Stadia Ventures

Founded in 2015, Stadia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on sports and esports industries. Based in St. Louis with operations expanded to Frisco/Dallas, the company invests in early-stage startups, providing them with business development bootcamps, mentorship, and networking opportunities.

Art Chou

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Tim Hayden

General Partner

Brandon Janosky

Managing Director

Past deals in Wearables

ROOK

Pre Seed Round in 2023
ROOK is an API-first company that connects applications and software with valuable health data and insights derived from users' wearable devices.

Impact Biosystems

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Impact Biosystems develops hardware and software solutions for people in the health and fitness space. They provide hardware-connected recovery platforms that provide users with custom measurements of their bodies and enhance the gamifying and socializing experience.

Healium

Seed Round in 2023
Healium is a technology company that develops mental fitness tools and immersive, bio-data-driven experiences to support self-management of anxiety, sleep issues, burnout, and overall well-being. The platform links real-time biometric data from wearables such as heart rate and brain activity via EEG headbands to personalized video or VR assets, producing reactive media escapes controlled by the user’s physiology. By integrating wearable devices and sensors, Healium delivers data-driven content that adapts to the user in real time, aiming to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and build resilience for individuals and organizations. Peer-reviewed studies have reported rapid mood benefits and anxiety reduction in as little as four minutes.

Wave Company

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wave Company specializes in innovative smart apparel designed to enhance human movement. Utilizing proprietary conductive silicone technology, Elecsil, the company creates advanced sportswear and smart wear that measure and improve recovery and performance. Wave Company also licenses its core material technology to various industries.

Ida Sports

Venture Round in 2021
Ida Sports is a female-led footwear company dedicated to designing and manufacturing custom-made sports footwear specifically for female athletes. With a focus on soccer and AFL Women's, the company aims to empower women in sports by ensuring that their footwear meets the unique demands of their movements. Ida Sports prioritizes comfort and performance, enabling female players to enhance their athletic capabilities while putting their needs at the forefront of the design process. Through its commitment to creating high-quality, tailored sports footwear, Ida Sports is reshaping the landscape of women's athletic gear.

Healium

Venture Round in 2021
Healium is a technology company that develops mental fitness tools and immersive, bio-data-driven experiences to support self-management of anxiety, sleep issues, burnout, and overall well-being. The platform links real-time biometric data from wearables such as heart rate and brain activity via EEG headbands to personalized video or VR assets, producing reactive media escapes controlled by the user’s physiology. By integrating wearable devices and sensors, Healium delivers data-driven content that adapts to the user in real time, aiming to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and build resilience for individuals and organizations. Peer-reviewed studies have reported rapid mood benefits and anxiety reduction in as little as four minutes.

Lasso

Venture Round in 2020
Lasso is an apparel company based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in manufacturing athletic compression socks aimed at enhancing ankle mobility and joint support. Founded in 2017, the company integrates scientific research with aesthetic design to create products that support both performance and recovery for athletes. Lasso's socks are medically backed and utilize patented technology, mimicking Kinesio taping to allow unrestricted ankle movement, prevent injuries, and improve overall athletic performance. The company serves a diverse clientele, including men, women, children, and medical professionals, focusing on the needs of modern athletes both on and off the field.

Wearable X

Seed Round in 2019
Wearable X is a Sydney-born, New York City-based company founded in 2013, focusing on the integration of technology and fashion to enhance user experiences. Initially known for its haptic platform, the company gained recognition with Fundawear, a vibrating underwear product designed for couples in long-distance relationships. Building on this success, Wearable X has developed various innovative products, including smart yoga pants that integrate accelerometers and haptic motors to provide guided yoga sessions and detect poses, thereby improving users' posture. The company has also partnered with notable brands, such as Fox Sports, to create The Alert Shirt, which received the Best Fan Engagement Award at the 2014 Clio Sports Awards. Additionally, Wearable X has introduced various fan apparel, like the Fan Jersey (X) and the EURO Fan Shirt, which have been showcased at prominent events, further solidifying the company's position in the wearable technology market.

Aireal

Seed Round in 2018
Aireal is an augmented reality platform that enables digital content to coexist with reality. Its proprietary markerless technology anchors content to real-world coordinates, allowing users to design, discover, and experience 2D, 3D, video, and interactive content overlaid onto their environment. Unlike traditional AR, Aireal's system understands outdoor environments in true 3D without computer vision, creating a seamless, realistic AR experience.

FocusMotion Health

Seed Round in 2018
FocusMotion Health is a company dedicated to advancing fitness and rehabilitation technology. It is the parent organization of TRAINR, a pioneering fitness software that automatically quantifies training workouts using wrist sensors. FocusMotion Health is focused on developing next-generation quantified-self fitness devices that monitor and guide resistance and sport-specific training. Additionally, the company offers an innovative orthopedic recovery technology, which includes a smart knee brace paired with an application that integrates with various smartwatches and fitness bands. This technology allows for comprehensive tracking of patient activity, capturing metrics related to walking and exercise. By utilizing advanced sensors such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, magnetometers, and electromyography, FocusMotion Health enables healthcare professionals to monitor user movements and performance effectively, thereby enhancing rehabilitation and fitness outcomes.

Nix

Seed Round in 2016
Nix, Inc. is a Boston-based company that specializes in the manufacturing of single-use biosensing wearable technologies designed for monitoring dehydration. Founded in 2015, Nix develops hydration biosensors, specifically a sweat-based biometric sensor that provides real-time analysis of hydration status and electrolyte loss. This innovative technology is aimed at athletes, soldiers, and laborers, offering personalized hydration guidance to enhance performance and prevent dehydration. By analyzing electrochemical biomarkers through a skin patch, Nix delivers valuable health and wellness data to its users.

Senaptec

Seed Round in 2016
Senaptec develops a portfolio of tools to assess and improve brain health and performance, with a focus on sensorimotor skills. The company's offerings include smart wearable devices and related technologies that assess, analyze, and strengthen vision and sensorimotor performance in real time, supporting users from individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury to elite athletes. Its products, including sensory lenses, tablets, and strobe devices, are designed for precise customization, affordability, and scalable deployment, enabling practitioners and athletes to track sensory performance and drive skill development. Founded in 2013, Senaptec is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
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