Weight Watchers acquisition

Weight Watchers acquires weight loss selfie startup Weilos

By Aditi Pai 05:46 am April 7, 2015

Weight Watchers has acquired Weilos, which offers users a picture taking app to document weight loss through selfies, according to a report over at TechCrunch. Weilos is not to be confused with Weight Watchers other acquisition, Wello. Weilos' only known investor is the startup incubator Y Combinator. TechCrunch's sources said that Weight Watchers bought Weilos for a price in the "single-digit...

Weight Watchers confirms Wello acquisition, plans API-enabled fitness platform

By Brian Dolan 08:15 am May 6, 2014

Weight Watchers' ActiveLink device During its quarterly conference call with analysts last week, Weight Watchers confirmed that it had acquired Silicon Valley-based weight loss startup Wello for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition had been rumored for about a week leading up to the conference call. As Weight Watchers CEO Jim Chambers and CTO Dan Crowe explained on the call, the Wello...