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leAD Sports & Health Tech Accelerator – Demo Day
As we have shared in a few previous blog posts, OxiWear was chosen as one of five companies (out of 495 applicants) to participate in the leAD Sports & Health Tech Accelerator hosted in Lake Nona, Florida. This program is located in the Orlando area and was sponsored by leAD Sports and the Tavistock Group.
How it all started: Winning the Georgetown University Bark Tank – Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition in 2018
On November 4, Georgetown University hosted its 5th annual Leonsis Family Entrepreneurship competition called Bark Tank. The event featured six companies chosen to pitch their innovations and startup products. Shavi won this competition in 2018, which served as the launch of OxiWear. Winners from the previous competitions were invited to participate on the judges panel. We congratulate all of the 2021 participants and the co-winners: Joylet and STAFM Technology.
OxiWear closes pre-seed funding round at $1.25M
OxiWear announced it successfully closed a pre-seed funding round at $1.25M, oversubscribed above its goal of $750,000. OxiWear is a medtech and sportstech startup company developing an ear-wearable pulse oximeter for 24-hour, continuous oxygen monitoring, and low-oxygen alerting.