Ultrahuman
Ultrahuman (Company)
Ultrahuman[1] is a health-tech company headquartered in Bangalore, India.
The company has two products: Ultrahuman M1 (continuous glucose monitor) that tracks glucose levels in real time, and Ultrahuman ring, a wearable that tracks sleep, movement and recovery[2][3]. The combined data is accessed on an app that’s available on the Play Store and App Store.[4]
The company was founded by Mohit Kumar[5] and Vatsal Singhal[6] in 2019.[7]
As of 2022, Ultrahuman was valued at $55 million[8].
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History
2021
In January 2021, Ultrahuman launched its app at CES[9] in Los Angeles. The app contained a series of home workouts, meditations, soundscapes, music and bedtime stories.[10]
In June 2021, it launched a continuous glucose monitor called Ultrahuman M1 (formerly known as Ultrahuman Cyborg). The product was launched with an invite-based waitlist where a selected cohort got access to the platform.[11]
2022
In April 2022, Ultrahuman acquired LazyCo - a consumer-focused wearables company[12]. LazyCo built hardware products like an AI-powered smart ring designed to predict and automate daily tasks. [13][14][15]
In June 2022, the health-tech app extended its operations to the United Arab Emirates with Anwar Shaikh, who was previously involved in bringing F1 to the UAE region. [16][17]
In July 2022, Ultrahuman launched the smart ring to track sleep, movement and recovery. [18][19][20]
Funding
Ultrahuman raised $7.5M in its seed round[21] from Nexus Venture Partners[22] and Blume Ventures[23]. [24][25]
In their Series A round, Ultrahuman raised $17.5M in funding from Alpha Wave Incubation [26](AWI), which is backed by DisruptAD and managed by Falcon Edge[27][28], Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Blume Ventures and iSeed fund.
Balaji Srinivasan (ex-Coinbase), Nithin Kamath (founder of Zerodha via Rainmatter), Kunal Shah (founder of CRED), Preethi Kasireddy (ex-a16z), Akshay BD (founding team Uber India) and Tanmay Bhat (celebrity content creator and investor) along with several others, have invested in Ultrahuman.[29][30][31]
The company has raised over $25 million to date.[29]
Locations & Operations
The start-up has its headquarters in Bengaluru, India[32], and its second office in Abu Dhabi.[7]
It has around 85 employees as of 2022.[33]
Accolades
- 2021: 'Best of Fitness Tech at CES 2021' by Business Insider.[34]
- 2022: Ranked 19th in the 2022 LinkedIn top startups list[35]
External Link
- ↑ "Ultrahuman. Real-time nutrition and fitness tracking". www.ultrahuman.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Ultrahuman Ring looks like a usual ring but tracks your metabolic health in real-time". India Today. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "A fitness 'Ring' to CGM sensors: How Ultrahuman wants to change user approach to health". The Indian Express. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Lomas, Natasha (2022-07-05). "Ultrahuman busts out a smart ring to decode metabolic health". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Mohit Kumar - Founder & CEO @ Ultrahuman - Crunchbase Person Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Vatsal Singhal - Co-Founder @ Ultrahuman - Crunchbase Person Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ultrahuman's Mohit Kumar bets big on wearables". Mintlounge. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Porecha, Maitri (2022-07-13). "Ultrahuman's bitter glucose-tracking rivalry with sugar.fit, HealthifyMe". The Ken. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Ultrahuman. "Ultrahuman Launches At CES". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
- ↑ Studio, HT Brand (2021-07-30). "Ultrahuman partners with Visa to make good health accessible to its cardholders". mint. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Ultrahuman makes the platform more accessible by coming out of private beta". Suger Mint. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Lazy Co". Gust. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Metabolic fitness platform Ultrahuman acquires LazyCo". The Times of India. 2022-04-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Healthtech startup Ultrahuman acquires wearables firm LazyCo". The Economic Times. 2022-04-12. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Metabolic fitness platform Ultrahuman acquires LazyCo". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "This glucose sensor attached to your arm can track your metabolic health". WIRED Middle East. 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Super sports enthusiast Anwar Shaikh brings Ultrahuman to UAE". The Gulf Time Newspaper. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Lomas, Natasha (2022-07-05). "Ultrahuman busts out a smart ring to decode metabolic health". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Song, Victoria (2022-07-06). "This smart ring aims to "hack" your metabolism". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Ultrahuman Ring puts a metabolism tracker on your finger". Wareable. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Ultrahuman Company Profile: Valuation & Investors | PitchBook". pitchbook.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Portfolio – Nexus Venture Partners". Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Ultrahuman". Blume. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Series A - Ultrahuman - 2020-12-01 - Crunchbase Funding Round Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Fitness App Ultrahuman Launches With $8M in Funding | Built In LA". www.builtinla.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Alpha Wave Ventures and Alpha Wave Incubation Companies". www.alphawaveglobal.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Prosser, David. "How Ultrahuman Is Moving From Sports Science To Global Healthcare". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Prosser, David. "How Ultrahuman Is Moving From Sports Science To Global Healthcare". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 PTI (2021-08-17). "Healthtech wearable glucose tracker Ultrahuman raises $17.5 million". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Reporter, B. S. (2021-08-17). "Healthtech startup Ultrahuman raises $17.5m in Series B funding round". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Pillai, Anvita (2021-08-16). "Metabolic Fitness Platform Ultrahuman Raises $17.5 Mn In Series B Funding". Inc42 Media. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Ultrahuman's Mohit Kumar bets big on wearables". Mintlounge. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "Ultrahuman's Mohit Kumar bets big on wearables". Mintlounge. 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ Osborne, Joe. "CES 2021: The 15 best new products revealed at the year's biggest tech conference". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ↑ "LinkedIn Top Startups 2022: The 25 Indian companies on the rise". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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