Boston-based wearable fitness company WHOOP announced it expanded its language offerings and global footprint, now shipping to 56 markets worldwide, including Hong Kong, Bahrain, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Taiwan and Kuwait.
WHOOP's wearable health tracker collects physiological data on heart rate, sleep, recovery and strain. Users also have the option to track their menstrual cycle. Its...
Wearable fitness company WHOOP announced Best Buy will now sell WHOOP 4.0, its screenless data collection wearable, and accompanying accessories at more than 200 of the retail giant's locations and on its website.
WHOOP's wearable health tracker collects physiological data on heart rate, sleep, recovery and strain. Users also have the option to track their menstrual cycle. A corresponding app...
Digital health and fitness company WHOOP has released the latest version of its wearable, the WHOOP 4.0.
The new wearable includes haptic alerts that use gentle vibrations to awaken the wearer based on their sleep cycles, a pulse oximeter and a skin temperature sensor.
It also features a “health monitor” that allows users to track their heart rate, skin temperature, blood oxygen saturation,...
Digital health and fitness company WHOOP announced the acquisition of sports technology startup PUSH Thursday in an undisclosed cash and stock transaction.
The news comes days after WHOOP said it had secured $200 million in Series F funding, boosting its valuation to $3.6 billion.
WHOOP pairs a wearable that can monitor sleep, body strain and recovery metrics with membership service to provide...
Digital health and fitness company WHOOP has boosted its valuation to $3.6 billion after securing $200 million in a Series F funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Additional investors include IVP, Cavu Ventures, Thursday Ventures, GP Bullhound, Accomplice, NextView Ventures and Animal Capital.
Today’s funding announcement comes less than a year after WHOOP earned unicorn status following...
Alexa, listen to me sleep. Hot on the heels of its Halo fitness, weight and sleep wearable, Business Insider reports that Amazon is also working on a contactless bedside device for tracking sleep apnea. The device in development reportedly uses millimeter-wave radar to watch breathing and movement. Codenamed "Brahms," the tracker is roughly the size of a palm, and would speak with other connected...
Boston-based digital fitness company WHOOP is now bosting a $1.2 billion valuation, following its $100 million in Series E funding. IVP led the round with participation from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Accomplice, Two Sigma Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Thursday Ventures, Nextview Ventures, Promus Ventures, Cavu Ventures, D20 capital, and LionTree Partners, as well as additional private investors. ...
G42 Healthcare has announced a volunteer healthcare management programme with US wearable technology firm WHOOP to monitor the health and fitness of those taking part in the company’s COVID-19 vaccine trials.
Volunteers participating in the world’s first Phase III trials of the COVID-19 vaccine are being offered the WHOOP Strap 3.0 fitness tracker in order to measure key biometrics during the...
This morning Whoop, a Boston-based performance wearable company, raked in $55 million in a Series D funding round. The new money is a combination of both equity and debt. Foundry Group led the round with participation from Two Sigma Ventures, Accomplice, Thursday Ventures, Promus Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank and other individual investors.
According to the company, this latest raise brings its...
Whether you're Tom Brady or Nick Foles, getting a good night's sleep is key for professional athletes. Just days before the Super Bowl, the National Football League announced that it is teaming up with Sleep Number for a multi-year partnership aimed at helping the players get better sleep.
“We are constantly assessing world-class technologies and partners and know this unprecedented partnership...
