Woo sports raises $2.7M for device that tracks stats for kiteboarders
Sparks Corporation - A SparksLab Global VentureWoo
Sports, the Boston-based maker of technology
that tracks statistics for kiteboard and snowboard enthusiasts, has raised $2.7
million in new funding, according to a Monday regulatory filing.
About 70 undisclosed investors were
listed on the regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
According to the filings, this is the
first major outside investment the company has received to date.
The startup is an alum of the 2014
startup accelerator program Techstars Boston and offers a motion sensor device
and app that allows users to track their athletic performance and compete with
others.
Founded by European entrepreneur Leo
Koenig in 2013, Woo Sports has garnered interest from companies such as Burton
Snowboards and Red Bull.
Woody Benson, a Boston-based venture
capitalist at Prism VentureWorks, is listed on the filing.
A request for comment was not
immediately returned.
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