Myotest

What Myotest does

Myotest SA is a privately held Swiss software company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Sion, Switzerland. It develops accelerometer-based biomechanics software that derives advanced running metrics — including asymmetry, balance, contact and flight time, vertical oscillation, stiffness, running power, and VO2 Max estimation — from a single accelerometer embedded in a consumer wearable or smartphone, without requiring additional sensors. The core technical differentiator is a patented single-accelerometer method (US Patent 10,881,905 B2) protected within a portfolio of 50+ issued and pending patents.

The company's commercial model is B2B OEM licensing of software libraries to wearable device manufacturers rather than direct-to-consumer sales. Its technology is embedded in Samsung Galaxy Watch3 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 and integrated with Suunto sports watches, reaching millions of end users globally through partner distribution. Myotest also offers MyoSHOE, a shoe recommendation solution tested with a leading sportswear brand that recommends footwear based on the user's biomechanical profile, expanding the platform from pure analytics into retail-recommendation use cases.

The firm operates with a small, specialized Swiss engineering team (11–50 employees) and has historically been funded by a single investor, NIVALIS Group, across rounds in 2013 and 2017. Revenue is generated through multi-year, quote-based licensing agreements with device makers; specific pricing and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Myotest

Legal name

Myotest SA

Website

https://myotest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Myotest SA is a Swiss software company that licenses patented accelerometer-based biomechanics algorithms to wearable OEMs such as Samsung and Suunto, enabling advanced running metrics — asymmetry, contact time, stiffness, VO2 Max — directly on consumer smartwatches and smartphones.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sion

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing: Myotest licenses its biomechanics software libraries to wearable device manufacturers (OEM/embedded model). The company powers running features in consumer devices like Samsung Galaxy Watch3, generating revenue through licensing agreements with device makers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Myotest develops and licenses a software library that processes accelerometer data from wearables and smartphones to deliver real-time running biomechanical metrics including asymmetry, balance, contact time, flight time, regularity, vertical oscillation, and stiffness. The patented single-accelerometer method (US 10,881,905 B2) enables laboratory-grade running form analysis without requiring additional sensors. The technology is embedded into OEM partner devices such as Samsung Galaxy Watch3, Galaxy Watch Active 2, and Suunto sports watches, and the company also offers MyoSHOE, a shoe recommendation solution based on individual running biomechanical profiles.

Product overview

Myotest offers a biomechanical analysis platform centered around its core Running technology, which processes accelerometer data from wearables to deliver real-time running metrics. The portfolio includes MyoSHOE, a complementary shoe recommendation module that recommends footwear based on individual biomechanical profiles. The technology powers both the company's own products and is licensed to partners such as Samsung for integration into consumer wearables.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyoSHOE: A shoe recommendation solution that identifies the ideal running shoes for users based on key biomechanical metrics.

Products and services

• Running Biomechanics Software Library Software library that processes accelerometer data from any body location on wearables or smartphones to deliver real-time foundational running biomechanical features including asymmetry, balance, explosive power, resistance, stability, contact time, flight time, regularity, vertical oscillation, and stiffness. Licensed to wearable device manufacturers for embedded integration into consumer products.
• MyoSHOE Shoe Recommendation Solution

Quantifiable outcome

• Advanced running metrics (asymmetry, contact time, flight time, regularity, vertical oscillation, stiffness) available on consumer wearables without additional sensors

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SamsungcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 August 2020Myotest provides running form analysis technology powering Samsung Galaxy Watch3 and Watch Active 2. The partnership enables advanced running metrics (asymmetry, contact time, flight time, regularity, stiffness) directly on the wrist without additional sensors, available to Samsung's global consumer base.
• SuuntocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Technology collaboration announced January 2018 for smart running features and advanced biomechanics integration into Suunto sports watches. Enables Suunto devices to offer sophisticated running metrics powered by Myotest's accelerometer-based analysis.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Stryd: Stryd makes foot-pod-based running power meters and biomechanics sensors; directly comparable as a third-party running biomechanics/power provider that integrates with wearables. Myotest explicitly validates its running-power algorithm against Stryd.
• Coros: Coros builds GPS running watches with advanced training metrics. Comparable as a mid-sized wearable OEM competing for the same runner demographic and evaluating similar third-party biomechanics integrations.
• Wahoo Fitness: Wahoo makes cycling and running sensors/heads-up displays, including foot pods for running power. Comparable as a third-party hardware/sensor company serving serious endurance athletes, overlapping with Myotest's biomechanics analytics use case.

Broad incumbents

• Garmin: Garmin is the dominant running-watch OEM with in-house advanced running metrics (running power, vertical oscillation, stride length). Comparable as a buyer of (or competitor to) Myotest-class biomechanics IP, and explicitly named in Myotest's validation set.
• Polar Electro: Polar makes sports watches and running-power sensors with native biomechanics features. Directly comparable as both a validation benchmark (named in Myotest's published comparisons) and a potential OEM partner/competitor.
• Suunto: Suunto is a sports-watch OEM that has an existing technology collaboration with Myotest (announced January 2018) and competes with Garmin in endurance sports. Directly comparable as a running-watch partner that could in-house or extend similar features.
• Apple (Apple Watch / Health): Apple integrates native running metrics (cadence, stride length, VO2 Max) into Apple Watch. Comparable as the largest consumer-wearable platform with internal capability to replicate or surpass single-sensor running analytics.
• Fitbit / Google Health: Fitbit (now Google) offers wearables with health and activity metrics. Comparable as a platform incumbent with the scale to develop or acquire single-sensor biomechanics capabilities, and as a potential OEM licensee.

Emerging players

• Whoop: Whoop is a subscription wearable focused on recovery, strain, and biometric analytics. Comparable as a data-driven sports/health wearable that uses limited sensors to deliver advanced metrics—an architectural analogue to Myotest's single-sensor approach.
• Plantiga: Plantiga builds insole-based gait and biomechanics analytics for athletes and clinical use. Comparable as a focused biomechanics IP/analytics company with sensor-fusion expertise, partially overlapping with Myotest's running-form analytics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/myotest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/myotest-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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