Which startups have raised the most funding in the wearable technology market?

Last updated: 13 July 2026

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The wearable technology market is still one of the most active areas in consumer hardware, health monitoring, AR, smart rings, and human-computer interfaces.

This list ranks wearable technology startups by the total amount of funding raised, and we update it every month to keep the data fresh.

The ranking shows a market led by large AR headset companies, fast-growing smart ring brands, and medical-grade wearable platforms.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded startup Magic Leap, $3.5B raised
Second most funded startup Oura, $1.3B raised
Largest funding round Oura, $900M Series E in October 2025
Median funding About $31M across included startups
Share of funding captured by the top 10 About 74% of identified funding
Median time since last round About 2 years, based on July 2026
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 24 startups
Wearable technology startups with $100M+ raised 21 startups
AR, XR and smart glasses funding leaders Magic Leap, XREAL, Mojo Vision, Rokid, VITURE
Health wearable funding leaders Oura, WHOOP, VitalConnect, Cala Health, Biolinq
Chart illustrating yearly VC funding for wearable technology startups

This chart, included in our wearable technology market deck, illustrates yearly VC funding for wearable technology startups

Top startups in the wearable technology market ranked by total funding raised

Here is an updated table that ranks the top startups in the wearable technology market based on the total amount of funding they have raised to date.

The table also includes the total number of funding rounds, the date and size of the latest round, the financing type (e.g. Series A, equity financing), key investors, the startup’s current status (active, IPO, acquired, or shut down), and a confidence score based on the data collected (we excluded startups with very low data confidence, to make sure everything is reliable).

If you're interested in knowing how much these startups are worth, you can check our list of the top startups in the wearable technology market ranked by valuation.

# Startup What They Do Total Raised ($) Total Rounds Last Round Date Last Round Amount ($) Last Round Type Key Investors Current Stage Confidence
1 Magic Leap Enterprise AR headsets $3.5B 8 October 2021 $500M Venture equity Existing investors Acquired Partial
2 Oura Smart health rings $1.3B 12 October 2025 $900M Series E Fidelity, ICONIQ, Whale Rock Active Strong
3 WHOOP Performance health wearable $979M 11 March 2026 $575M Series G Collaborative Fund, QIA, Mubadala Active Partial
4 Nothing Consumer tech devices $450M 8 December 2025 $8M Community equity Community investors Active Strong
5 XREAL Consumer AR glasses $433M 5 January 2026 $100M Series D Supply-chain partners, undisclosed investors Active Strong
6 Mojo Vision Micro-LED display platform $341M 7 March 2026 $18M Strategic investment Future Ventures Active Strong
7 VitalConnect Wearable biosensor patient monitoring $308M 8 February 2025 $63M Series G Ally Bridge Group, EW Healthcare Partners, Revelation Partners Active Strong
8 Cala Health Wearable tremor neuromodulation therapy $300M 6 April 2026 $50M Convertible preferred, growth Trinity Capital Active Partial
9 BrainCo Non-invasive BCI wearable devices $292M 2 January 2026 $286M Series A, Pre-IPO IDG Capital, Walden International, Lens Technology Active Strong
10 XPANCEO AI smart contact lenses $290M 2 July 2025 $250M Series A Opportunity Venture Asia Active Full
11 Mobvoi AI wearables and voice assistants $284M 5 April 2024 $34M IPO Public market investors IPO Partial
12 Biolinq Intradermal metabolic biosensors $273M 5 April 2025 $100M Series C Alpha Wave Ventures, RiverVest, AXA IM Alts Active Strong
13 Willow Wearable breast pumps $228M 7 January 2024 $81M Series D NEA, Meritech, Endeavour Vision Active Partial
14 VITURE Consumer XR glasses $222M 5 February 2026 $100M Financing round Legend Capital, Bertelsmann Group Active Partial
15 boAt Audio and wearables $171M 9 February 2024 Undisclosed Later equity Warburg Pincus, Malabar, Fireside Active Strong
16 DigiLens AR waveguide display technology $147M 4 April 2022 $50M Series D Corning, Samsung Electronics, UDC Ventures Active Strong
17 Varjo Enterprise VR/XR headsets $139M 5 August 2025 $6M Series D, later financing Kreos Capital, Atomico, Lifeline Ventures Active Strong
18 Ultrahuman Smart rings and biomarkers $103M 9 March 2026 $48M Series C Undisclosed, reported Premji disputed Active Partial
19 Hilo Cuffless blood pressure monitoring $100M 5 May 2025 $42M Series B Earlybird Health, Wellington Partners, Kfund Active Full
20 INMO Consumer AI AR glasses $94M 6 February 2026 Undisclosed Series C1 Chengdu Sci-Tech Investment, Nanshan SEI Investment, Pufeng Capital Active Partial
21 OrCam Assistive vision wearables $86M 3 February 2018 $30M Series B, pre-IPO Clal Insurance, Meitav Dash Active Strong
22 USound MEMS speakers for hearables $84M 6 August 2023 $11M Growth, Series C eQventure, Andreas Bechtolsheim, Hermann Hauser Active Strong
23 Avegant AR light-engine display technology $82M 7 May 2025 $15M Later-stage, Series C Intel Capital, Walden International, NHN Investment Active Partial
24 Wispr AI Voice-first AI computing interface $82M 5 November 2025 $25M Series A extension Notable Capital, Menlo Ventures, NEA Active Strong
25 Pimax High-end VR headsets $79M 4 January 2025 $14M Series C1+ Zhuji Jingchuang Rong Investment, Ivy Capital Active Partial
26 Movano Health Women-focused medical smart ring $77M 3 April 2024 $24M Post-IPO private placement Tier-one medical device company, institutional investors, insiders IPO Partial
27 Dispelix AR waveguide displays $61M 4 November 2021 $33M Series B Atlantic Bridge, CCB Trust, Flashpoint Acquired Partial
28 Sightful AR productivity computing platform $61M 2 Early 2023 $33M Series A, venture Corner Ventures, Aleph, Insight Partners Active Strong
29 Lumus AR waveguide optical engines $57M 5 January 2017 $6M Series C extension Alibaba Group, Quanta Computer, HTC Active Strong
30 Neurable Consumer brain-computer interface technology $56M 4 December 2025 $35M Series A Pace Ventures, Spectrum Moonshot Fund, Spectrum Value Management Active Strong
31 Temple Brain blood-flow wearable $54M 1 February 2026 $54M Seed Steadview, Peak XV, Zomato early investors Active Strong
32 Swave Photonics Holographic AR display chips $53M 4 June 2025 $7M Series A extension IAG Capital Partners, Samsung Ventures Active Strong
33 Biobeat Cuffless blood pressure monitoring $51M 2 December 2025 $50M Series B Ally Bridge Group, OrbiMed Advisors, Elevage Medical Active Partial
34 Playermaker Foot-mounted soccer performance sensors $50M 3 October 2023 Undisclosed Growth, later-stage ADvantage Sports Tech Fund, Ryan Sports Ventures Active Strong
35 Spire Health Respiratory remote patient monitoring $48M 4 July 2021 $38M Series B Gilde Healthcare, global medtech strategic partner Acquired Partial
36 Sky Labs Medical smart rings $45M 3 October 2023 $15M Series C Korea Development Bank, K2 Investment Partners, Devsisters Ventures Active Strong
37 Cellid AR glasses waveguide displays $42M 5 April 2025 $8M Series C extension SBI Investment, IMM Investment, Development Bank of Japan Active Strong
38 Epicore Biosystems Sweat-sensing health wearables $42M 3 May 2025 $6M Series B extension Alumni Ventures, Joyance Partners, angels Active Strong
39 IXI Autofocus adaptive eyewear $41M 2 April 2025 $36M Series A Plural, Tesi, byFounders Active Strong
40 Orpyx Diabetic foot monitoring insoles $39M 3 September 2024 $20M Growth capital, Series B-equivalent Perceptive Advisors, Paddock Capital, Aphelion Capital Active Partial
41 Sandbar AI note-taking smart ring $36M 3 March 2026 $23M Series A Adjacent, Kindred Ventures, True Ventures Active Full
42 MyKronoz / BOW Hybrid smartwatches $34M 2 November 2017 $24M Series B PM Equity Partner, NextStage AM Active Partial
43 Empatica Medical-grade health wearables $33M 3 November 2022 $26M Series B RA Capital Management, Sanofi Ventures, Black Opal Ventures Active Strong
44 MAD Gaze AR smart glasses $32M 3 February 2020 $19M Series A DNS Company, Black30 Venture, Eureka Nova Active Strong
45 Luna Ring / Noise Smart ring and wearables $30M 2 April 2025 $20M Series B Bose Corporation Active Strong
46 NURVV Smart running insoles $29M 3 April 2021 Undisclosed Venture round Future Fund, Hiro Capital, Calanca Shutdown Partial
47 NextSense EEG sleep-tracking earbuds $29M 3 November 2025 $16M Series A Ascension Ventures, Satori Neuro, Corundum Neuroscience Fund Active Partial
48 InteraXon Muse EEG meditation headbands $26M 3 August 2022 $10M Series C BDC Capital, Alabaster, Export Development Canada Active Partial
49 Halo Neuroscience Neurostimulation athletic headset $25M 4 April 2018 $1M Series B extension, venture Future Planet Capital Acquired Partial
50 Xplora Kids smartwatches platform $25M 2 March 2026 $14M Private placement Undisclosed institutional investors IPO Partial
51 Ozlo Sleep-focused wireless earbuds $22M 2 October 2024 $12M Series A extension LifeArc Ventures, Drive by DraftKings, WISE Ventures Active Full
52 Bragi Audio AI software platform $22M 1 November 2015 $22M Series A Toba Capital, BlueYard Capital, In-Q-Tel Active Partial
53 Tilt Five AR tabletop gaming glasses $21M 2 October 2024 $14M Series B MK Venture Capital, Gaingels, SIP Global Partners Active Full
54 Shot Scope Golf GPS and shot tracking $21M 9 July 2024 $7M Series B Guinness Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, Growthdeck Active Partial
55 Bellabeat Women’s wellness wearables $19M 3 June 2018 $14M Series A ACE & Company, Harbert Management, SV Angel Active Strong
56 NeuroSky Consumer EEG biosensor modules $18M 3 November 2013 Undisclosed Strategic, Series C SoftBank Corp. Active Partial
57 Mira Lightweight AR headsets $17M 7 August 2021 Undisclosed Series A Sequoia Capital, Greylock, BrandProject Acquired Partial
58 NeoSensory Haptic sensory-substitution wristbands $16M 2 January 2019 $12M Series A Excel Venture Management, DigiTx Partners, True Ventures Active Strong
59 Quell Wearable fitness gaming system $16M 2 February 2023 $10M Series A Tencent, Khosla Ventures, Heartcore Capital Active Full
60 Cardiosense AI cardiac monitoring wearables $15M 1 December 2022 $15M Series A Broadview Ventures, Hatteras Venture Partners, Laerdal Million Lives Fund Active Strong
61 Gabit Health smart ring platform $13M 2 May 2026 $4M Pre-Series A Deepak Gupta, Arnab Basu, Manav Gupta Active Strong
62 hearX Digital hearing care tools $13M 5 February 2021 $8M Series A Bose Ventures, Futuregrowth, HAVAIC Acquired Strong
63 Pison Wrist neural gesture sensors $12M 2 January 2025 $5M Venture, Series A extension Samsung Ventures, In-Q-Tel, MassVentures Active Partial
64 Flow Neuroscience Depression brain-stimulation headset $12M 3 August 2021 $9M Series A Khosla Ventures, Swiss Health Ventures, Zühlke Ventures Active Strong
65 Carv Digital ski coaching wearable $11M 5 June 2022 $5M Series A extension Hiro Capital, Artesian VC, SOSV Active Partial
66 Embr Labs Thermal comfort wrist wearable $11M 3 October 2024 $3M Equity, venture round DigiTx Partners, Bose Ventures, Intel Capital Active Partial
67 Cosmo Connected Connected mobility safety gear $10M 3 July 2022 $2M Equity crowdfunding Crowdcube investors Shutdown Partial
68 Strive Muscle performance monitoring platform $9M 3 June 2022 $6M Series A Future Communities Capital, SeaChange Fund, SeedtoB Capital Active Strong
69 deWiz Wearable golf swing analyzer $9M 2 August 2022 $4M Series B Angel investors, undisclosed Shutdown Strong
70 Lucyd Smart eyewear brand $8M 3 August 2022 $7M IPO Tekcapital, Ray Family, Public investors IPO Strong
71 myFirst Kids smartwatches and tech $8M 1 March 2026 $8M Series A Vertex Ventures SEA & India, EduSpaze, K-Startup Grand Challenge Active Full
72 Lynx Mixed reality headsets $7M 2 May 2022 $4M Series A Somnium Space, AR/VR angels Shutdown Partial
73 Nix Biosensors Sweat hydration biosensor patches $7M 11 December 2022 $3M Series A The MBA Fund, Stadia Ventures, Techstars Active Partial
74 Brilliant Labs Open-source AI smart glasses $6M 3 February 2024 Undisclosed Angel, Seed John Hanke, Brendan Iribe, Plug and Play Ventures Active Partial
75 Hexoskin Biometric smart clothing platform $6M 3 August 2024 $4M Additional equity, growth capital AQC Capital, Anges Québec, BDC Capital Active Partial
76 Sensoria Smart garments and socks $6M 4 July 2014 $5M Series A Reply SpA, Breed Reply, HealthTech Capital Active Partial
77 Clim8 Smart thermal clothing technology $6M 3 July 2020 $3M Series A Seventure Partners, Agileo Ventures, Deveaux Group Active Partial
78 .lumen Navigation glasses for blind $6M 2 January 2025 $5M Seed, investment round Catalyst Romania, EIC Fund, Tigrim Capital Active Partial
79 Danu Sports Wearable movement analysis socks $5M 3 March 2023 $4M Series A CastleGate Investments Active Partial
80 RingConn Subscription-free smart rings $4M 1 2025 $4M Seed Hong Kong X-Tech Startup Platform Active Partial
81 Soundbrenner Wearable metronomes for musicians $4M 3 December 2021 $2M Series A, growth Choco Up Active Partial
82 NeoSapien AI-native wearable assistant $3M 4 December 2025 $2M Seed Merak Ventures, Awais Ahmed, Anupam Mittal Active Partial
83 PlayerData Team sports tracking wearables $2M 2 January 2025 Undisclosed Early-stage, follow-on Accelerate Ventures, Hiro Capital, Terry Leahy Active Strong
84 OMI AI memory wearable $2M 1 January 2025 $2M Pre-seed, Seed Tim Draper, 468 Capital, Embedding VC Active Full
85 LAFORGE Optical AR prescription smart glasses $2M 2 August 2015 $525K Seed SOMO, Bantam Group Shutdown Partial
86 Timekettle Translation earbuds $1M 3 January 2022 Undisclosed Series A National SME Development Fund, Tencent WeStart Active Partial
87 Stryd Running power meter footpod $300K 1 August 2015 $300K Seed Techstars, National Science Foundation, early investors Active Partial
88 ThirdEye Enterprise AR smart glasses $0 0 N/A $0 No disclosed equity funding None Active Full
89 TickTalk Tech Kids GPS smartwatches $0 0 N/A Undisclosed No disclosed funding None Active Full
Market map chart showing top companies and startups in the wearable technology market

This market map, featured in our wearable technology market deck, highlights top companies and startups in the wearable technology market

Key funding trends in the wearable technology market

Insights

  • The wearable technology market is highly concentrated, with the top 10 startups capturing about 74% of the funding identified in this ranking
  • Smart rings are one of the clearest funding stories in wearable technology, led by Oura but supported by Ultrahuman, Movano Health, Sky Labs, Luna Ring, Gabit and RingConn
  • AR, XR and smart glasses remain very capital intensive, since companies such as Magic Leap, XREAL, Mojo Vision, VITURE and DigiLens need deep hardware and optics investment
  • Medical and health wearables attract large growth rounds, with VitalConnect, Cala Health, Biolinq, Hilo and Willow showing strong investor demand for clinical and wellness data
  • New wearable interfaces are gaining momentum, especially companies combining sensors with AI, voice, brain-computer interfaces, smart rings or always-on computing layers
  • Several early-stage wearable technology startups raised unusually large rounds, including BrainCo, XPANCEO, Temple, Sandbar and IXI, which shows that hardware startups can still scale quickly when the use case is strong
Google Trends chart showing rising interest in smart rings

As this chart shows, and as featured in our wearable technology market deck, search interest in smart rings has been increasing rapidly

A few word about our methodology

As you can see, we built a database that ranks startups in the wearable technology market based on their total cumulative fundraising. To create this ranking, we reviewed many sources and cross-checked information across multiple places.

Whenever possible, we prioritized official company communications, since they are the most reliable source for funding amounts. When those were not available, we relied on reputable industry sources such as TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Financial Times or Forbes (to name a few).

We excluded random blogs, unverified websites, and any sources that could not be validated.

When funding rounds were announced in other currencies such as euros, Swiss francs, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, or rupees, we converted them into approximate USD equivalents for consistency.

Sometimes different sources report slightly different numbers, or the exact round size is not fully disclosed. In those cases, we flag the uncertainty and assign a confidence label to each startup, visible in the last column.

Here is what they mean.

Full confidence: The company’s equity fundraising history can be reconstructed completely from public sources. The rounds, dates, amounts, and key investors are clearly identified, with no meaningful gaps.

Strong confidence: The fundraising history is largely complete and reliable. There may be a small missing detail, such as incomplete investor information or a minor round with limited data, but the overall record is clear.

Partial confidence: The main fundraising rounds can be identified, but the record is incomplete or somewhat mixed. Some rounds may be missing or certain funding events may be difficult to separate clearly.

Low confidence: Public information is too limited, inconsistent, or ambiguous to reliably reconstruct the company’s equity fundraising history.

When the confidence level is too low, we take a conservative approach and exclude the company from the ranking. We don’t want to include data that cannot be reliably verified.

This reflects how we conduct all our research, including the work behind our report covering the wearable technology market.

In a world where LLMs hallucinate and unreliable information is everywhere, our goal is simple: provide data you can trust.

If you want the full detail on a specific calculation, feel free to contact us and we will gladly explain.

Finally, know that we update the dataset once per month, so come back here if you need fresh information.

Chart showing why Whoop is leading in the wearable technology market

This chart, included in our wearable technology market deck, shows why Whoop is leading in wearable technology

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