Jawbone has acquired Visere and Massive Health as part of its venture to cultivate the industry’s best talent in application development, user experience and design. The Massive Health and Visere teams will join Jawbone’s existing workforce.
Visere is a digital design firm that has worked with leading brands to develop engaging consumer experiences in both hardware and software. On the other hand, Massive Health is focused on making the world a healthier place by applying technology and design to health. Its iPhone app, The Eatery, enables people to improve their eating habits by snapping photos of their food and receiving crowd-sourced feedback.
JAWBONE ACQUIRES VISERE AND MASSIVE HEALTH
Esteemed Talent Signals Jawbone’s Commitment to App Development, User Experience, and Design
Jawbone, a leader and innovator in smart audio devices and wearable technology, today announced that it has acquired Visere and Massive Health as part of its venture to cultivate the industry’s best talent in application development, user experience, and design. The Massive Health and Visere teams will join Jawbone’s existing workforce.
“We’re thrilled to add this world class talent to Jawbone. Bringing in great minds from both Massive Health and Visere will help us to develop software that’s both simple and beautiful and build the very best integrated hardware, software, and data platforms in the world,” said Jawbone CEO Hosain Rahman. “Both companies have shown a deep understanding of the intricacies of designing engaging products and experiences, and we’re eager to continue to harness talent of that caliber here at Jawbone.”
Visere is an innovative digital design firm that has worked with leading brands to develop engaging consumer experiences in both hardware and software.
“We share Jawbone’s passion for creating delightful experiences that people want to engage with every day,” said Visere founder Roberto Tagliabue. “And together, we’ll be able to add a new level of digital experience expertise to Jawbone’s category-defining products.”
Founded in 2010, Massive Health is comprised of world-class talent from leading consumer software companies and is focused on making the world a healthier place by applying technology and design to health. Its iPhone app, The Eatery, enables people to improve their eating habits by snapping photos of their food and receiving crowd-sourced feedback.
“Our union with Jawbone marks a major step toward revolutionizing the way the world thinks about health,” said Massive Health founder Aza Raskin. “Jawbone is leading the industry in product experience around mainstream consumer health, and we’re looking forward to working with the team to develop the next generation of beautiful experiences.”