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WearWorks Inc
Profile last edited on: 9/8/2022      CAGE: 7XSM6      UEI: M86GCL7XH971

Business Identifier: Wearable haptic technologies for navigation
Year Founded
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First Award
2018
Latest Award
2018
Program Status
Inactive
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Location Information

111 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
   (203) 747-9762
   hello@wear.works
   www.wear.works
Location: Single
Congr. District: 12
County: Kings

Public Profile

Wearworks Inc develops haptic design technologies and products. The firm's first product - WAYBAND - a wearable haptic navigation device for the blind and visually impaired, guiding users using only vibration. The WAYBAND recieved significant press coverage after Simon Wheatcroft, a blind runner, used it to run the New York City Marathon in 2017.

Extent of SBIR involvement

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Phase I Awards
1
Phase II Awards
0
Conversion Rate
0.00%
Phase I Dollars
$225,000
Phase II Dollars
$0
Total Awarded
$225,000

Synopsis: Awardee Business Condition

Employee Range
1-4
Revenue Range
Less than .5M
VC funded?
Yes
Public/Private
Privately Held
Stock Info
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IP Holdings
N/A

Awards Distribution by Agency

Most Recent SBIR Projects
Year Phase Agency Total Amount
2018 1 NSF $225,000
Project Title: Wearable Haptic Navigation Device for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Key People / Management

  Loreta Hysa -- Chief Marketing Officer

  Keith L Kirkland -- Co-Founder. Head of Sales

  Yangyang Wang -- Co-Founder Head of Operations & Software

  Kevin Yoo -- Co-Founder. Head of Product + Marketing

Company News

Nov 06 2017
BEYOND the FINISH LINE: How technology helped a blind athlete run free at the New York Marathon
Nov 05 2017
Blind Runner's Wearable Technology Gets Off to Complicated Start