startup news & features
The footballing legend is launching a wellness app to deliver wellbeing and health to his fans and followers
HCM issue 3 2024
A new startup is looking to carve out a market for itself by helping those working in sports and
physical activity make better use of emerging technologies.
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12 Oct 2023
Lead Lake Nona, a company that sources, funds and drives the growth of early-stage sports
and health tech startups globally, has signed a partnership with US NBA franchise, Orlando
Magic, that will see the two organisations work together to develop sports and health tech
solutions.
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24 Mar 2023
Bhout is in pre-sales for its AI-driven boxing bag, which it calls a 'boxing bag with a brain'.
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27 Feb 2023
Another Round, the startup behind the AI-driven personal training app of the same name, has
developed a new B2B solution that it claims can enable personal trainers to work with more
than 50 clients over a 14-hour week.
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21 Feb 2023
Norwegian startup Play Pulse is preparing to launch its indoor gaming bike in April 2023.
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31 Jan 2023
The team behind female-focused workout protocol, P.volve, talk about their plans to build a global omnichannel brand based on technical training
HCM issue 1 2023
Longevity, a startup providing longevity products, services, education and advice to
subscribers,
has
launched a digital platform and will open its first club in Milton Keynes on 1 February.
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20 Jan 2023
Eigen Fitness is launching AI-powered wearables called Nodes to help gym users measure their
weight training progress.
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09 Dec 2022
Compassionate activity tracker Gentler Streak has been crowned Apple Watch App of the Year.
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07 Dec 2022
The CEO of the Body Fit Training franchise is pushing out globally – including a UK launch – following a major deal with Xponential Fitness
HCM issue 9 2022
Centred Wellness – a travel and lifestyle platform connecting members with
health and wellness
services and products – has acquired Bua Fit, a UK marketplace providing
outdoor and online fitness
classes. The companies claim that the combined entity is estimated to be
worth around US$25m.
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04 Oct 2022
Peloton has opened pre-orders in the US for its new connected rowing
machine. Consumers
can
reserve a rower for delivery in December and have the option to test it in a
30-day
commitment-free
trial.
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20 Sep 2022
The MD of DSruptive on how smart implants will change health and fitness
Fit Tech issue 1 2023
Mindbody has announced that Fritz Lanman will become the company’s new CEO from 3
September 2022. He will succeed Josh McCarter who will join Mindbody’s board of directors.
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02 Aug 2022
Tonal, the at-home strength-training startup backed by Amazon and athletes such as Serena
Williams, Maria Sharapova and Mike Tyson, has announced a restructuring, reducing its
workforce by 35 per cent as part of a move to sustainable growth and profit.
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18 Jul 2022
Music service provider Rehegoo (pronounced Reh-air-go) has launched a streaming service for
health clubs, gyms, studios, spas and other businesses that need to play music in a physical
space.
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05 Jul 2022
Form, a Vancouver-based tech startup that creates smart swimming goggles, has released a
new collection of digital real-time workouts for swimmers called Plans.
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20 Jun 2022
Following Kabata’s recent US$2m raise to propel its AI-powered haptic
dumbbells onto the market, the startup has confirmed it’s aiming to launch
between the end of 2022 and early 2023.
market, the startup has confirmed it is aiming to launch by the end of 2022.
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09 Jun 2022
Strength training startup Grndhouse has launched a new app following 18 months of
development.
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05 Jun 2022
Caterpillar, a new app that rewards healthy actions with redeemable points at entertainment
and fitness outlets, will launch a pilot scheme on 6 June.
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04 Jun 2022
Strava, a leading social platform for athletes, has acquired Recover Athletics, a startup
providing
evidence-based prehab workouts to runners. The move gives Strava subscribers access
to Recover
Athletics’ app, which includes personalised injury prevention plans and exercises.
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21 May 2022
Ness, a US startup that is developing a range of wellness-driven credit cards, has launched its
first product, the Ness Rewards app, with longer-term plans to deliver health insurance in the
US via its credit cards.
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19 May 2022
Tillt, an athletic performance-based betting app – where runners get paid if they win – has been launched
by co-founders Sam Mackie and Taber Gifford.
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16 May 2022
Fitness startup Arena Innovation has secured US$5.2m worth of seed funding, as it looks
to launch
its robotically-assisted resistance training product to the market.
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23 Jul 2021
Glofox will begin offering health clubs, gyms and fitness studios instant access to financing, following
a deal struck with Stripe Capital.
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11 Jun 2021
At-home fitness startup Tempo is believed to be in the latter stages of finalising a US$100m cash
injection from Japanese holding company SoftBank.
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13 Apr 2021
Fitness tech startup Motosumo has secured a Series A funding round, which it will use to expand and
develop its at-home indoor cycling platform.
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26 Mar 2021
Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex has become the first chief impact officer of US-based
coaching and mental health firm BetterUp.
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24 Mar 2021
Panatta's mission is to create machines that are aesthetically pleasing, functional and competitive in price ...
The UK's largest annual trade event dedicated to physical activity, health, and performance...