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11 big things: Whoop's wearables win over sports stars
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When Will Ahmed was on the Harvard squash team, he trained like a maniac. And eventually, his body betrayed him. Why? May 3-4 in New York City, the industry’s most innovative thought leaders will gather in-person at the highly anticipated fifth annual event to discuss ideas, trends, and technologies that define modern commercial real estate NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VTS, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry's leading technology platform, today announced that following a hiatus in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its annual conference, Accelerate, will return in 2022 for its fourth year, to be held in-person May 3-4 at Convene at Brookfield Place, located in Lower Manhattan. The premier conference will bring together more than 400 innovative executives and influential thought leaders to discuss the technologies, trends, and ideas that define modern commercial real estate in what will be a “new normal.” Accelerate 2022 will feature two days of content, including keynote presentations from distinguished guest speakers and VTS executives, breakout sessions with influential commercial real estate leaders and tech visionaries, VTS user-education content, and networking events. The conference content has been specifically designed to educate members of the C-Suite and senior leasing and asset management executives about the modernization of commercial real estate and how leading companies are adapting their strategies to stay competitive and win. Attendees will leave Accelerate 2022 armed with actionable tactics to help their organizations become data-driven and technology-enabled, and will make meaningful connections with the remarkable individuals shaping the industry’s future. Throughout the two-day event, topics will include: adapting and winning in CRE, the future of flex leasing, products enabling the digital transformation of real estate, evolving operations strategies to stay competitive, and the rapidly changing landscape of the industry. Ou .
In pursuit of answers, like any good Harvard student, he turned to the library. Ahmed says he read "something like 500 medical papers" about human physiology, transforming himself into enough of an expert to write a paper of his own. He called it "The Feedback Tool: Measuring Fitness, Intensity and Recovery."
In 2012, Ahmed started a company to turn the idea of a feedback tool into reality. Now known as Whoop, the company's wearables won over investors and quickly became commonplace in pro sports, with early fans including LeBron James and Michael Phelps. And this week, Ahmed and Whoop raised $100 million in VC at a $1.2 billion valuation—capital they will use in a bid to conquer a market beyond the world of sports.
I caught up with Ahmed to discuss the new funding, Whoop's prominence in the world of pro sports, and how his company has adapted its tools to help track the spread of COVID-19. That's one of 11 things you need to know from the past week:
Rory McIlroy's right wrist shows he's a Whoop user. Now, he's also an investor. (Courtesy of Whoop) 1. Wearing is caring Whoop's popularity in pro sports was made very clear by the company's new funding. IVP led the round, with SoftBank and several VCs also taking part. But the company's investor list also included a who's who of the athletic elite, with Kevin Durant, Patrick Mahomes, Rory McIlroy and Larry Fitzgerald all backing the latest financing.
For a company that promises to help customers improve the way their own body performs, it's the sort of endorsement money can't buy.
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Director’s Domain
July 18, 2024
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