Carrying on the
legacy of Ray Dolby

Ray Dolby was a passionate engineer who inspired the world with breakthrough technologies in electronics, audio, recording, and signaling processing – including the development of the video tape recorder, and noise reduction advances that revolutionized music and film.


He valued technical excellence above all, and believed in the transformative power of entrepreneurs working together to solve society’s biggest problems. Dolby Family Ventures carries on Ray Dolby’s legacy by providing vital early support and expertise to visionary scientists and engineers working on the forefront of technology.

The diagram of Ray Dolby's first board.