ActiveProtective
ActiveProtective is the maker of the Tango Belt, an FDA-authorized wearable airbag device that detects and mitigates falls to prevent hip fractures in older adults, sold primarily through senior living community partnerships.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersAllentown, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ActiveProtective does
ActiveProtective is a privately-held consumer medical device company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company designs, manufactures, and commercializes the Tango Belt, an FDA-authorized wearable device that combines advanced sensing technology with a rapid-deploy airbag to protect older adults from hip fractures during falls. Its proprietary system is intended to detect potential fall events in real time and inflate protective cushioning around the hip region before impact. ActiveProtective is a privately-held consumer medical device company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The company designs, manufactures, and commercializes the Tango Belt, an FDA-authorized wearable device that combines advanced sensing technology with a rapid-deploy airbag to protect older adults from hip fractures during falls. Its proprietary system is intended to detect potential fall events in real time and inflate protective cushioning around the hip region before impact. The Tango Belt has been enhanced through a 2026 partnership with AT&T and JACS Solutions to add a wireless broadband connectivity device providing LTE-based caregiver notifications and secure data transfer, removing the need for consumer Wi-Fi. ActiveProtective's go-to-market is enterprise-led, selling through senior living community partnerships (Independent and Assisted Living operators) such as Montgomery Place in Chicago, with a stated intent to set a national standard for fall prevention. The company operates with 1-10 employees and has not disclosed pricing, revenue figures, or post-2018 capital raises, suggesting an early commercial stage with the bulk of cumulative capital (~$15.5M) raised across four rounds between 2014 and 2018. Leadership includes an Interim CEO and CTO (Wamis Singhatat), a CTO (Robert Buckman), a VP of Software Engineering and Data Product, and a Director of Clinical Programs.
ActiveProtective firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ActiveProtective
- Legal name
- ActiveProtective
- Website
- https://activeprotective.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- ActiveProtective is the maker of the Tango Belt, an FDA-authorized wearable airbag device that detects and mitigates falls to prevent hip fractures in older adults, sold primarily through senior living community partnerships.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ActiveProtective industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Wearable Medical Devices (Fall Prevention)
- NAICS
- Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)
- SIC
- Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Elderly/Frail & Assisted Living Connected Care (PERS/Fall Detection) (HLACAFAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Wearable Medical Alert Devices (Pendants, Watches, Bands) (HSAHAHAI)
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Where ActiveProtective is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Allentown
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
ActiveProtective business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Distribution channels1 record
ActiveProtective product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ActiveProtective manufactures the Tango Belt, an FDA-authorized wearable medical device that detects potential hip-impacting falls in older adults and rapidly deploys a protective airbag to cushion the hip and prevent fractures. The offering is enhanced by a separate connectivity device that uses cellular (LTE) wireless broadband to provide automatic caregiver notifications and secure data transfer without requiring Wi-Fi. The product is targeted at at-risk older adults and rolled out primarily through senior living communities and care facilities.
Product overview
ActiveProtective is a single-product company that makes the Tango Belt. The Tango Belt is an FDA-authorized medical device—a wearable fall protection system for older adults that uses advanced sensing technology to detect potential falls and deploys a rapid-inflating airbag to protect the hip from impact. The product has been enhanced through partnerships to include connectivity features enabling caregiver notifications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Tango Belt: FDA-authorized medical device designed to protect older adults from fall-related hip fractures using advanced sensing technology and rapid-deploy airbag protection.
Products and services
- Tango Belt An FDA-authorized wearable medical device that uses advanced sensing technology to detect potential hip-impacting falls in older adults and deploys a rapid-inflating airbag to protect the hip from fracture. It is targeted at at-risk older adults and is rolled out through senior living communities and care facilities to reduce fall-related injuries and enable caregiver notification.
- Connectivity Device for Tango Belt A wireless broadband connectivity add-on device for the Tango Belt, developed with AT&T and JACS Solutions, that provides LTE-based automatic caregiver notifications and secure data transfer without requiring Wi-Fi. It is intended for senior living communities and care facilities using the Tango Belt to enable faster caregiver response after a fall event.
Companies that use ActiveProtective
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
ActiveProtective technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
ActiveProtective partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- AT&TcoreAT&T partnered with ActiveProtective to enhance a wearable device for seniors using AT&T's LTE network. The collaboration involves developing a connectivity device for the Tango Belt that provides wireless broadband communication, automatic caregiver notifications, and secure data transfer without requiring Wi-Fi.
- JACS SolutionscoreJACS Solutions collaborated with ActiveProtective and AT&T to develop a connectivity device for the Tango Belt, enabling wireless communication and caregiver notifications for seniors using AT&T's network.
- Montgomery PlacecoreStrategic partnership with Montgomery Place, a not-for-profit senior living community in Chicago's Hyde Park, to introduce the Tango Belt to residents. The partnership involves an educational rollout to Independent and Assisted Living Communities with the goal of setting a new standard of care for fall prevention in senior living communities nationwide.
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
ActiveProtective competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Life Alert: Iconic medical alert / PERS company providing emergency response and fall-related help for seniors — directly competes for the same senior fall-protection budget and target persona as the Tango Belt.
- Bay Alarm Medical: PERS and connected-senior company offering in-home and mobile medical alert systems with fall detection — overlapping target customer (independent seniors), overlapping use case (fall detection/notification), and increasingly connected-care roadmap.
- Safehip (Tytex): Safehip manufactures wearable hip protector pants/pads designed to absorb impact and prevent hip fractures in elderly fallers — the closest product-analog competitor, addressing the same biomechanical injury-prevention problem with a passive (vs. active airbag) approach.
- Philips Lifeline: Philips Lifeline is the market-leading medical alert / PERS service with fall detection capabilities for older adults living independently — directly comparable to Tango Belt in serving the same fall-prevention use case and senior customer base.
- Medical Guardian: Leading direct-to-consumer PERS provider offering fall-detection pendants and wristbands for elderly subscribers — same target customer (at-risk older adults), same caregiver-notification value proposition, same fall-prevention category.
- MobileHelp: Provider of mobile PERS devices and fall-detection wearables for seniors — comparable in targeting older adults with wearable fall-prevention and emergency-response technology.
Broad incumbents
- ADT Health: ADT's health division offers medical alert systems with fall detection integrated into its broader home security platform — competes in the same senior-safety category, with the benefit of an incumbent home-services channel.
- Apple: Apple Watch includes built-in fall detection that notifies emergency contacts and emergency services for seniors — a consumer-grade overlapping capability that competes for the same end-user and family-decision-maker, though not a clinically validated device.
Emerging players
- Lively (formerly GreatCall): Lively offers senior-focused connected health devices including medical alert smartwatches with fall detection — comparable target market and connected-care positioning, though narrower clinical validation than an FDA-authorized device.
- CarePredict: Wearable health-monitoring device for seniors that uses AI to detect changes in daily activity patterns and early fall risk — comparable connected-care, AI-driven elderly-monitoring approach with overlapping senior-living customer base.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
ActiveProtective social profiles
Digital presenceActiveProtective compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
ActiveProtective financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
ActiveProtective leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
ActiveProtective funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors8 records
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ActiveProtective M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about ActiveProtective
What does ActiveProtective do?
ActiveProtective manufactures the Tango Belt, an FDA-authorized wearable medical device that detects potential hip-impacting falls in older adults and rapidly deploys a protective airbag to cushion the hip and prevent fractures. The offering is enhanced by a separate connectivity device that uses cellular (LTE) wireless broadband to provide automatic caregiver notifications and secure data transfer without requiring Wi-Fi. The product is targeted at at-risk older adults and rolled out primarily through senior living communities and care facilities.
Is ActiveProtective a public or private company?
ActiveProtective is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was ActiveProtective founded?
ActiveProtective was founded in 2006. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is ActiveProtective based?
ActiveProtective is headquartered in Allentown, United States, in the North America region.
Who are ActiveProtective's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Life Alert, Bay Alarm Medical, Safehip (Tytex), Philips Lifeline, Medical Guardian and MobileHelp. Broad incumbents are ADT Health and Apple. Emerging players are Lively (formerly GreatCall) and CarePredict.
Does ActiveProtective have an API?
No public API is recorded for ActiveProtective.
What industry is ActiveProtective in?
ActiveProtective's product category is Wearable Medical Devices (Fall Prevention). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACAFAE, Elderly/Frail & Assisted Living Connected Care (PERS/Fall Detection), with a secondary code of HSAHAHAI, Wearable Medical Alert Devices (Pendants, Watches, Bands). Its NAICS code is 334510 and its SIC code is 3845.