What LOOMIA does

LOOMIA Technologies Inc. is a soft electronics company founded in 2014 that develops the Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL), a proprietary mesh-based flexible circuit system that integrates heating, sensing, and data transmission into textiles and soft surfaces. The company's stated value proposition is replacing rigid, traditional electronic components with thin, flexible, drapable circuits that can be embedded directly into materials without plastic housings. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with a Culver City, California address listed in its Terms of Service, LOOMIA operates with a small team (1-10 employees) and serves engineering teams across four primary verticals: automotive, robotics/AR-VR, medical/wellness, and wearables. Named customers and collaborators include Asahi Kasei, Festo, Analog Devices, Volkswagen Group, Yanfeng, Hyundai Cradle, VF Corporation, Flextronics, and Google (the latter three listed as former customers).

The LEL technology stack is built around a mesh-based conductor architecture (not printed electronics) offering up to 50% stretch capability for serpentine designs, 40% better conductivity than printed inks on TPU, silver-free conductor options for sustainability, and no heavy chemical etchants in production. Production occurs in ISO 13485- and ISO 9001-certified facilities at capacity of up to 20,000 units per week, with unit costs as low as $0.05 per square inch. The product portfolio spans flexible heaters (5V/7.2V/12V configurations, plus the Gentoo textile heater for -60°C environments), pressure-sensing matrices and FSRs (sensitivity down to 0.8N, scaling from 1"x2" to 20"x24"), HMI/switches with backlit membrane options, antenna and cabling interconnects (down to 0.03 ohms per square), and the Loomia Smart Skin tactile sensing developer kit. The company holds patents on its integration methods for hard-soft connections to standard connectors (USB, JST).

LOOMIA's business model is hybrid: direct e-commerce sales of evaluation components and demonstrators priced $28-$9,800 through its own website (global, UPS-shipped in weekly batches), a "Loomia Lab" custom sample service billed at $4,180 per 10 hours of product team time, and custom manufacturing at production scale for enterprise customers. Distribution combines self-serve sampling, direct enterprise sales via RFQ, and a content/education-led go-to-market including the Prototyping 101 Workshop, YouTube tutorials, technical blog, and standards collaboration with IPC. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional venture capital beyond a 2019 $2M investment from Backstage Capital and undisclosed amounts from XRC Ventures (2016) and a 2024 NSF competitive grant.

Name

LOOMIA

Legal name

Loomia Technologies Inc

Website

https://loomia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LOOMIA Technologies designs and manufactures the Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL), a proprietary mesh-based flexible circuit platform that integrates heating, pressure sensing, and data transmission into textiles. The Brooklyn-based firm serves engineering teams across automotive, robotics, medical, and wearables industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Culver City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. E-textile Components and Samples: Sale of prototyping components and demonstrators including FSRs, flexible heaters, cables, and sensors. Products available for purchase directly through the website with prices ranging from $28 to $9,800.
2. Custom Sample Development: Customized sample development services through the Loomia Lab program. Charged hourly at $4,180 for 10 hours of product team time, with additional hours as needed.
3. Custom Manufacturing Services: Production services at up to 20,000 units per week in ISO 13485- and ISO 9001-certified facilities for customers requiring scaled manufacturing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LOOMIA designs, manufactures, and sells the Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL), a mesh-based flexible circuit platform that integrates heating, sensing, lighting, and touch-control functionality directly into textiles and soft surfaces. Its commercial offering comprises off-the-shelf e-textile components (flexible heaters, FSR pressure sensors, stretchable cables, HMI buttons, developer kits, demonstrators) sold through its own e-commerce site, alongside custom design, prototyping, and ISO-certified contract manufacturing services delivered through the Loomia Lab program to enterprise customers.

Product overview

LOOMIA is a soft electronics company that provides a unified product ecosystem centered on the Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL) technology—a mesh-based flexible circuit platform that integrates heating, sensing, and data transmission into textiles and soft materials. The portfolio includes core products (flexible heaters, pressure sensors/FSRs, HMI switches, and antenna/cabling), complemented by the Loomia Smart Skin tactile sensing developer kit, evaluation samples, and custom development services through Loomia Lab. Production capabilities support up to 20,000 units per week in ISO-certified facilities, with the Prototyping 101 Workshop offering educational access to the technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL) Mesh-based flexible circuit system designed to integrate seamlessly into textiles and soft materials, offering heating, sensing, and data transmission functionalities with up to 50% stretch capability and 40% better conductivity than printed inks on TPU.
• Adelie Flex Heater Flexible heater system designed for automotive interior applications, validated for durability and thermal performance.
• Gentoo Heater TPU-based resistive heater engineered for ultra-cold environments down to -60°C, designed for seamless textile integration combining comfort, breathability, and stretchability with reliability.
• Auk 12V Flexible Heater Flexible heating element designed for 12V applications, providing uniform heating across various uses.
• 12V Flexible Heater Flexible heating solution operating at 12V for automotive and industrial heating applications.
• 5V-7.2V Flexible Heater Flexible heating element designed for low-voltage applications from 5V to 7.2V, suitable for wearables and portable devices.
• Single Flexible FSR Flexible force-sensitive resistor for detecting and measuring pressure or tactile forces, designed for integration into soft goods.
• Mega Matrix FSR Large-format pressure-sensing matrix for tactile feedback applications, providing precise pressure mapping capabilities.
• Mini Matrix FSR Compact pressure-sensing matrix for tactile feedback in smaller form factor applications.
• Single Soft Pressure Sensor Single-point soft pressure sensor for integration into textiles and wearables for pressure detection applications.
• Mini Soft Pressure Matrix Compact multi-point pressure sensing matrix for localized pressure mapping in soft goods applications.
• Loomia Thin Film Pressure Sensor: Mega Soft Pressure Matrix Large-format thin film pressure matrix for comprehensive pressure mapping in robotics and industrial applications.
• Laminated Transparent Serpentine / Stretchable Wire Transparent stretchable wire solution for flexible electronic interconnections, enabling wire-free circuit designs in soft goods.
• Ultrafine Bus: Stretchable Electronics Ultra-thin stretchable bus for integration into wearables and flexible electronic applications requiring compact form factors.
• Loomia Flexible Cable: 4-Wire Bus Flexible four-wire bus cable for power and data transmission in wearable and soft electronic applications.
• Serpentine Bus Stretchable Wire Stretchable serpentine-shaped wire for flexible interconnections that maintain conductivity during stretching.
• Loomia Membrane Switch: Single Backlit Button Flexible backlit button interface using membrane switch technology for illuminated control surfaces.
• Loomia Smart Skin: Tactile Sensing Developer Kit Comprehensive development kit for tactile sensing applications, enabling rapid prototyping of pressure sensing solutions for robotics and wearables.
• Smart Surface Demonstrator with Loomia Shy Tech Interactive demonstration platform showcasing hidden electronic interfaces that appear only when activated, for smart surface applications.
• Customized Sample Service Hourly-based custom sample development service where LOOMIA's product team creates tailored components for specific customer requirements at $4,180 for 10 hours of product team time.
• Loomia Lab Custom design and prototyping service for creating tailored tactile sensors and electronic layer configurations in collaboration with LOOMIA's engineering team, scaling to production runs up to 20,000 units per week in ISO 13485- and ISO 9001-certified facilities.
• Prototyping 101 Workshop Four-hour online educational workshop teaching designers and mechanical engineers how to integrate electronics into their work, with optional Prototyping 101 kit for hands-on learning covering pressure sensing, heating circuits, and Arduino integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% improvement in conductivity over printed inks on TPU
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YanfengcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2024Yanfeng, a global automotive supplier known for interior solutions, and Loomia announced a strategic partnership in October 2024. The collaboration combines Yanfeng's automotive interior expertise with Loomia's e-textile and flexible electronics technology for automotive applications.
• FestocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoomia collaborated with Festo to create a 131-point tactile sensor array for Festo's robotic hand end effector using the Loomia Electronic Layer. The resulting sensor enabled precise tactile feedback allowing the robot to handle delicate items.
• Analog DevicescoreTechnology or IntegrationLoomia provided flexible interconnects and sensing layers for Analog Devices' wearable sensing platform, enabling a washable, body-worn monitoring device at production scale.
• Asahi KaseicoreTechnology or IntegrationCustom flexible heater system developed with Asahi Kasei for automotive applications. Heater was validated for durability and thermal performance.
• Accenture LabsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-authored article on electronic textiles innovation with Accenture Labs R&D Principal Aditi Maheshwari. Demonstrated collaboration on e-textile applications including smart surfaces and healthcare wearables.
• Eastprint Printed ElectronicscoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturing partner for producing LEL technology at scale. Eastprint Printed Electronics specializes in printed electronics for wearable technologies.
• IPCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with IPC on e-textile standards development including IPC-8921, IPC/JPCA-8911, and IPC white paper on framework for engineering and design of e-textiles.
• AFFOAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCase study collaboration with AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America) for wearables applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bebop Sensors: Bebop Sensors makes fabric-based force and pressure sensors for robotics, wearables, and automotive. It is the closest direct competitor to LOOMIA's FSR/sensor business, targeting overlapping tactile-sensing use cases with similar mesh/film sensor architectures.
• Nextiles: Nextiles develops smart-fabric sensors for athletic performance and biomechanics. It competes with LOOMIA in textile-integrated pressure/force sensing and shares the e-textile platform approach across multiple verticals.
• Myant: Myant builds textile computing platforms (SKIIN) embedding sensors, heaters, and connectivity into garments. It is a direct e-textile platform competitor serving medical, automotive, and consumer markets comparable to LOOMIA's multi-vertical approach.
• Clothing+ (Jabil): Clothing+ (now part of Jabil) integrates electronics into textiles for sports, medical, and wearable applications. It directly overlaps with LOOMIA's soft-electronics and smart-garment integration capabilities.

Emerging players

• Sensoria Health: Sensoria Health produces textile-integrated sensors (e.g., smart socks) for health monitoring. It overlaps with LOOMIA's medical/wellness wearable segment and pressure-sensing technology.
• Wearifi (Jabil): Wearifi, a Jabil venture, focuses on conductive inks and printed electronics for smart apparel. It is a partial competitor in the flexible circuit substrate layer that competes with LOOMIA's LEL.
• Hexoskin (Carré Technologies): Hexoskin makes biometric smart garments with embedded textile sensors for health and performance monitoring. It competes with LOOMIA's medical/wellness and wearables segments.

Broad incumbents

• Adidas (Futurecraft / smart apparel initiatives): Adidas and other large apparel brands have invested in smart-textile and sensor-integrated apparel. They represent broad incumbents that could adopt or compete with LOOMIA-style e-textile platforms at scale.
• DuPont (electronic materials / Intexar): DuPont's Intexar stretchable electronic inks and films target the same e-textile and wearable heating/sensing markets. It is a broad incumbent offering competing conductive material solutions rather than a finished circuit platform.

Others

• Eastprint (manufacturing partner context): Eastprint is LOOMIA's disclosed contract manufacturing partner for printed/flexible electronics. As a manufacturing-services peer it is adjacent rather than competitive, but represents a potential alternative pathway for customers sourcing similar e-textile production.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCNLAfs-uiUrzJ6Qdsl9EMZg
• Xx.com/loomia_tech

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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