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

Last updated: 7 September 2026

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The wearable technology market now spans smart rings, health sensors, AR glasses, neural interfaces, sports devices, smart audio products, and several other fast-growing hardware categories.

Funding is highly concentrated, with the 10 most funded wearable technology startups accounting for about 67.5% of the capital represented in our ranking.

We update this list every month so investors, founders, and industry professionals can follow new wearable technology funding rounds and changes in the market.

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A quick summary table

Metric Value
Most funded wearable technology startup Magic Leap, $3.7B
Second most funded wearable technology startup Oura, $1.2B
Largest funding round Oura, $900M Series E
Median wearable startup funding Approximately $30.5M
Share of funding captured by the top 10 Approximately 67.5%
Median time since last round Approximately 24.5 months
Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months 28 startups
Total wearable technology funding tracked Approximately $12.63B
Wearable startups above $100M funding 24 startups
Active wearable technology startups 81 of 92, approximately 88%
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 augmented reality headsets $3.7B 10 August 2024 $160M Growth Equity Public Investment Fund Acquired Partial
2 Oura Smart rings and health tracking $1.2B 8 October 2025 $900M Series E Fidelity, ICONIQ, Whale Rock Active Strong
3 WHOOP Fitness and recovery wearables $961M 9 March 2026 $575M Series G Collaborative Fund, QIA, Mubadala Active Strong
4 Nothing Smartphones, earbuds and smart devices $458M 9 December 2025 $8M Community Equity Community investors Active Strong
5 Rokid AI and augmented reality glasses $450M 11 May 2026 Undisclosed Strategic Minority Seichitech Active Low
6 XREAL Consumer augmented reality glasses $434M 9 January 2026 $100M Series D Extension Supply-chain partners Active Partial
7 Wispr AI Voice AI, formerly neural interfaces $362M 6 August 2026 $280M Series B Menlo Ventures, Notable Capital, NEA Active Full
8 Mojo Vision MicroLED displays for advanced wearables $340M 7 March 2026 $18M Series B Extension Future Ventures Active Strong
9 BrainCo Brain-computer interfaces and neuroprosthetics $333M+ 11 January 2026 $272M Series B IDG Capital, Walden International, Lens Technology Active Partial
10 XPANCEO AI-powered smart contact lenses $290M 2 July 2025 $250M Series A Opportunity Venture Active Full
11 Biolinq Intradermal wearable metabolic biosensors $273M 5 April 2025 $100M Series C Alpha Wave Ventures, RiverVest, AXA IM Alts Active Strong
12 VITURE Consumer XR display glasses $223M ≥7 February 2026 $100M Series B Extension Legend Capital, Bertelsmann Active Partial
13 RayNeo Consumer AR smart glasses $213M+ ≥7 January 2026 $143M+ Series C Extension China Mobile Fund, CITIC GoldStone, China Unicom Fund Active Partial
14 Cala Health Wearable neuromodulation for hand tremor $207M ≥5 December 2024 $50M Growth / Late-stage Equity Vertex Growth Fund, Nexus NeuroTech Ventures, JJDC Active Partial
15 boAt Audio wearables and smartwatches $168M 4 October 2022 $60M Pre-IPO / Growth Equity Warburg Pincus, Malabar Investments Active Partial
16 Movano Health Medical-grade smart health rings $159M ≥10 November 2025 $3M Series A Preferred Undisclosed Acquired Partial
17 DigiLens AR waveguide display technology $157M 6 April 2022 Undisclosed Series D Extension Corning, Samsung, Optimas Capital Active Strong
18 Willow Wearable hands-free breast pumps $147M 6 April 2021 $27M Series C Extension Endeavour Vision, NEA, Pura Vida Active Partial
19 VitalConnect Wearable cardiac and vital monitoring $141M+ ≥7 February 2025 Undisclosed Series G / Mixed Financing Ally Bridge Group, EW Healthcare, Revelation Partners Active Partial
20 OrCam Assistive AI wearable vision devices $136M 5 March 2021 $50M Growth Equity Leumi Partners, Harel Insurance, Clal Insurance Active Partial
21 Varjo Professional virtual and mixed reality $133M+ ≥6 November 2024 Undisclosed Series D Extension NVIDIA, Beyond Capital, Nishikawa Communications Active Strong
22 Bellabeat Women’s wellness wearables and tracking $119M 9 September 2022 $22M Series C Frontierspace Ventures Active Full
23 Hilo Cuffless continuous blood-pressure monitoring $119M 6 July 2026 $19M Series B Extension DFO Management Active Strong
24 Mobvoi AI assistants and TicWatch smartwatches $116M ≥6 April 2024 $41M IPO Public investors IPO Partial
25 Ultrahuman Smart rings and metabolic tracking $98M 4 March 2026 $48M Series C Premji Invest Active Partial
26 Lumus AR optical display technology $95M+ 5+ December 2016 $45M Series C HTC, Quanta Computer, Shanda Group Active Strong
27 Avegant Light-field AR display technology $94M 8+ May 2025 $15M Series D LG Technology Ventures Active Strong
28 USound MEMS speakers for wearable devices $83M 5 August 2023 $11M Series C / Growth eQventure, Andy Bechtolsheim, Hermann Hauser Active Strong
29 IXI Autofocus adaptive prescription glasses $81M 3 January 2026 $40M Series A Extension Amazon Active Full
30 Pimax High-resolution VR headsets $80M 5 April 2026 Undisclosed VC Round Caitong Capital, Puhua Capital, Royal Sea Capital Active Strong
31 Biobeat Cuffless wearable blood-pressure monitoring $67M 4 December 2025 $50M Series B Ally Bridge Group, OrbiMed, Elevage Medical Active Strong
32 Neurable Brain-computer interface enabled headphones $62M ≥7 December 2025 $35M Series A Follow-on Spectrum Moonshot Fund, Ascendo Venture Capital Active Partial
33 Sightful Augmented-reality spatial computing workspace $61M 3 March 2026 Undisclosed Venture CR2 Ventures Active Strong
34 Spire Health Remote respiratory patient monitoring $61M ~6 July 2021 $38M Series C Gilde Healthcare Acquired Partial
35 Temple Cerebral blood-flow monitoring wearable $54M 1 February 2026 $54M Seed / Friends & Family Deepinder Goyal, Steadview Capital, Peak XV Partners Active Full
36 Sky Labs Ring-based continuous blood-pressure monitoring $51M ≥7 December 2025 $8M Series C Extension Atinum Investment, IMM Investment, Devsisters Ventures Active Strong
37 Playermaker Shoe-mounted soccer performance tracking $50M+ 4 October 2023 Undisclosed Growth ADvantage, Ryan Sports Ventures Active Partial
38 DPVR Enterprise VR headsets $47M 6+ March 2023 Undisclosed Corporate Investment Qingdao Guotou Capital, Qingdao Microelectronics Innovation Center Active Strong
39 Epicore Biosystems Sweat-sensing wearable health patches $42M+ ≥4 May 2025 $6M Series B Extension Alumni Ventures, Joyance Partners Active Strong
40 Cardiosense AI-enabled cardiac monitoring platform $41M 2 August 2026 $26M Series B Undisclosed Active Strong
41 InteraXon Muse EEG meditation headbands $38M 5 August 2022 $10M Series C BDC Capital, Alabaster, Export Development Canada Active Strong
42 Swave Photonics Holographic AR displays $38M 2 January 2025 $28M Series A imec.xpand, SFPIM Relaunch, EIC Fund Active Full
43 Orpyx Smart diabetic-foot monitoring insoles $36M 5 September 2024 $20M Growth / Series B Perceptive Advisors Active Partial
44 Sandbar AI voice note-taking smart ring $36M 3 March 2026 $23M Series A Adjacent, Kindred Ventures Active Full
45 Cellid AR glasses display components $33M 6+ April 2025 $8M Series C Extension SBI Investment, IMM Investment Active Strong
46 Empatica Medical-grade physiological monitoring wearables $32M 3 November 2022 $26M Series B RA Capital Management, Sanofi Ventures, Black Opal Ventures Active Partial
47 Xplora Connected smartwatches for children $29M 2 February 2021 $18M Private Placement Passesta AS, institutional investors IPO Strong
48 Halo Neuroscience Neurostimulation performance training headsets $25M 5 April 2018 $1M Series B Extension Undisclosed Acquired Strong
49 Tilt Five AR tabletop gaming glasses $23M 4+ November 2024 $14M Series B SIP Global Partners, BITKRAFT Ventures, Logitech Active Strong
50 CardiacSense Medical cardiac monitoring smartwatch $22M+ ≥5 February 2025 Undisclosed Undisclosed Round Besadno Investment Group Active Low
51 Bragi AI software for smart headphones $22M+ 1 November 2015 $22M Series A Undisclosed investors Active Partial
52 Timekettle Real-time AI translation earbuds $21M+ ≥3 December 2021 $20M Series A Oriental Fortune Capital, National SME Development Fund Active Partial
53 NextSense EEG brain-monitoring smart earbuds $21M+ ≥3 November 2025 $16M Series A Ascension Ventures, Satori Neuro, Corundum Neuroscience Active Partial
54 Dispelix Transparent AR waveguides $20M+ 2+ 2022 Undisclosed Strategic Investment TDK Ventures Active Partial
55 MAD Gaze Consumer AR smart glasses $19M 3 February 2020 $19M Series A DNS Capital, Black30 Venture Active Strong
56 NeuroSky Consumer EEG biosensor technology $19M+ ≥6 April 2015 Undisclosed Series E Undisclosed Active Low
57 Ozlo Sleep-focused smart wireless earbuds $18M 2 October 2024 $8M Venture / Series Unknown ARTIS Ventures, LifeArc Ventures, 5Point Venture Partners Active Full
58 Shot Scope Golf GPS and shot tracking $17M+ 6 July 2024 $9M Series B Guinness Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, Growthdeck Active Partial
59 Embr Labs Personal thermal-regulation wrist wearable $17M 4 October 2024 $3M Series C Extension DigiTx Partners, Esplanade Ventures Active Partial
60 Quell Wearable resistance fitness gaming system $16M 2 February 2023 $10M Series A Tencent, Khosla Ventures, Heartcore Capital Shutdown Strong
61 PlayerData GPS athlete performance analytics $15M+ 3 May 2026 $12M Series A Pentland Ventures, Darco Ventures, Bolt Ventures Active Partial
62 Lucyd AI smart audio glasses $15M 3 May 2024 $3M Post-IPO Equity Maxim Group IPO Strong
63 NeoSensory Sensory substitution haptic wearables $14M 2 January 2019 $10M Series A Excel Venture Management, DigiTx Partners, True Ventures Active Partial
64 Carv AI ski performance wearable $14M 4 April 2024 $10M Series A Tribe Capital, IOSG Ventures Active Strong
65 Pison Neural sensing wearable interfaces $14M+ ≥6 January 2025 $5M Venture Samsung Ventures Active Partial
66 hearX Digital hearing-care technology $13M 3 February 2021 $8M Series A / Growth Bose Ventures, Futuregrowth, HAVAÍC Acquired Full
67 Gabit Integrated wellness and smart-ring platform $13M+ 3 May 2026 $4M Pre-Series A Deepak Gupta, Arnab Basu, Vilas Dhar Active Strong
68 Cosmo Connected Connected safety gear for mobility $12M 4 October 2022 $2M Equity Crowdfunding Crowdcube investors Active Partial
69 Flow Neuroscience Wearable depression brain-stimulation therapy $12M 3 July 2024 Undisclosed Convertible Note HAX, SOSV Active Strong
70 .lumen AI navigation glasses for blind $10M 3 January 2025 $5M Series B Catalyst Romania, EIC Fund, Tigrim Capital Active Partial
71 deWiz Wearable golf swing training $9M 2 October 2022 $4M Series B Annika Sörenstam, Vijay Singh, Patrick Rees Active Full
72 Strive Sensor clothing measures muscle performance $9M+ 3 June 2022 $6M Series A Future Communities Capital, SeaChange Fund, SeedToB Capital Active Strong
73 myFirst Child-safe smartwatches and digital ecosystem $8M+ 1 March 2026 $8M+ Series A Vertex Ventures SEA & India Active Strong
74 Hexoskin Smart biometric monitoring clothing $7M 5 August 2024 $4M Venture / Growth AQC Capital, Anges Québec, BDC Capital Active Full
75 NURVV Smart running insoles $7M+ 1 2018 $7M Venture Undisclosed Shutdown Low
76 Brilliant Labs AI augmented reality glasses $6M 3+ February 2024 Undisclosed Angel John Hanke Active Strong
77 Sensoria Smart textiles for health monitoring $6M 2 July 2014 $5M Series A Reply SpA Active Strong
78 Solos AI smart glasses $5M 2 2024 Undisclosed Equity Crowdfunding Community investors Active Partial
79 Danu Sports Smart socks analyze athlete movement $5M 3 March 2023 $4M Series A CastleGate Investments, Enterprise Ireland Active Full
80 Lynx Open mixed reality headset $4M 1 May 2022 $4M Series A Somnium Space Active Partial
81 Clim8 Intelligent thermoregulation for smart clothing $3M 1 July 2020 $3M Series A Seventure Partners, Agileo Ventures, Deveaux Group Active Full
82 ThirdEye Enterprise AR glasses $3M 2 March 2019 Undisclosed Series A Undisclosed Acquired Partial
83 LAFORGE Optical Prescription augmented-reality smart eyewear $2M 3 May 2016 $675K Seed NST Venture Strategic Team Active Strong
84 Emteq Labs Emotion-sensing smart glasses technology $2M+ ≥4 December 2025 $118K Equity Crowdfunding Crowdfunding investors Active Low
85 NeoSapien AI wearable persistent-memory assistant $2M 2+ December 2025 $2M Seed Merak Ventures, Awais Ahmed, Anupam Mittal Active Partial
86 Soundbrenner Wearable haptic tools for musicians $2M+ 4 May 2020 Undisclosed Seed Undisclosed Active Strong
87 OMI Open-source AI memory wearable $2M+ 2 January 2025 $2M Pre-Seed Tim Draper, 468 Capital, Embedding VC Active Partial
88 RunScribe Wearable gait-analysis running sensors $1M 1 May 2015 $1M Seed Undisclosed Active Strong
89 Nix Biosensors Wearable real-time hydration monitoring $815K 1 February 2017 $815K Seed Stadia Ventures, Jonathan Sheffi Active Strong
90 Mira Lightweight AR headset $800K 1 2022 $800K Seed Undisclosed Active Partial
91 Stryd Running power-meter footpod $510K 2 May 2016 $210K Seed Undisclosed Active Partial
92 Sonic Lamb Immersive headphones with body sensation $58K+ 2 January 2025 $58K Angel / Seed Peyush Bansal, Invention Engine Active Low
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

  • Wearable technology funding is highly concentrated. The top 10 startups represent about $8.53B of the roughly $12.63B tracked in this ranking, meaning only 10 companies capture approximately 67.5% of total capital.
  • Oura and WHOOP have raised roughly $2.16B combined, showing how strongly investors have backed recurring consumer health platforms built around continuous biometric data, subscriptions, and high-frequency user engagement.
  • The funding gap below the market leaders is substantial. Magic Leap has raised $3.7B, while the median wearable technology startup has raised only about $30.5M, illustrating the unusually wide range of capital requirements across the sector.
  • Wearable technology is no longer dominated by watches and fitness trackers. XR glasses, optical components, brain-computer interfaces, smart rings, biosensors, and medical monitoring devices now account for many of the market’s largest financings.
  • XPANCEO reached $290M of cumulative funding in only two rounds, including a $250M Series A, which shows how capital-intensive advanced wearable hardware can become even before a company reaches traditional late-stage financing.
  • Wispr AI’s $280M August 2026 Series B represents roughly 77% of the company’s $362M cumulative funding, highlighting how quickly investor conviction can change when AI interfaces move from experimental technology toward a broader commercial opportunity.
  • Medical wearable technology has developed into a substantial investment category of its own. Biolinq, Hilo, Biobeat, Cardiosense, Epicore Biosystems, Sky Labs, Hexoskin, Flow Neuroscience, and Nix Biosensors have collectively attracted more than $600M.
  • Recent funding activity remains healthy despite the maturity of several companies. Twenty-eight startups in the ranking recorded their latest financing during the 12 months preceding September 2026, with health wearables, AI interfaces, and advanced optics particularly visible.
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 wearable technology 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 wearable technology 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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