16Lab Overview
- Founded
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2013
- Status
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Private
- Employees
-
4
- Latest Deal Type
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Later Stage VC
- Investors
-
4
16Lab General Information
Description
Developer of a smart ring intended to allow users to control household smart devices through gestures and hand movements. The company offers a wearable smart ring that, via gestures, lets people control personal computers, smartphones, tablets, cameras, and televisions among other home electronics, and can be used as a key to allow entry into homes and offices, and an electric wallet for payment transactions on the go, providing customers with a contactless key for doing several functions with a single ring.
Contact Information
Website
www.16lab.net
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Electronics (B2C)
Other Industries
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Primary Office
- 100-1 Nikaido
- Kamakura, Kanagawa
- Japan
16Lab Valuation & Funding
| Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Later Stage VC | 29-Jan-2020 | 00000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
| 2. Seed Round | 29-Jun-2017 | 00000 | 00000 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
| 1. Seed Round | 26-Nov-2014 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
16Lab Cap Table
| Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class B Preferred | 000 | 0000.00 | 0000.00 | 00 | 0000.00 | 0.000 | ||
| Class A Preferred | 0,000 | 0000.00 | 0000.00 | 00 | 0000.00 | 0.000 |
16Lab Patents
16Lab Recent Patent Activity
| Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-20180033293-A1 | Method for device interaction and identification | Granted | 28-Jul-2016 | 000000000 | |
| US-9978264-B2 | Method for device interaction and identification | Active | 28-Jul-2016 | 000000000 | 0 |
| US-20170199578-A1 | Gesture control method for interacting with a mobile or wearable device | Abandoned | 08-Jan-2016 | 000000000 | 0 |
| US-20170199587-A1 | Method for correcting motion sensor-related errors while interacting with mobile or wearable devices | Abandoned | 08-Jan-2016 | 0000000000 | 0 |
| US-20170199586-A1 | Gesture control method for interacting with a mobile or wearable device utilizing novel approach to formatting and interpreting orientation data | Abandoned | 08-Jan-2016 | G06F3/0346 | 00 |
16Lab Executive Team (4)
| Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ko Kijima | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Akimichi Degawa | Advisor |
16Lab Signals
Growth Rate
0.80%
Weekly
Growth
Growth
Weekly Growth
0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%.
530%
Size Multiple
219x
Median
Size Multiple
219x, 100th %ile
0.00x
0.95x.
413Kx
Key Data Points
Twitter Followers
5.5k
Similarweb Unique Visitors
15.0K
Majestic Referring Domains
314
16Lab Investors (4)
| Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Venture Lab | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
| Globe Advisors Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
| Miraise | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
| Global Brain | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |