Maker of the wearable sports technology TuringSense has completed a $3 million round of seed funding from Angel Plus, ChinaRock Capital, Ideosource, SV Tech Ventures, Zen Water Capital, as well as several serial entrepreneurs and angel investors.
“This funding gives us the financial strength to advance our goals of revolutionizing the way sports are played, practiced, and coached by transforming training methods that enable athletes to optimize technique and prevent injuries,” said Limin He, co-founder and CEO of TuringSense.
The company will use the funds to expand its R&D, marketing and sales efforts in support of the launch of its first product, PIVOT, the most advanced wearable technology for tennis today. Also, TuringSense will be looking for expansion in other markets, such as other sport, physical therapy, insurance compliance, rehabilitation, posture correction, virtual reality/augmented reality and gaming.
TuringSense’s technology uses biomechanics, sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to help athletes learn and master complex movements, avoid injuries and conquer the competition. The company will launch the PIVOT device through a Kickstarter campaign in December 2015.