Analyst Picks
- PACEWEAR (2016, Shenzhen) – Smartwatches and bands
Market: Wearable Technology > Consumer Devices > Fitness & Infotainment > Smart Watches > Phone Dependent - Klue (2016, San Mateo) – Operating system for behavioral change wearables
Market: Wearable Technology > Technology Providers > Software - SIXPAD (2015, Tsim Sha Tsui) – Bodywear that helps in muscle training
Market: Wearable Technology > Sports > Training - V-Patch Medical Systems (2014, Melbourne) – Cardiac mHealth System for arrhythmias
Market: Wearable Technology > Healthcare > Chronic Disease Management > Heart Care
Funding Rounds
Series A, $6M
Sano Intelligence (2011, San Francisco, $16.3M) – Biometric-sensing wearable and software to continuously track blood glucose
Investors: Fitbit
Series A, $4.7M
Active (2006, Allentown, $14.6M) – Sensor embedded belt for fall intervention
Seed, $4.6M
AiBabel (2016, Haidian, $6.0M) – Voice based real time language translation
Investors: undefined
Series A, $4M
RxFunction (2010, Minneapolis, $4.1M) – Wearable sensory prosthesis
Series A, $2.1M
Shot Scope (2013, Edinburgh, $5.8M) – Wearable tech for golf performance tracking
Investors: Equity Gap, Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise
Seed, $992K
GoTouchVR (2016, Lille, $992K) – Developing a wearable haptic device for application in virtual reality.
Series A, $764K
PogoTec (2015, Roanoke, $5.2M) – Develops enabling technologies for wearable devices with focus on cameras, eyewear and charging solutions
Series A, $150K
PogoTec (2015, Roanoke, $5.2M) – Develops enabling technologies for wearable devices with focus on cameras, eyewear and charging solutions
Seed
WEB Biotech (2009, Singapore) – Wearable continuous ECG sensors
Investors: SGInnovate
M&A
- Will.i.am’s company buys Bluetooth earbud maker Earin TechCrunch
- Fitbit (FIT) Downgraded by Stifel Nicolaus to Sell Top Actu
FDA Approval
- ZOLL First Company to Receive Premarket Approval from the FDA on Its Full Portfolio of Defibrillators Business Wire
New Product Announcement
- Garmin Vivosport Smart Activity Tracker With Heart Rate Monitor Launched in India: Price, Specifications New Delhi Television
- Garmin introduces the Forerunner 645 Music, a GPS running watch with integrated music and Garmin Pay contactless payments Business Wire
- Introducing the AR Toothbrush for Kids at CES: Transforming Bedtime into Playtime with a Touch of Magik Business Wire
- CES 2018: Misfit Path stainless steel hybrid smartwatch unveiled bgr.in
- Nuheara Announces Three New Hearable Devices CES 2018 Android Headlines
- VivaLNK Announces Developers Program for New eSkin Technology PR Newswire
- Blocks debuts Alexa-powered modular smartwatch VentureBeat
- Humon Unveils World’s First Clinically Validated Wearable for Athletes that Measures Muscle Oxygen Levels Business Wire
- Kopin Unveils High-Brightness Breakthrough for Lightning OLED Microdisplays and Debuts New 720p Resolution 0.5” OLED Display at CES 2018 LEDinside
- GoPro Unlocks New Creative Possibilities in Image Capture with Release of Mobile OverCapture Experience for its Fusion 360 Camera PR Newswire
- Garmin to introduce its scalable infotainment platform for automotive OEMs at CESTELEMATICS WIRE
- Prevent Biometrics® Announces Commercial Launch of Head Impact Monitor System, Bringing Advanced Real-Time Monitoring of Concussion Impacts to Sports PR Newswire
- Grush To Unveil Connected Toothbrush At CES HomeWorld Business
- New Fitness, Sports, and Health Devices Using Movesense Motion Sensing Technology to Be Featured at CES 2018 with Suunto Business Wire
- Garmin® introduces Xero™, a groundbreaking auto-ranging bow sight Business Wire
- Kopin Unveils Home Theater System That You Can Wear On Your Head Ubergizmo
- Lost-item finder Tile will work with Bose headphones and other new partners TechCrunch
- Valencell’s Latest Software Innovations Catalyze Next Generation Wearables & Hearables at CES 2018 Business Wire
New Geo Entry
- Interaxon Inc., the World Leader in Consumer Brain-Sensing Technology, Announces French, German and Spanish Languages for Its Muse Meditation Headband, an Extended SDK with New Biosensors and New AR/VR Capabilities Business Wire
Business Partnership
- Wells Fargo Announces Support for Fitbit Pay™ Business Wire
- ANZ and NXT-ID Subsidiary Fit Pay Collaborate to Bring New Tap and Go Payment Devices to the Australian Market PR Newswire
- Health footwear companies partnership yields smart boot for diabetes patients MobiHealthNews
- NXT-ID Subsidiary Fit Pay and Cascade FinTech to Create Platform for Connecting Cryptocurrencies to the Payment Ecosystem PR Newswire
Company Announcement
- GoPro says open to sale but not actively pursuing Reuters
- ZOLL Propaq M Selected by U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army as Their Deployable Vital Signs Monitor Business Wire
- Mind-Controlled Industrial Robot: BrainCo Debuts Cutting-Edge BMI Technologies at CES 2018 Newswire
- Nemaura Announces Completion of SugarBEAT® European Clinical Trial Programme and Positive Interim Results Business Wire
- Sensifree Reports Statistically Significant Concordance of Arterial Pressure Signal Waveform Between its Continuous Non-invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring Technology and Invasive Arterial Line Business Wire
Layoffs
- GoPro cuts 200-300 jobs, largely impacting its drone division TechCrunch