https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2018/05/25/1126738/

After barely a year in business and the release of a single phone, Essential is up for sale, reports Bloomberg.

The Palo Alto-based hardware startup was founded by Android creator Andy Rubin and raised $300 million in funding. It is said to be looking for buyers, following poor sales of its PH-1 handset, and after allegations against Rubin of an inappropriate workplace relationship while he was Google came to light.