WearWorks
Medtech
Wearable haptic navigation device combining high-definition haptics, GPS, and embedded orientation hardware for blind and visually impaired users
wear.works →- Grants
- $225K
- 1 award
- Sector median: 1
- Raised
- —
- No Form D on record
- Contracts
- —
- No federal contracts on record
- Patents
- 6
- 1 granted · 5 pending
- Sector median: 2
Capital Timeline
Federal ↑Equity ↓20172018
| Date | Event | Source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grant | National Science Foundation · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Wearable Haptic Navigation Device for the Blind and Visually Impaired | $225,000 |
Federal grant · SBIR/STTR
Peer position
| # | Company | Contracts | Disclosed equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1369 | ASCENDANT DIAGNOSTICS, LLC | — | $375K |
| 1370 | Dplexbio | — | — |
| 1371 | CYTEQUEST, INC. | — | $1.2M |
| 1372 | WearWorks | — | — |
| 1373 | MITOLUMINATE, LLC | — | — |
| 1374 | Milagen, Inc. | — | $6.6M |
| 1375 | CISION VISION, INC. | — | — |
Ranked on federal contract value rather than capital raised. The equity column is the comparison worth making — companies at the same procurement position often sit at very different points in their funding history.
Patents
- System And Method For Haptic Navigationapplication
- System And Method For Haptic Navigationapplication
- System And Method For Haptic Navigationapplication
- System And Method For Haptic Navigationgranted
- System And Method For Haptic Navigationapplication
- Vibrating Haptic Device For The Blindapplication
Regulatory activity · Medtech
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- Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Infant Supine Sleep SystemFood and Drug Administration
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