"[3] It was founded in 2014 by robotics experts Max Makeev and Mark Schnittman.

[4] It raised a total of $7.3M in venture capital from seed and Series A rounds led by serial entrepreneur Andy Rubin (via his Playground Global fund), Antonio Rodriguez (general partner at Matrix Partners) and iRobot Ventures.

[10][11] VentureBeat noted that unlike others Meeting Owl has "...a single 360-degree camera that can recognize and highlight the person speaking..."[12] The device contains a Qualcomm Snapdragon.

[13] In 2023, Owl Labs launched "Owl Bar",[14] a front-of-room camera, microphone and speaker video conferencing device that seamlessly connects with a 360-degree camera and audio device.

Owl Labs was recognized by the New England Venture Capital Association with a NEVY Award for "Hottest Tech Startup".