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Tended - wearable tech with a personal safety focus
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th December 2018Tended - The startup that's created wearable tech designed to monitor the wearer’s safety and detect accidents...
Back in 2017, we wrote about a handful of startups in the safe-tech space, making life safer for the likes of runners, electrical workers, and the women of Delhi, to name but a few. Personal safety is, obviously, an important thing, but also something that most people don’...
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Fertility tracking bracelet, Ava, closes $30m
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th May 2018Zurich-based Ava, makers of the first fertility tracking sensor bracelet, closes a $30m Series B funding round and announces 10,000th “Ava” pregnancy.
It's fair to say there has been a rise in the FemTech market over the last few years with the sector emerging as the likely next big disruptor in the global health care market. With fertility monitoring still not particularly tech ...
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Coroflo - innovation in breastfeeding
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd October 2017Breastfeeding is an important part of a baby’s development, with benefits to baby and mother including nutritional, immune system, developmental, and psychological. However, in the UK, apparently only 1% of mothers exclusively breastfeed, with a quarter of women bringing it to an end by only 6 weeks. The reasons for this of course vary, but the majority of women cite the fear of low supply a...
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Neurovalens set to disrupt weight-loss industry after £1.1m funding round
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th July 2017Neurovalens, a Belfast based healthtech startup that specialises in combining neuroscience and technology to solve health issues, has secured funding of £1.1m – its largest investment to date. Neurovalens, will now launch Modius, a wearable headset device aimed at combining neuroscience & tech to reduce body weight and fat.
Neurovalens, a Belfast based healthtech startup that spec...
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Women of Wearables - Supporting Women in Tech
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd June 2017No one could deny that technology is a pretty exciting field to be working in right now. Despite some trepidation from the more cynical amongst us, virtual reality, augmented reality, wearable technology, and fashion technology have all seen a rapid upswing in development- typical of technologies which are moving away from mere novelty, towards a more mainstream presence.
In the recent past, ther...
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Rhythm Shoes offers a step forward for smart looking dancing
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th May 2017Ever wanted to dance properly but really struggle with two left feet? Step forward smart-tech dancing solution, Rhythm Shoes which combines wearable tech, smart sensors and a supportive App, to guide your dancing moves, from poor to perfection.
We'll let their short video do the talking here, but rest assured that any attempts to make dad dancing a thing of the past, will be met with strong resis...
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