SAY Wearables

Wearable Social Platform

Media & Entertainment Technologies

Non Active, May 2018 ceased to operate

Company Overview

Snapshot

Founded in October 2013 by Uri Keren and Eitan Lev, SAY Wearables operates with 1–10 employees. The company has raised $1.5M across one funding round from 3 investors. In May 2018, SAY Wearables ceased operations.

Business overview

SAY Wearables develops an innovative wearable social platform designed for Millennials. Its core technology is a patented device featuring a screen controlled by a smartphone via Bluetooth, which can be integrated into various apparel and accessories. The platform allows users to display content from their phones or the SAY app for self-expression and includes a distress sensor for safety. For brands, SAY offers a direct channel to engage fans with branded content and synchronized live content during events. The company operates within the Media & Entertainment Technologies sector, serving consumers, media, and fashion industries.

Strategic signal

In May 2018, SAY Wearables ceased operations, indicating a significant shift in its business trajectory. This event signals to investors and innovation teams that the company is no longer actively pursuing its wearable social platform strategy, highlighting the challenges faced in the competitive wearable technology market.

Company Intelligence Q&A

What is SAY Wearables' primary product?: SAY Wearables developed a patented wearable social platform that integrates a screen controlled by a smartphone via Bluetooth into apparel and accessories, allowing users to display content and providing a distress sensor for safety.
When was SAY Wearables founded and by whom?: SAY Wearables was founded in October 2013 by Uri Keren and Eitan Lev.
What was the company's operational status as of May 2018?: As of May 2018, SAY Wearables ceased to operate.
What was the total funding raised by SAY Wearables?: SAY Wearables raised $1.5 million in a funding round in December 2015.
Which investors participated in SAY Wearables' funding round?: In December 2015, SAY Wearables received funding from Venturespring and NFX Guild.

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SAY Wearables — full profile (machine-readable)

SAY Wearables is the developer of an innovative wearable social platform. Targeted at Millennials, SAY provides an engaging tool designed to answer users self-expression and social needs while also keeping them safe. The patented device consists of a screen controlled by smartphone via Bluetooth, and can be integrated into a wide range of apparel, accessories, and more. SAY provides users with a content-based tool that allows them to stand out in the crowd by wearing content from their phones gallery, the SAY app, or any other app that fits their current environment and mood. SAY also has a distress sensor for instantly signaling in an emergency, and can contact parents to help them keep their kids safe. For brands, SAY offers a way of engaging with fans through a direct channel for supplying up-to-date branded content and sending push content, anytime and anywhere. SAY also allows the broadcasting of synchronized live content during any event for a fan experience unlike any other. SAY aims to bring the most affordable, highest-quality tech to the wearable space, tailored to each specific audience and business. The company is currently working on a licensing model, and has gained a large U.S. partner that is custom designing a product implementing SAY.

Facts
Name	SAY Wearables
One-liner	Wearable Social Platform
Type	Startup
Primary sector	Media & Entertainment Technologies
Founded	2013
Employees	1-10
Employees (exact)	3
HQ / location	Even Yehuda, Ayelet HaShahar 12, Even Yehuda, Israel, Center District
Product stage	Released
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/company/4846183
Crunchbase	hermes-innovation
IL Registrar	514973460

Facts

Name

SAY Wearables

One-liner

Wearable Social Platform

Type

Startup

Primary sector

Media & Entertainment Technologies

Founded

2013

Employees

1-10

Employees (exact)

HQ / location

Even Yehuda, Ayelet HaShahar 12, Even Yehuda, Israel, Center District

Product stage

Released

https://www.linkedin.com/company/4846183

Crunchbase

hermes-innovation

IL Registrar

514973460

Classification
Sectors	Media & Entertainment Technologies, Digital Content Engagement & Entertainment, Digital Content Distribution
Target customers	Media & Entertainment, Publishing, Fashion, Media, Consumers, Demographics & Family, Parents, Children, Enterprise & Professional Services, Marketing & Sales, Advertising
Business models	B2C, B2B, B2B2C
Tags	social-platform, social-networks, wearable, fashion, consumer-electronics, jewelry, wireless-communication, branding, parents, location-based, safety, children, wearable

Classification

Sectors

Media & Entertainment Technologies, Digital Content Engagement & Entertainment, Digital Content Distribution

Target customers

Media & Entertainment, Publishing, Fashion, Media, Consumers, Demographics & Family, Parents, Children, Enterprise & Professional Services, Marketing & Sales, Advertising

Business models

B2C, B2B, B2B2C

Name	Role	Founder
Shaked Lev	CEO
Uri Keren	Co-founder	yes
Eitan Lev	Co-founder & President	yes

Date	Source	Summary
Jun 8, 2018	www.bizjournals.com	Israeli company considers expansion in St. Pete - Tampa Bay Business Journal
Feb 14, 2018	www.forbes.com	SAY Wearables, Turns Clothes Into Endless Forms Of Self Expression
Aug 18, 2016	www.prnewswire.com	SAY™ Wearables Launches on Kickstarter: Integrating Social Media into Fashion-Forward Wearable-Tech

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