Wear-Tech

What Wear-Tech does

Wear-Tech (legal entity: Wearable Technologies Inc.) is a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based private company that develops the Wear-Tech Companion, an AI-powered wrist-worn wearable purpose-built for senior care. The device integrates a multi-sensor array (accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer), an on-device edge AI processor, and built-in LTE-M cellular connectivity to deliver sub-second fall detection, geo-fence boundary breach alerts, door monitoring, and automated vital sign streaming (heart rate, SpO2, mobility). The platform includes companion mobile applications on iOS, Android, and Apple Watch and integrates with existing nurse-call and EMR systems to route alerts into caregiver workflows without requiring new infrastructure.

The business model combines hardware device sales (two devices per resident for continuous 24/7 coverage), an annual SaaS platform subscription, and downstream CMS reimbursement capture through Remote Patient Monitoring (CPT 99453, 99454, 99457, 99458) and Chronic Care Management (99490, +99439, 99487, +99489) workflows. Go-to-market is a hybrid enterprise plus channel motion: direct sales to senior living communities, physician practices, and health systems, supplemented by partnerships with Froedtert South, Sync Labs, Xena Medical, and Medicardia, plus app-store distribution for individual and family adoption. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Founded in 2021 by former IBM Watson Health executive Deepak Arora, the company has raised approximately $2.98M across eight disclosed funding rounds through December 2025, operates with 1-10 employees, and serves customers only in North America (USA). The company holds three issued patents covering geo-fence, gait-drift, and temperature-exposure predictive models, acquired Vinovo Group LLC software assets in June 2026 to expand its care coordination IP, and maintains HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, and CMIA compliance with BAA availability.

Name

Wear-Tech

Legal name

Wearable Technologies Inc.

Website

https://wear-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wear-Tech (Wearable Technologies Inc.) builds the Wear-Tech Companion, an AI-powered wrist-worn wearable with edge AI processing and LTE-M connectivity for senior living communities. The device delivers fall detection, wander management, and real-time vitals, integrating with EMR systems and CMS-billable RPM/CCM workflows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Remote Patient Monitoring Wearables

NAICS

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Connected Medical Devices & Wearables (Sensors, Patches, Implantables) (HLACAPAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Elderly/Frail & Assisted Living Connected Care (PERS/Fall Detection) (HLACAFAE), Clinical-Grade Vital Signs Monitoring (ECG, SpO2, BP, Temp, Respiration) (HLACAPAI), Wearable Medical Alert Devices (Pendants, Watches, Bands) (HSAHAHAI)

Keywords

• Remote patient monitoring
• Senior safety wearables
• Fall detection devices
• Chronic care management
• AI health monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Device Sales: Wrist-worn companion device sold to senior living communities and families. Two devices provided per resident for continuous 24/7 monitoring. Hardware includes LTE-M cellular connectivity built-in.
2. SaaS Platform Subscription: AI-powered monitoring platform with remote patient monitoring (RPM) and chronic care management (CCM) workflows. Platform enables 5x faster incident reporting, 50% caregiver time savings, and $0 infrastructure cost. Revenue generated through CMS reimbursement codes (99453, 99454, 99457, 99458 for RPM; 99490, +99439, 99487, +99489 for CCM).
3. RPM/CCM Reimbursement: Supports billable care coordination with CMS-compliant automated time tracking and logging. Every minute counts toward billable care. Revenue return at approximately 2:1 via RPM/CCM reimbursable model according to company claims.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wear-Tech designs, manufactures, and sells the Wear-Tech Companion, an AI-powered wrist-worn wearable device for senior care communities that delivers sub-10-second fall detection, patented geo-fence boundary breach alerts, automated vital signs monitoring (heart rate, SpO2, mobility), and predictive risk analytics via edge AI processing across multi-sensor inputs. The Companion operates on built-in LTE-M cellular connectivity without requiring a paired smartphone and ships in pairs per resident to enable continuous 24/7 monitoring. The offering is bundled with a cloud platform and companion mobile apps (iOS, Android, Apple Watch) that route alerts into existing nurse-call and EMR systems and automate RPM/CCM CMS reimbursable billing workflows.

Product overview

Wear-Tech offers a unified AI-powered wearable technology platform for senior care independence. The core offering is the Wear-Tech Companion device, a wrist-worn wearable with built-in cellular connectivity and multi-sensor AI for fall detection, wandering prevention, and vital signs monitoring. The ecosystem includes companion mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Apple Watch, plus automated RPM/CCM billing workflows for CMS reimbursement. The platform integrates with nurse-call and EMR systems to deliver real-time alerts and reimbursement-ready care coordination. Recent acquisitions (Vinovo Group software assets) and partnerships (Sync Labs, Medicardia, Xena, Froedtert South) extend capabilities into care coordination, documentation, and transplant care workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wear-Tech Companion: AI-powered wrist-worn wearable device designed for senior care communities, featuring fall detection, wander management, and remote patient monitoring capabilities.

Products and services

• Wear-Tech Companion AI-powered wrist-worn wearable device for senior care communities that provides sub-10-second fall detection, patented geo-fence boundary breach alerts, automated vital signs monitoring (heart rate, SpO2, mobility), door alerts, and integration with nurse-call and EMR systems. Sold as two devices per resident for continuous 24/7 monitoring with built-in LTE-M cellular connectivity.
• Wear-Tech iOS App Mobile application for iOS devices enabling caregivers and families to monitor resident status, receive alerts, and access real-time vitals data from the Wear-Tech Companion platform.
• Wear-Tech Android App Mobile application for Android devices enabling caregivers and families to monitor resident status, receive alerts, and access real-time vitals data from the Wear-Tech Companion platform.
• Wear-Tech Apple Watch App Apple Watch application providing a unified care view integrated with the Wear-Tech Companion platform for senior care monitoring, enabling caregivers and families to receive alerts and status updates on their wrist.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5× faster incident reporting vs traditional alert systems
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• Vinovo Group LLCstrategicTechnology or Integration · 5 June 2026Strategic software asset acquisition from Vinovo Group LLC, expanding Wear-Tech's software capabilities and intellectual property portfolio.
• Sync LabscoreTechnology or Integration · 27 April 2026Strategic partnership to combine wearable monitoring with AI-powered documentation and care coordination. Creates a unified workflow for senior care operators to improve response times, ease caregiver burden, and deliver safer, more connected resident support. First integrated workflow for care documentation and coordination targeting senior care operators.
• MedicardiacoreTechnology or Integration · 10 June 2025Partnership for transplant care revolution combining wearable monitoring with cardiac/transplant care coordination workflows.
• Xena MedicalcoreTechnology or Integration · 10 June 2025Partnership for transplant care revolution combining wearable monitoring with specialized medical technology for enhanced care coordination.
• Froedtert SouthcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 March 2025Froedtert South expanded care with the Wear-Tech Companion Platform for remote patient monitoring. Partnership enables integration with Froedtert South's health system network for comprehensive care delivery.
• Xena MedicalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner listed on Wear-Tech website for integrated digital health solutions and care ecosystem expansion.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CarePredict: CarePredict makes a wrist-worn wearable for older adults that uses AI on multi-sensor data to detect falls, wandering, and changes in activities of daily living for senior living communities. It is a direct competitor to Wear-Tech with the same buyer, similar hardware-plus-platform model, and overlapping predictive analytics positioning.
• CareBand: CareBand produces wearable location and activity monitoring devices for senior living and memory care residents, focused on wander management and proactive alerting. It competes head-to-head with Wear-Tech for assisted living and memory care RFPs, with similar Bluetooth/cellular wearables and care-team dashboards.
• VitalConnect: VitalConnect manufactures the VitalPatch, a clinical-grade wearable biosensor for continuous vital signs monitoring used in hospital and RPM programs. It overlaps with Wear-Tech on continuous vitals, SpO2, heart rate, and RPM reimbursement workflows, but is positioned as a medical-grade device versus Wear-Tech's wellness positioning.
• BioIntellisense: BioIntellisense offers the BioButton multi-parameter wearable for continuous vital sign and symptom monitoring in hospital-to-home and senior care settings. It is a direct competitor in continuous RPM with FDA-cleared positioning, comparable cellular connectivity, and similar health system and senior living buyer profiles.

Broad incumbents

• Philips Lifeline: Philips Lifeline is the largest U.S. personal emergency response service with pendant and watch-based fall detection products widely used across senior living. It competes with Wear-Tech in PERS and fall detection while also benefiting from Philips' broader healthcare IT installed base, making it a broad incumbent rather than a focused wearable AI startup.
• Bay Alarm Medical: Bay Alarm Medical is an established PERS provider offering in-home and on-the-go medical alert devices including wristbands and pendants with fall detection. It targets the same senior care and aging-in-place buyers as Wear-Tech but sells primarily direct-to-consumer rather than as an enterprise platform.
• Medical Guardian: Medical Guardian is a leading U.S. medical alert provider with home, mobile, and smartwatch-style devices featuring fall detection and GPS. It competes with Wear-Tech's wearable alerting proposition for both families and senior living operators and is a scaled incumbent with established brand recognition.
• Life Alert: Life Alert is the iconic PERS pendant/wristband provider for emergency response in seniors' homes. It represents the legacy wearable alert category that Wear-Tech is trying to displace with predictive analytics and cellular-connected smart wearables.
• Apple (Apple Watch): Apple Watch ships FDA-cleared fall detection, ECG, and emergency SOS on a massively adopted consumer wrist wearable. Wear-Tech explicitly positions against Apple Watch as purpose-built for senior care, making Apple the most important general-purpose incumbent defining buyer expectations for the category.

Emerging players

• Vayyar Care: Vayyar Care uses radar-based fall detection sensors placed in seniors' rooms rather than wearables, but competes for the same assisted living and family safety budget with similar fall detection accuracy and false-alert reduction messaging. It is an emerging non-wearable alternative in the connected senior care space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/weartechusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wear-tech

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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