industrial research and development in Austria. As a “one-stop shop” offering a diversified and targeted program portfolio, the FFG gives Austrian businesses and research facilities quick and uncomplicated access to research funding.