Wolk

What Wolk does

Wolk b.v. is a Dutch healthcare technology company headquartered in The Hague that designs, manufactures, and sells a smart wearable hip airbag intended to prevent hip fractures in elderly and at-risk individuals. The product portfolio consists of two core form factors — the Wolk Belt and the Wolk Shorts — both integrating motion sensors that continuously monitor the wearer and trigger an automatic airbag inflation in a fraction of a second when a fall is detected. A complementary digital dashboard handles device management, size exchange, defect reporting, and shipping. Wolk positions its devices as washable, reusable, and invisible under clothing, with the company claiming a 95% reduction in hip fracture risk based on clinical and pilot data.

The business operates a dual go-to-market: a direct-to-consumer e-commerce motion through wolkairbag.com priced at €995 per device (with 12–36 month installment plans, free shipping in the Netherlands above €100, and a 14-day return policy), and an enterprise field-sales motion targeting care homes, nursing homes, and rehabilitation organizations for organization-wide deployment. The most prominent enterprise customer is Zorggroep Noorderboog, which signed a September 2022 agreement to deploy Wolk across 12 residential locations with a 50% hip-fracture-reduction target. Clinical validation has been supported by research collaborations with LUMC and Erasmus MC, and the company has expanded its institutional reach through a February 2026 framework agreement with Intrakoop and AWIZ.

Wolk is privately held, employs 1–10 people, and has raised a cumulative ~€2.09M across an early UNIIQ investment in 2016 and a €1.75M round in April 2026. The company is currently led by a newly appointed CEO (announced September 2024), with commercial leadership including a Commercial Director and Sales Manager. Operationally, Wolk remains concentrated in the Netherlands with Western Europe as the declared market region, and has not yet disclosed revenue, profitability, or geographic expansion metrics.

Name

Wolk

Legal name

Wolk b.v.

Website

https://wolkairbag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wolk b.v. is a Dutch medtech company that designs and sells a sensor-equipped smart hip airbag (Belt and Shorts variants) priced at €995 to prevent hip fractures in elderly fall-risk individuals, selling direct-to-consumer and to Dutch care institutions such as Zorggroep Noorderboog.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wearable Hip Protection Devices

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Wearable Medical Alert Devices (Pendants, Watches, Bands) (HSAHAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Monitoring Wearables (ECG, BP, SpO2, CGM-compatible) (CRACAIAF)

Keywords

• Hip protection devices
• Fall detection wearables
• Elderly care technology
• Wearable airbag systems
• Medical safety wearables

Headquarters

HQ city

Hague

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wolk Hip Airbag Hardware Sales: One-time purchase of the Wolk hip airbag device (available as Belt or Shorts) at €995. Includes 12-month warranty. Product is washable and reusable.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wolk designs and sells smart wearable hip airbags (available as a belt or shorts) with embedded sensors that detect imminent falls and automatically deploy an airbag around the hip in a fraction of a second to prevent hip fractures. The reusable, washable devices are worn invisibly under clothing and are sold directly to elderly consumers and to healthcare organizations for organization-wide fall-prevention programs.

Product overview

Wolk is a Dutch healthcare technology company (Wolk b.v., based in The Hague) that produces smart hip airbag wearables designed to prevent hip fractures in elderly and at-risk individuals. The product portfolio consists of two core wearable variants: the Wolk Belt (a belt-style airbag) and the Wolk Shorts (a shorts-style airbag), both using embedded sensors to detect falling motion and automatically inflate an airbag before hip impact. Both variants are washable, reusable, and designed to be worn invisibly under clothing. The Wolk Dashboard provides a digital interface for device management, including returns and defect reporting. Wolk sells directly to consumers (with 14-day return policy, payment plans of 12-36 months, and free shipping from €100 in the Netherlands) as well as to healthcare organizations. The product is priced at €995 and is positioned as costing less than €1 per day in protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wolk Belt: Hip airbag worn as a belt around the waist, designed to detect falls and inflate to protect the hip during impact.
• Wolk Shorts

Products and services

• Wolk Belt A belt-style smart hip airbag wearable that continuously monitors movement via embedded sensors; when a fall is detected, the airbag inflates in a fraction of a second to protect the hip from fracture. Available in multiple sizes, washable and reusable, designed to be worn invisibly under clothing. Sold to elderly consumers and to healthcare organizations.
• Wolk Shorts A shorts-style smart hip airbag wearable offering the same sensor-based fall detection and airbag protection as the Belt, in a shorts form factor for user preference. Includes dedicated sizing, usage instructions, and maintenance documentation; sold to elderly consumers and to healthcare organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% reduction in hip fracture risk
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Zorggroep NoorderboogcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 September 2022Partnership for organization-wide implementation of Wolk hip airbags across all 12 residential care locations and nursing homes. The partnership aims to provide hip protection to all clients with elevated fall risk. Noorderboog expects to reduce hip fractures by 50% within 12 months of full implementation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Philips Lifeline: Established Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) provider offering fall-detection pendants and home units — overlapping in fall-response use case for elderly users.
• Life Alert: Iconic medical alert / emergency response company with fall-detection capabilities serving elderly customers who fear falling — the same core anxiety Wolk addresses.
• Apple (Apple Watch): Apple Watch includes automatic fall detection and emergency SOS for wearers; as a mass-market wearable, it competes for the same elderly fall-safety wallet share with broader functionality.
• Medical Guardian: Major US PERS / medical alert provider with fall-detection wearables and 24/7 monitoring, addressing the same elderly fall-safety category as Wolk.

Direct peers

• HipGuard (Safehip / Tytex): Established manufacturer of hip protector pants/shields used for fall-related hip injury prevention in elderly care — the incumbent passive alternative to Wolk's active airbag approach.
• Helite (Hip'Air): French company that developed Hip'Air, a wearable belt airbag that inflates on detected falls to protect elderly hips — a direct product competitor to the Wolk Belt/Shorts.
• UnaliWear: Wearable medical alert device (smartwatch form factor) with fall detection and emergency response targeted at older adults — comparable use case to Wolk via different protective modality.
• ActiveProtective (Tango Belt): US-based developer of a smart hip-protective belt that detects falls and deploys an airbag, directly comparable to Wolk's sensor-driven wearable hip airbag concept.

Emerging players

• CarePredict: Wearable for seniors that continuously monitors daily activities and predicts health changes including fall risk — adjacent predictive analytics play with overlapping customers (elderly, care facilities).
• QMedic: Wearable PERS device with continuous activity monitoring and fall detection aimed at seniors and care providers, sharing the elderly-fall-safety target market with Wolk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wolkairbag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wolk-bv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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