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

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 |

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.

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.

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