2017 Up and Coming
The Up And Coming list recognizes the members of the TransTech community who on a leading edge and getting close to making a contribution that could land them on the main list. They might also already be strong contributors in other fields who are beginning to apply their expertise towards advancing TransTech, but are in the early stages; distinguished graduate students who are active in the space; or simply very promising projects that we hope will be released one day to the public! From up and coming researchers to communities to commercial ventures, these are honorees to watch!
Airo
Kitchener, ON
Website
getairo.com
Reason Included
Daily nervous system measurement to manage stress
Alex Posture
Nam-gu, Ulsan
Website
alexposture.com
Reason Included
A neck posture tracker that helps improve posture.
Ambi Climate
Hong Kong, China
Website
ambiclimate.com
Reason Included
Smart AC control for better comfort and energy savings.
Augmental
Tel Aviv, Israel
Website
mental.com
Reason Included
Daily habit monitoring to detect depression.
Aurora
Brooklyn NY
Website
iwinks.org
Reason Included
Brainwave based sleep monitoring and regulation.
AustonHealth
Xingshan Road, Taipei City
Website
auston.cc
Reason Included
Fully integrated sleep tech system including light, sound, music, a negative ionizer, an aroma diffuser, a portable biofeedback device and a smart alarm.
Awaken
Worldwide
Website
whynotawaken.com
Reason Included
Meditation, contemplation, and journaling social app.
Beluntech
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
Website
beluntech.com
Reason Included
Home screening tool for sleeping disorder and respiratory related diseases
Biosync
Kista, Sweden
Website
biosynctechnology.com
Reason Included
Algorithmic bio sensor analysis and devices.
Biotrak Therapeutics
New York, New York
Website
biotraktherapeutics.com
Reason Included
Biofeedback digital drug therapy platform.
Brainbit
New York NY
Website
brainbit.com
Reason Included
Multi sensor consumer friendly EEG headband.
Chemisense
Silicon Valley, CA
Website
chemisense.co
Reason Included
Comprehensive environmental sensing.
Circadia
San Francisco, CA
Website
usailighting.com
Reason Included
Sleep tracker with light system.
CoreWellness
Redwood City CA
Website
corewellness.io
Reason Included
Handheld biofeedback system for meditation and stress relief.
Cube Sensors
Ljubljana Slovenia
Website
cubesensors.com
Reason Included
Koto Labs is the evolution of CubeSensors, an award-winning hardware Iot startup from central Europe that focuses on smart indoor living.
EbbSleep
Pittsburgh, PA
Website
ebbsleep.com
Reason Included
FDA-cleared wearable insomnia therapy that enhances the natural ability to sleep with cooling therapy.
Eccrine Systems, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
Website
eccrinesystems.com
Reason Included
Advanced sweat sensors for medicine, industry and sport.
Embody Corp
Los Gatos, California
Website
embodycorp.com
Reason Included
Wearable personal assistants correlates speech, vision, motor activities, and web activities.
EMBR labs
Cambridge MA
Website
embrlabs.com
Reason Included
A heating and cooling bracelet for improving thermal comfort.
Emerge
Los Angeles CA
Website
emergenow.io
Reason Included
A pioneering touch-based VR to enhance phone calls and video conference without the need for controllers or gloves.
Emobridge
Singapore
Website
emobridge.com
Reason Included
EmoBridge aims to build a bridge between human and digital world so that we can integrate into the digital world with innovative interactive interface. We would achieve the objective through digitalizing human body movement and human psycho-physiological state.
Enigma Bio
Espoo Finland
Website
enigma.bio
Reason Included
Non-invasive ear canal light based blood measurement to observe changes in glucose, cholesterol, and more.
Ensa
New York, USA
Website
ensa.com
Reason Included
AI tracker connecting smartwatch, medical records, and mobile app.
eScent
Cambridge,UK
Website
escent.ai
Reason Included
Fagrances system biosynced to real-time mental or emotional state.
FlowVR
Santa Barbara USA/ Reykjavik Iceland
Website
flow.is
Reason Included
Cutting edge meditaiton VR tools to give immediate access to meditation’s benefits.
GoTouchVR
Grenoble, France
Website
gotouchvr.com
Reason Included
We designed VRTouch, a haptic wearable device to touch and feel the VR/AR. Soon available as developer kit.
Healmet
San Diego CA
Website
healmet.com
Reason Included
A handheld sensor that collects and reports preventative health data.
Huggies Haptic Belt
New York NY
Website
huggies.com
Reason Included
A wearable belt that allows you to feel the baby in another person's body.
Kairos Watches
San Francisco CA
Website
kairoswatches.com
Reason Included
Kairos Watches is the world's first and only mechanical smart watch hybrid.
Kernel
Los Angeles, CA
Website
kernel.co
Reason Included
Kernel is a human intelligence company developing the world’s first neuroprosthesis to mimic, repair and improve cognition.
Kiddowear
San Francisco CA
Website
kiddowear.com
Reason Included
A wearable health tracker for children, allowing parents to monitor their child's healthy behaviors.
Kokoon
London England
Website
Kokoon.io
Reason Included
Intriguing sleep sensing headphones that help monitor and manage sleep cycle through sound.
Lief Therapeutics
San Francisco CA
Website
getlief.com
Reason Included
Discreet wearable patch relieves stress through real-time guided breathing and personalized biofeedback exercises.
Life Detection Technologies
San Jose, California
Website
lifedetectiontechnologies.com
Reason Included
Remote heart and respiration sensors.
Looxid Labs
Seoul South Korea
Website
looxidlabs.com
Reason Included
The world's first wearable eye-brain interface platform allowing human interface with devices by simply looking and thinking. Sensors track eye movement, brain waves, and head position.
Loving AI
Petaluma, California
Website
noetic.org
Reason Included
AI developed with the welfare of humanity coded into its very heart.
Luciding
San Francisco CA
Website
Luciding.com
Reason Included
A wearable neuro sensitive headband which induces Lucid Dreams when it detects the REM state by shifting the dreamer into a more conscious state.
Luden
Moscow, Russia
Website
luden.io
Reason Included
ARrived is a 5 minutes long God simulation sandbox game for augmented reality inspired by Pocket God, Populous and Black & White classics.
Mevics
Odessa, Ukraine
Website
mevics.com
Reason Included
Wearable personal monitor of posture and daily activities.
Mindo
Hsinchu Taiwan
Website
mindo.com.tw
Reason Included
Novel multi-channel EEG device that allows users to control game's, monitor sleeping stages, and improve concentration.
Mindset
St. Louis MO
Website
app.com
Reason Included
Interesting app combining CBT, mindfulness, meditation and positive psychology -- option to add HRV.
Moona
Paris, France
Website
getmoona.com
Reason Included
Smart head temperature regulation to enhance sleep.
Moti
San Francisco CA
Website
moti.io
Reason Included
Smart object to support behavior change - uses affirmation versus cessation.
myBrain Technologies
Paris France
Website
mybraintech.com
Reason Included
Multi sensor consumer friendly EEG headband for relaxation.
NDreams
Hampshire England
Website
ndreams.com
Reason Included
Developer and publisher of VR games and experiences.
NeoSensory
Palo Alto, CA
Website
neosensory.com
Reason Included
NeoSensory is a sensory augmentation company founded by Dr. David Eagleman and Scott Novich.
Neumitra
Boston MA
Website
neumitra.com
Reason Included
An innovative wearable tracking autonomic nervous system activity and algorithms to unite mobile context with medical sensors.
Neuralink
San Francisco, CA
Website
neuralink.com
Reason Included
Ultra high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect humans and computers.
Neurofox
Berlin Germany
Website
neurofox.com
Reason Included
Developers of multi sensor consumer friendly EEG headband.
Neuroon
San Francisco CA
Website
neuroon.com
Reason Included
Sleep monitor and manager measuring EEG, EOG, Pulse, Motion and Temperature with four LED lights that give signals to the user. Lucid dreaming add on.
Neurovigil
Silicon Valley & La Jolla CA
Website
neurovigil.com
Reason Included
Leader in EEG signal analysis, maker of the world's smallest non-invasive wireless brain wave monitor.
Ngeno
Plac Wolnica,Kraków
Website
ngeno.com
Reason Included
Design and engineer IOT devices measuring environmental and biodata and providing biofeedback, optics, image recognition and more.
NIghtingale
Waltham, MA
Website
meetnightingale.com
Reason Included
Surround sound sleep blanket with micro speakers.
Nightly
San Francisco CA
Website
getnightly.co
Reason Included
Interesting work in nightmare prevention by using app-based sound and visual stimuli, with 85%+ effectiveness rate. Also exploring ways to provide therapy in sleep, using similar methodology.
Nitkan, Inc.
Oakland CA
Website
nitkan.com
Reason Included
An AI-powered life design & self-awareness platform that helps young adults embody deeper awareness and develop meaningful relationships.
Nucarbn
USA
Website
nucarbn.com
Reason Included
Wearable device integrating fitness, home control and a chat bot PA.
Omind
Paris, France
Website
omind.me
Reason Included
We develop neurotechnologies to stimulate cerebral plasticity. Our team is composed of researchers in neuroscience, data scientists, psychologists and game designers.
Opnwatr.io
San Francisco, CA
Website
opnwatr.io
Reason Included
MRI-resolution wearable fro diagnosis and communicating with thought alone.
Parihug
San Francisco CA
Website
parihug.com
Reason Included
Smart teddy bears that enable hugs through phone, text, or video conference.
Personal Neuro
Ottawa ON
Website
personalneuro.com
Reason Included
A headset to treat concussive injuries by tracking mental activity.
Prana Tech
Scottsdale Arizona
Website
prana.co
Reason Included
A wearable that tracks breathing and posture to increase health and environmental awareness.
Pura
Toronto ON
Website
purascents.com
Reason Included
The world's 1st smart fragrance dispensers to engineer well being through scent.
Recure
Berlin, Berlin
Website
recure.me
Reason Included
Interactive bandage measuring acceleration of neck and shoulder musculature and release of local tension through electrical impulse.
Reflective Design
San Francisco, CA
Website
reflectivedesign.co
Reason Included
Transformative AR applications for mental health, brain training, awareness expansion and meditation.
Sana
San Francisco CA
Website
sana.io
Reason Included
HRV controlled neuromoudulation wearable that puts the wearer to sleep in 10 minutes.
Sano
San Francisco California
Website
sano.co
Reason Included
Innovative silicon bio-metric sensor and software platform allowing users to people can continuously monitor important markers in their bodies’ chemistry.
Sentio
Palo Alto CA
Website
myfeel.co
Reason Included
A wristband that recognizes and tracks human emotions 24/7.
SonoVR
USA
Website
sonovr.com
Reason Included
(SONO)VR transforms behavior. We enable you to go from coping to thriving. We revolutionize positive psychology with digital applications and virtual reality.
SoWatch
San Francisco, CA
Website
thesowatch.com
Reason Included
Incredibly comprehenive smart watch able to track HRV, ovulation and more.
Stella Wearables
San Diego, CA
Website
stellawearables.com
Reason Included
Sunexposure wearable measurement device.
Sumondo
Copenhagen, Denmark
Website
sumonco.co
Reason Included
HRV stress monitoring with smart bluetooth based strap(HR sensor).
Sunrise Pillow
South El Monte, CA
Website
sunrisepillow.co
Reason Included
Smart pillow tracking sleep.
Thalmic Labs
Kitchener Ontario
Website
thalmic.com
Reason Included
Innovative hardware + software that will change the way humans and computers will interact.
The Quantlet
Cambridge MA
Website
TheQuantlet.com
Reason Included
A unique wearable that uses multiple frequencies of therapeutic light and temperature-regulation to enhance well being and optimize physical performance.
Theel
Asturias, Spain
Website
theel.io
Reason Included
A transdisciplinary team pushing the pioneering field of sonoceuticals forward
Totem Open Health
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Website
wemaketotem.org
Reason Included
Totem is a health tech company. We support innovators in their creative process and make concept that work, based on wearable technology.
Two Pore Guys
Santa Cruz, CA
Website
twoporeguys.com
Reason Included
Digital, hand-held, single molecule biosensor.
Tzoa
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website
tzoa.com
Reason Included
Wearable air quality, UV exposure, and more.
Vibes
Aix en Provence France
Website
v1bes.com
Reason Included
A device using sound (binaural- and isochronic tones) to stimulate the vagus nerve by the neck with magnetic fields.
Vitali
Vancouver, British Columbia
Website
vitaliwear.com
Reason Included
Bra tracking breathing, posture and HRV with biofeedback.
Wotch
San Francisco CA
Website
wotch.de
Reason Included
Band that adds smartwatch functionality to any wristwatch.