Which startups have raised the most funding in the wearable technology market?
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The wearable technology market is moving from fitness tracking into health monitoring, augmented reality, smart rings, biosensing patches, AI wearables, and new human-computer interfaces.
This ranking is designed to help investors, founders, and operators quickly see which wearable technology startups have raised the most capital so far.
We update this list every month, because new funding rounds, acquisitions, IPOs, and shutdowns can quickly change the shape of the wearable technology market.
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A quick summary table
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Most funded startup | Magic Leap, with about $4.0B raised |
| Second most funded startup | Oura, with about $1.2B raised |
| Largest funding round | Oura’s $900M Series E in October 2025 |
| Median funding | About $36M across the ranked wearable technology startups |
| Share of funding captured by the top 10 | About 70% of total ranked funding |
| Median time since last round | About 2 years, based on available last-round dates |
| Startups that raised funding in the last 12 months | 25 startups |
| Total wearable technology funding tracked | About $12.1B across 85 ranked startups |
| Active wearable technology startups in the ranking | 73 startups are still active |
| Health and medical wearable funding concentration | About $3.1B across 18 health and medical wearable 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 | $4.0B | 8 | October 2021 | $500M | Late-stage equity | Alibaba, Google, Temasek | Active | Partial |
| 2 | Oura | Smart health tracking rings | $1.2B | 11 | October 2025 | $900M | Series E | Fidelity, ICONIQ Capital, Whale Rock | Active | Strong |
| 3 | WHOOP | Performance wearable subscription tracker | $979M | 10 | March 2026 | $575M | Series G | Collaborative Fund, QIA, Mubadala | Active | Strong |
| 4 | Nothing | Consumer electronics and wearables | $450M | 7 | December 2025 | $8M | Community equity | Tiger Global, GV, EQT | Active | Partial |
| 5 | XREAL | Consumer AR smart glasses | $433M | 8 | January 2026 | $100M | Series D / Strategic | Nio Capital, Alibaba, Sequoia China | Active | Partial |
| 6 | Mojo Vision | Micro-LED display platform | $341M | 7 | March 2026 | $18M | Strategic investment | Future Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 7 | BrainCo | Non-invasive BCI wearable devices | $292M | 2 | January 2026 | $286M | Series A / Strategic | IDG Capital, Walden International, Lens Technology | Active | Partial |
| 8 | XPANCEO | Smart AR contact lenses | $290M | 2 | July 2025 | $250M | Series A | Opportunity Venture Asia | Active | Full |
| 9 | Biolinq | Metabolic biosensor patch | $273M | 5 | April 2025 | $100M | Series C | Alpha Wave Ventures, RiverVest, AXA IM Alts | Active | Strong |
| 10 | Cala Health | Wearable tremor neuromodulation | $245M | 5 | April 2026 | $50M | Convertible preferred | Trinity Capital | Active | Partial |
| 11 | VitalConnect | Wearable cardiac biosensor patch | $241M | 6 | February 2025 | $100M | Equity + debt financing | Ally Bridge Group, EW Healthcare, MVM | Active | Partial |
| 12 | Mobvoi | Smart wearables and AI tech | $233M | 5 | April 2024 | $41M | IPO | Sequoia Capital, ZhenFund, SIG | IPO | Strong |
| 13 | Willow | Wearable breast pump systems | $228M | 7 | January 2024 | Undisclosed | Series D | NEA, Meritech, Endeavour Vision | Active | Partial |
| 14 | VITURE | XR gaming glasses | $222M | 5 | February 2026 | $100M | Financing round | Legend Capital, Bertelsmann Group | Active | Partial |
| 15 | boAt | Audio wearables and smartwatches | $171M | 6 | February 2024 | Undisclosed | Strategic equity | Warburg Pincus, Malabar Investments, Qualcomm Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 16 | Varjo | Enterprise VR/XR headsets | $149M | 6 | August 2025 | $6M | Later-stage funding | NVIDIA, Beyond Capital, Nishikawa | Active | Strong |
| 17 | RayNeo | Consumer AR glasses | $143M | 3 | January 2026 | $143M | Series C-III / New round | China Mobile funds, CITIC Goldstone, China Unicom | Active | Partial |
| 18 | DigiLens | AR waveguide display optics | $135M | 4 | April 2022 | $50M | Series D | Samsung Electronics, Corning, Optimas | Active | Partial |
| 19 | OrCam | Assistive AI vision wearables | $131M | 7 | June 2021 | $2M | Undisclosed equity | Intel Capital, Clal Insurance, Meitav Dash | Active | Strong |
| 20 | Movano Health | Wearable health monitoring ring | $114M | 6 | March 2026 | $3M | Series A Preferred / Bridge | Chardan Capital, private investors | IPO | Partial |
| 21 | Hilo | Cuffless blood-pressure wearable | $100M | 5 | May 2025 | $42M | Series B | Earlybird Health, Wellington Partners, Kfund | Active | Strong |
| 22 | Ultrahuman | Smart rings and metabolic tracking | $98M | 4 | March 2026 | $48M | Series C | Nexus, Blume, Alpha Wave | Active | Partial |
| 23 | Avegant | AR display light engines | $94M | 10 | May 2025 | $15M | Series D | LG Technology Ventures, Intel Capital, Applied Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 24 | Wispr AI | Voice-first AI interface | $81M | 5 | November 2025 | $25M | Series A Extension | Notable Capital, Flight Fund | Active | Partial |
| 25 | Pimax | High-end VR headsets | $79M | 4 | January 2025 | $14M | Series C1+ | Zhuji Jingkai Chuangrong, Ivy Capital | Active | Strong |
| 26 | USound | MEMS speakers for wearables | $74M | 4 | August 2023 | $11M | Series B extension | eQventure, Hermann Hauser, EIB | Active | Partial |
| 27 | Sightful | AR laptop workspace | $61M | 2 | Early 2023 | $33M | Seed / Venture | Corner Ventures, Aleph | Active | Full |
| 28 | Lumus | AR waveguide optical displays | $57M | 5 | January 2017 | $6M | Series C-III | Alibaba Group, Quanta Computer, HTC | Active | Strong |
| 29 | Neurable | Consumer BCI headphones | $56M | 4 | December 2025 | $35M | Series A | Spectrum Moonshot Fund | Active | Partial |
| 30 | Temple | Cerebral blood-flow wearable | $54M | 1 | February 2026 | $54M | Seed | Steadview Capital, Peak XV Partners, Info Edge | Active | Strong |
| 31 | Dispelix | AR waveguide displays | $50M | 3 | November 2021 | $33M | Series B | Atlantic Bridge, CCB Trust, Flashpoint | Acquired | Strong |
| 32 | Biobeat | Cuffless blood-pressure patch monitor | $50M | 2 | December 2025 | $50M | Series B | Ally Bridge Group, OrbiMed, Elevage Medical | Active | Strong |
| 33 | Playermaker | Foot-mounted soccer performance tracking | $50M | 3 | October 2023 | Undisclosed | Growth / Series D | ADvantage Sports Tech, Ryan Sports Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 34 | Spire Health | Respiratory remote patient monitoring | $48M | 4 | July 2021 | $38M | Series B | Gilde Healthcare, global medtech strategic partner | Acquired | Strong |
| 35 | Swave Photonics | Holographic AR display chips | $46M | 3 | June 2025 | $7M | Series A follow-on | IAG Capital Partners, Samsung Ventures | Active | Full |
| 36 | Epicore Biosystems | Sweat-sensing wearable biosensors | $44M | 4 | May 2025 | $6M | Series B Extension | Alumni Ventures, Joyance Partners, Steele Foundation | Active | Strong |
| 37 | Cellid | AR waveguides and spatial engines | $42M | 5 | April 2025 | $8M | Series C Extension | SBI Investment, Global Brain, IMM Investment | Active | Partial |
| 38 | Sky Labs | AI ring blood pressure monitor | $40M | 2 | October 2023 | $15M | Series C | Korea Development Bank, Devsisters, Atinum | Active | Partial |
| 39 | InteraXon | Muse EEG headbands | $39M | 5 | August 2022 | $10M | Series C | BDC Capital, Alabaster, EDC | Active | Partial |
| 40 | Orpyx | Diabetic foot sensor insoles | $39M | 3 | September 2024 | $20M | Series B / Growth | Perceptive Advisors, Paddock Capital, Aphelion | Active | Strong |
| 41 | Shadow Creator | AR/MR head-mounted displays | $38M | 4 | April 2017 | $14M | Series A | Fortune Capital, Everest VC, Initial VC | Acquired | Partial |
| 42 | IXI | Autofocus adaptive eyewear | $37M | 1 | April 2025 | $37M | Series A | Plural, Tesi, byFounders | Active | Strong |
| 43 | Sandbar | AI voice smart ring | $36M | 3 | March 2026 | $23M | Series A | Adjacent, Kindred Ventures, True Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 44 | NextSense | EEG sleep earbuds | $35M | 3 | November 2025 | $16M | Series A | Ascension Ventures, Satori Neuro, Corundrum | Active | Partial |
| 45 | Empatica | Medical-grade health wearables | $33M | 3 | November 2022 | $26M | Series B | Sanofi Ventures, RA Capital, Black Opal | Active | Partial |
| 46 | MAD Gaze | Consumer AR smart glasses | $32M | 3 | February 2020 | $19M | Series A | DNS Capital, Black30 Venture, Huaruixin | Active | Strong |
| 47 | CardiacSense | Medical cardiac monitoring watch | $25M | 5 | June 2025 | Undisclosed | Preferred Shares | Merchavia Holdings, additional investors | Active | Partial |
| 48 | Xplora | Kids smartwatches and services | $25M | 2 | March 2026 | $14M | Private Placement | Institutional investors, Nordea, Pareto | IPO | Strong |
| 49 | Halo Neuroscience | Neurostimulation headset | $22M | 2 | January 2018 | $13M | Series B | TPG, Lux Capital, JAZZ | Acquired | Partial |
| 50 | Ozlo | Sleep-focused smart earbuds | $22M | 2 | October 2024 | $12M | Series A extension | LifeArc Ventures, Drive by DraftKings, WISE | Active | Full |
| 51 | Bragi | Hearable software and licensing | $22M | 1 | November 2015 | $22M | Series A | Toba Capital, In-Q-Tel, Bose Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 52 | Tilt Five | AR tabletop gaming glasses | $21M | 2 | Undisclosed | $14M | Series B | SIP Global Partners, BITKRAFT, Galaxy Interactive | Active | Strong |
| 53 | Shot Scope | Golf GPS and shot tracking | $21M | 9 | July 2024 | $7M | Series B | Guinness Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, Growthdeck | Active | Partial |
| 54 | NeuroSky | EEG and ECG biosensors | $19M | 4 | November 2013 | Undisclosed | Strategic Equity | SoftBank | Active | Partial |
| 55 | Bellabeat | Women’s health tracking wearables | $19M | 3 | June 2018 | $14M | Series A | AOL Ventures, Nordic Eye, SV Angel | Active | Full |
| 56 | Pison | Neural gesture wristband | $18M | 4 | December 2024 | $5M | Series A / Venture | Samsung Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 57 | Mira | Lightweight AR headsets | $17M | 4 | Pre-acquisition 2023 | $5M | Undisclosed equity | Sequoia, Happiness Ventures, Blue Bear Capital | Acquired | Partial |
| 58 | NeoSensory | Sensory substitution wearables | $16M | 2 | January 2019 | $12M | Series A | Excel Venture Management, DigiTx, True Ventures | Active | Strong |
| 59 | Cardiosense | AI cardiac wearable platform | $15M | 1 | December 2022 | $15M | Series A | Broadview Ventures, Hatteras, Laerdal Fund | Active | Strong |
| 60 | hearX | Digital hearing-health tools | $14M | 4 | February 2021 | $8M | Series A | Bose Ventures, Futuregrowth, HAVAÍC | Active | Partial |
| 61 | PlayerData | Team GPS performance analytics | $14M | 3 | May 2026 | $12M | Series A | Pentland Ventures, Darco Capital, Bolt Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 62 | Lucyd | Smart audio eyewear | $13M | 5 | April 2025 | $2M | Warrant exercise | Tekcapital, Ray Family, public investors | IPO | Partial |
| 63 | Gabit | Smart ring health and wellness | $13M | 3 | May 2026 | $4M | Seed / Pre-Series A | Deepak Gupta, Arnab Basu, Vilas Dhar | Active | Strong |
| 64 | Flow Neuroscience | Brain-stimulation depression headset | $12M | 4 | August 2021 | $9M | Series A | Khosla Ventures, Swiss Health Ventures, Zühlke | Active | Strong |
| 65 | Cosmo Connected | Connected urban safety gear | $12M | 3 | December 2022 | $3M | Equity Crowdfunding | Sarona Ventures, Adrien Dassault, Crowdcube | Active | Partial |
| 66 | Carv | Digital ski coaching wearable | $11M | 5 | June 2022 | $5M | Series A Extension | Hiro Capital, Artesian VC, SOSV | Active | Partial |
| 67 | Embr Labs | Thermal comfort wrist wearable | $11M | 4 | October 2024 | $3M | Series C-II / Later equity | DigiTx Partners, Safar Partners, Bose Ventures | Active | Partial |
| 68 | NURVV | Running biomechanics smart insoles | $9M | 1 | February 2020 | $9M | Series A | Hiro Capital, Ian Livingstone, Cherry Freeman | Shutdown | Strong |
| 69 | Strive | Muscle-performance smart apparel | $9M | 3 | June 2022 | $6M | Series A | Future Communities, SeaChange Fund, SeedToB | Active | Strong |
| 70 | deWiz | Golf swing wearable trainer | $9M | 2 | August 2022 | $4M | Series B | Patrick Rees, Vijay Singh, Annika Sörenstam | Acquired | Partial |
| 71 | myFirst | Kids wearable tech devices | $8M | 1 | March 2026 | $8M | Series A | Vertex Ventures SEA & India | Active | Strong |
| 72 | Hexoskin | Biometric smart health shirts | $7M | 5 | August 2024 | $4M | Growth / Venture | AQC Capital, BDC Capital, Anges Québec | Active | Strong |
| 73 | Brilliant Labs | AI-powered AR glasses | $6M | 3 | February 2024 | Undisclosed | Angel / Seed extension | John Hanke, Brendan Iribe, Adam Cheyer | Active | Strong |
| 74 | Lynx | Open mixed-reality headsets | $6M | 2 | May 2022 | $4M | Series A | Somnium Space, Sheba Medical Center | Active | Partial |
| 75 | Sensoria | Smart sensor fitness clothing | $6M | 4 | August 2014 | $5M | Series A | Reply SpA, Breed Reply, HealthTech Capital | Active | Partial |
| 76 | Danu Sports | Smart socks movement analytics | $5M | 3 | March 2023 | $4M | Series A | CastleGate Investments, Enterprise Ireland, HBAN | Active | Partial |
| 77 | .lumen | Glasses for blind mobility | $5M | 1 | January 2025 | $5M | Series A-style investment | Catalyst Romania, EIC Fund, Tigrim Capital | Active | Partial |
| 78 | Clim8 | Thermoregulating smart clothing | $4M | 2 | July 2020 | $3M | Series A | Seventure Partners, Agileo Ventures, Deveaux Group | Active | Strong |
| 79 | Soundbrenner | Wearable metronomes for musicians | $2M | 2 | January 2017 | $2M | Pre-Series A | Jaan Tallinn, Sonny Vu, Yat Siu | Active | Partial |
| 80 | LAFORGE Optical | AR prescription smart glasses | $2M | 3 | May 2016 | $1M | Seed | Bantam Group, SOMO, private investors | Shutdown | Strong |
| 81 | NeoSapien | AI-native wearable ecosystem | $2M | 2 | December 2025 | $2M | Seed | Merak Ventures, Awais Ahmed, Sameer Mehta | Active | Strong |
| 82 | OMI | Open-source AI wearable | $2M | 1 | January 2025 | $2M | Seed / Pre-seed | Tim Draper, 468 Capital, Embedding VC | Active | Full |
| 83 | Sonic Lamb | Immersive haptic headphones | $1M | 3 | March 2026 | $1M | Seed | Invention Engine, Peyush Bansal, T-Hub | Active | Partial |
| 84 | Stryd | Running power footpod | $1M | 2 | May 2016 | $0M | Seed | Techstars, Right Side Capital, Matchstick | Active | Strong |
| 85 | TickTalk Tech | Kids GPS smartwatches | $0M | 0 | None | $0M | No equity funding | None | Active | Full |

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
- Oura and WHOOP together raised about $2.2B, which shows how strongly investors back wearable technology startups with recurring health data, subscription revenue, and daily user engagement.
- The top 10 ranked wearable technology startups captured about 70% of all funding in this dataset, so capital is highly concentrated around a small group of category leaders.
- Health and medical wearables raised about $3.1B across 18 companies, more than three times the capital raised by the XR, optics, and AR/VR hardware group in the cleaner subset.
- XPANCEO raised about $290M across only two rounds, which implies an average round size near $145M and shows how much capital breakthrough interface hardware can attract before mass adoption.
- Biolinq, Hilo, Biobeat, Cardiosense, and Epicore Biosystems together raised about $482M, which points to deep investor interest in passive biosensing beyond steps, workouts, and sleep scores.
- Temple’s $54M seed round and XPANCEO’s $250M Series A show that early-stage wearable technology startups can still raise unusually large rounds when the product targets a new physiological or computing interface.
- AR optics and display infrastructure remains fragmented, with Varjo, Pimax, Dispelix, Swave Photonics, Lumus, IXI, MAD Gaze, and Brilliant Labs raising about $456M combined.
- Smaller companies such as OMI, NeoSapien, Gabit, and myFirst show that AI-native or demographic-specific wearable startups can enter the market with less than $15M raised.

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.

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