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ACTIVELAB 2019 MEET THE FIT-TECH STARTUPS Following the ActiveLab Live! finale at the recent Active Uprising conference, we take a look at startups that are using technology to help people become healthier and more active BLAZEPOD www.blazepod.com ESTABLISHED January 2017 FOUNDER Yaniv Shneiderman BlazePod’s uniquely designed lighting Pods create visual cues and prompts to enhance workouts, challenge speed, agility, reaction times and other fitness elements. The BlazePod app is the heart that makes the Pods beat. The app links mobile devices to the Pods via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), controlling the way the Pods work for each specific drill, and receiving data back as each Pod’s light is tapped out. KEY INFORMATION (at time of application) ■ 2,500+ users ■ Developing a B2B product
BlazePod enables a variety of visual, interactive drills
Yaniv Shneiderman
HEALTHPOD www.yourhealthpod.com ESTABLISHED January 2018 FOUNDER Tom Sheppey, CEO HealthPOD connects consumers with personal trainers and nutritionists for a one-to-one consultancy videocall. It’s an online, live, on-demand consultancy service focusing on health and physical activity in the first instance. KEY INFORMATION (at time of application) ■ £30k total raised ■ Website has hosted over 150 trials and driven over 2,000 web visits
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