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Founded in 2013 by CEO Calvin Abel and a team of musicians and tech professionals in San Diego, California, Positive Grid has emerged as a global music technology company pioneering innovative guitar amplifiers, software, and apps that enhance the music creation experience for musicians worldwide. Under Calvin Abel's continued leadership as founder and CEO, the company has grown to 115 employees generating $47.3 million in revenue while maintaining a 100% employee approval rating for leadership. Based in San Diego with additional operations in Taiwan, Positive Grid operates with a mission of combining music technology with cutting-edge product design ideas while creating a global community of musicians who can create new sounds, record songs, pursue musical dreams, and have fun. The company describes itself as 'crazy about music, technology and design,' focusing on solid tools for working musicians with beautiful interfaces and cutting-edge technology, with their passion for excellence attracting the industry's best engineers and designers. Positive Grid's comprehensive product ecosystem includes smart guitar amps like the Spark series, professional modeling software such as BIAS FX 2 and BIAS AMP 2, headphones, and various accessories that transform how guitarists practice, perform, and record. With millions of musicians trusting Positive Grid to fuel their creativity, the company has established itself as a leader in guitar amp modeling and music technology innovation. Operating as a team of problem-solvers with engineers, designers, and musicians working side by side, Positive Grid maintains strong social media presence with 117,000 Instagram followers and 291,000 Facebook likes while actively hiring across US and Taiwan locations. The company's commitment to raising the bar in music technology has made them a reference standard for digital guitar equipment and software solutions in the modern music industry.